Nick Ahrens
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Nick Ahrens (born November 11, 1983, in Minneapolis) is an American designer and art director. He is a partner in iam8bit,[1] a production company, marketing boutique and artist collective, along with Jon M. Gibson, Amanda White and Taylor Harrington.[2]
Career
[edit]After a career in professional snowskating,[3][4][5][6] Ahrens held a position at Game Informer magazine for six years. He helped oversee the reinvention of the publication's digital presence, which won a "People's Voice Award" Webby Award in 2010.[7] Ahrens also served as the magazine's Media Editor, where he wrote and curated the monthly "Gear" section, as well as writing regular videogame reviews and previews.[8] He also regularly took on design and photography duties for both the magazine and website.
Ahrens joined iam8bit in October 2010, and is currently a partner and art director.
Books
[edit]- SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the 80s (2011),[9] a follow-up collection of the iam8bit exhibition's best pieces from the years 2006–2010. Foreword by Kevin Pereira. Co-authored with Jon M. Gibson, Amanda White and Taylor Harrington.
References
[edit]- ^ Mike Schramm (2011-08-12). "Super iam8bit debuts Los Angeles gallery space, begins month-long art show". Joystiq.com. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "iam8bit (Official Website)". iam8bit. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Summer Snowskate Session. Guinness World Records 2008. 2008. ISBN 9780553589955. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Eric Schleicher (2010-08-05). "Summer Snowskate Session". Ambition Snowskates. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "StepOn NICK AHRENS PROFILE". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ http://www.ambitionsnowskates.com/blog/image-method/ [dead link]
- ^ Jeff Cork (2010-05-04). "Game Informer Online Wins Webby People's Voice Award". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "Staff List". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 4, 2009.
- ^ SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the '80s. 2010. ISBN 978-1608870004.
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