Art Sims Visionary Designer of Spike Lee's Movie Posters Gets NY Honor at the AIGA National Design Center May 19th

LOS ANGELES, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Art Sims, CEO of 11:24 Design Advertising has been creating the most powerful and controversial print ad campaigns for award winning feature films ranging from Spike Lee's "Malcolm X," "Do The Right Thing," and "When The Levees Broke," to upcoming features such as Erik White's "Lottery Ticket" starring Ice Cube and Bow Wow and Spike Lee's "Passing Strange" and "If God Is Willing And The Creek Don't Rise" (the follow up to "When The Levees Broke"). The event will be held from 6 -8:00 PM on Wednesday, May 19 at the AIGA National Design Center, which is located at 164 Fifth Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets), New York, NY 10010.

Art Sims is being honored by the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) who has chosen to recognize Sims for his outstanding design achievements in a new, online AIGA archive and traveling exhibition entitled "Design Journeys," a collection of stories about the professional lives, contributions and portfolios of leading African American, Latino, Native American, Asian American, Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander designers. Art Sims will be recognized by the AIGA in several ways: in an essay on the AIGA website, which will also be included in the traveling exhibition; and through a visual selection of his work to be presented online and in the exhibition.

About Art Sims and 11:24 Design Advertising

11:24 Design Advertising anticipated the urbanization of American culture when Art Sims realized that what was once considered niche marketing (urban) was fast becoming recognized as the mainstream industry standard. With his multicultural team Sims has worked with some of Hollywood's top filmmakers, including Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, and Quincy Jones, and, as he created the indelible images seen for the movie posters and print ad campaigns of several films, including "Malcolm X," "Do The Right Thing," "Jungle Fever," "Bamboozled," "Love & Basketball," and "When The Levees Broke" to Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple."

For more information please contact Art Sims at [email protected] or at 310.821.1775.

SOURCE 11:24 Design Advertising