MY NAME'S CARL AND I'M
AN INTEGRATED CREATIVE
DIRECTOR WITH A CORE
EXPERTISE IN DIGITAL.
SO IF YOU NEED PRINT, TV OR RADIO,
I GOTCHOO. COPY, DESIGN, CONCEPTS,
CAMPAIGNS? I GOTCHOO. SOCIAL, MOBILE,
GAMING, ENVIRONMENTAL? I GOTCHOO.
WHATCHOO NEED? I GOTCHOO.
“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.”
Charles Mingus
FATHER
HUSBAND
DESIGNER
WRITER
ARTIST
DIGITAL FUTURIST
GAMER
GEEK.
LIKES
TATTOOS
MUSIC
AND
CARS.
I’m a dynamic personality that can add lots of energy to a team. My creativity, leadership and client skills, as well as my technical knowledge, social prowess and conceptual abilities would be a huge boon to any shop. I'm excited everyday to do what I do and I feel like I've just started to tap my full potential. My best stuff is definitely ahead of me. Oh and by the way...
My work has been mentioned and celebrated in Ad Freak, Ad Age and Adweek as well as dozens of marketing related blogs. I've been interviewed on more than one occasion by the New York Times for my campaigns which have also been noted by the Clio's and Addy's. I've created slick campaigns for Fortune 500 companies and revitalized smaller brands so they now compete at the top level. I've won awards for my clients and my employers (I'll win more) and have gathered an impressive body of work while having a good time doing it.
"He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist."
St. Francis of Assisi
ORTFOLIOPAY
HERE'S A SMALL SAMPLE OF MY WORK. I'VE ALLOWED FOR NOTHING EXCEPT FOR SPACE IN WHICH THAT WORK CAN SPEAK.
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU
SEE OR DON'T SEE HERE. ALSO, SOME OF MY BEST WORK WAS ONLY USED TO WIN CLIENTS. ASK ME ABOUT IT.
"I am going to sing for you, a little off key perhaps, but I will sing. To sing you must first open your mouth. You must have a pair of lungs, and a little knowledge of music. It is not necessary to have an accordion, or a guitar. The essential thing is to want to sing. This then is a song. I am singing."
Henry Miller
PERT PLUS
DON'T BE AN ANIMAL
If you don't use PERT you could unleash your inner animal. Or so they say. A Facebook presence touts a MiLB partnership, a full product display, The Sudzinator and other games, as well as product giveaway's and daily fan activities, designed to drive participation. A couple of funny print ads and the Bear & Dog television spots have garnered accolades including attention from the Clio's.
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Lead Creative: Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Greg Roman, Joe Shorn
Design: Greg Roman, Sabrina DeSimone
Copy: Tim Stapleton, Carl Sorvino
TV Director: David Wild, DirectorZ
A mash up of epic proportions. Take a classic golf course and add a bowling ball and pins. That's the basic premise. But once you throw in some power-up's, assorted ramps and loopity loops plus a mess of gopher's, you get Goofer. Smash as many gophers as you can and score points to earn coins. Purchase upgrades, new balls and equipment in the Pro Shop.
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Lead Creative: Carl Sorvino, Joe Schorn
Development: Joe Schorn, Richard Narvadez
Art Direction: Angel Roque
3D-Design: Carlos Taveras, Jonathan Marino
Copy: Kristine Kazarian, Carl Sorvino
Game Concept: Joe Schorn, Carl Sorvino
Coming to the Apple Store soon!
BRUTSLAP
SOME MEN NEED ONE
After Old Spice dominated the advertising landscape BRUT needed something buzz-worthy. Enter Brut Slap. Kicking off with a launch party and supported via website, TV, and a partnership with the WWE there was a 4,000% increase in mentions and 23% increase in sales in 5 weeks. In addition a revamped Facebook presence fostered participation through polls, games and product giveaways.
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Lead Creative: Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Carl Sorvino, Greg Roman
Design: Greg Roman, Joe Schorn
Copy: Carl Sorvino, Tim Stapleton
Video: Skye Leith, Jose Aguirre
How do you follow up a great campaign? You take over a news show that's how. What was formally known as The Brut News Network was hijacked by Bob and Ned to become, well, Bob and Ned News! The dynamic duo take us on a voyage of manhood, Some disturbing. Some questionable. All of it fun. Featuring episodic video, online media, radio and a partnership with Jim Rome.
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Creative Direction : Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Kristen Krone, Carl Sorvino
Design: Kristen Krone, Joe Schorn
Copy: Dimitri Vallis, Carl Sorvino
Video: Skye Leith, Jose Aguirre
Not long after Oprah stated on her Favorite Things episode that Ciao Bella Gelato had made the list, the brand decided it was time to a revamp. After a new logo design a website followed suit that fit the fun, bold and all-natural personality of the brand. In addition a revamp of the Facebook presence helped drive coupon redemption and drive participation via a quiz, polling and wall engagement.
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Creative Direction : Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Carl Sorvino, Jose Aguirre
Design: Carl Sorvino, Kristen Krone
Copy: Carl Sorvino, Ciao Bella
The New York Times keeps having the same issue. How do you get folks to pay for great content, if they can get it somewhere else? The Times created Times Points and Times Select. To help people understand what that was, we created a tutorial which helped emphasize particular attributes and benefits of the program. In addition a member website helped facilitate account management.
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Creative Direction: Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Carl Sorvino
Design: Baldur Helgason
Copy: Steve Radlauer
Flash: Baldur Helgason
Stressed out? Tired? In need of a spiritual boost? Let's fix that.
1. Fire up Tranquilicity.
2. Find your Nearest Tranquil Refuge.
3. Bask in your new found tranquility.
Tranquilicity is a geo-location app that let's you filter over 100 tranquil places in the NYC Metro area.
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Creative Direction : Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Jose Aguirre
Design: Jose Aguirre, Joe Schorn
Copy: Allan Ishac, Carl Sorvino
UI/UX Design: Carl Sorvino
I have done a lot of work for this client. From the newsest Amex Sync Platform to the earliest of rebrands for OPEN, MR and the slew of American Express Card products and services. And of course almost everything in between including "My Life, My Card," My Wishlist," "Local's Know Best" and many more. This is one you should most definitely ask me about.
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Creative Direction : Carl Sorvino, M. Dercole
Art Direction: Rey Tagatac, C. Sorvino
Design: Rashan Casseus, G. Cham, B. Helgason
Copy: Jeff Adams, Atit Shah,
UI/UX: Stew Katz, Andy Cascone
It's a Toughworld out there. Panasonic wanted its users to know that they were in good company when it came to product use. Foratoughworld.com gave a glimpse into that world, it's people, their industries and the way in which they used the product. A TV spot was created to help drive awareness and drive to web. A complementary print ad campaign was also run.
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Lead Creative: C. Sorvino, Nik Nickolov
Art Direction: Carl Sorvino, Nik Nickolov
Design: Greg Roman, Jose Aguirre
Copy: Time Stapleton, Carl Sorvino
TV DIrection: Nik Nikolov, T. Stapleton
I was part of the digital team that helped usher in the beginnings of OPEN, The Small Business Network and it's a great story. It was social before that word was cool. When Rocco DiSpirito created "The Restaurant," (sponsored by OPEN) we created one of the first celebrity blogs on the interwebs. From green screen to radio to media and email, we did it all. Ask me more about it.
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Creative Direction: Steve Farrell
ACD: Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Carl Sorvino, Crace Cham
Design: Grace Cham, Andy Fontana
Copy: Scott Leventhal, Multiple
SHAVERS
PANASONIC VORTEX
Panasonic wanted to give the Vortex shaver an additonal boost during the holiday season. The first initiative, "The Ultimate Shaving Experience," was an online media to microsite strategy that sold out store inventory in 3 weeks. The second season's campaign, "Get Your Groom On" included TV but a reduced online budget which in the end didn't do as well as the previous year.
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Creative Direction: Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Kristen Krone, Carl Sorvino
Design: Kristen Krone, Greg Roman
Copy: Tim Stapleton
TV Direction: David Wild, DirectorZ
LOCAL.LY
CLOUD POWER
Infor needed a new brand look and feel for it's new cloud product, local.ly. This product allowed companies to operate in any country on the planet. Starting with a logo and moving through a few design iterations the "Global Village" concept was chosen. Taking the largest skyscraper from different regions of the world and placing them in one skyline I tried to create the feel of a modern "village."
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Creative Direction: Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Carl Sorvino
Concept/Design: Carl Sorvino
Copy: Carl Sorvino
Build: Carl Sorvino, Matt Delfina
This online jewelry creation experience was paired with a retail product which included codes to unlock new bead kits online. In addition, a TV spot catering specifically to tween girls ran during Saturday morning primetime.
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Creative Direction: Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Kristen Krone, Carl Sorvino
Design: Kristen Krone, Joe Schorn
Copy: Carl Sorvino, Tim Stapleton
Illustration: Kevin Bapp, Carl Sorvino
Pfizer for Living was an initiative that assisted a patient through their ordeal by helping to manage the Pfizer relationship. Throughtout different stages of an illness a patient could find support via Pfizer or other patients, as well as healthcare providers and professionals. Tools and information were provided to foster research and engagement.
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Creative Direction: Steve Farrell
Art Direction: Carl Sorvino
Design: Andy Fontana, Carl Sorvino
Copy: Alex Setnikar
SEX AND THE CITY
YOUR INNER CARRIE
Do you love sex? Do you love the city? Do you love Sex and the City? Well then you should get this app. You can browse the over 100 locations that Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda had their escapades for over six seasons and two feature films. Don't spend money on a pricey bus tour. Just get this inexpensive app and be on your fashionable way.
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Creative Direction: Carl Sorvino
Art Direction: Jose Aguirre, Carl Sorvino
Design: Jose Aguirre
Copy: Alan Ishac, Carl Sorvino
UI Design: Carl Sorvino, Joe Schorn
Please just click right to the canned experience below and watch the video. It's really great and explains a lot. Ill wait...
Ok, so where was I? Ice Cream. Shoes. Ice Cream truck delivery guy. Do you see where I'm going here? No? Did you watch the video? Well go watch the video will ya? Sheesh.
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Creative Lead: Carl Sorvino
Creative Direction: Carl Sorvino, T. Stapleton
Art Direction: Kristen Krone, Carl Sorvino
Design: Kristen Krone
Copy: Carl Sorvino, Tim Stapleton
Video Direction: David Wild, DirectorZ