Nine Lives
An immersive Halloween event with 9 playable challenges in over 3000sqft of decorated space. “Nine Lives,” involves 9 teams of 18 or more contestants. In each unique game, a team is eliminated and the survivors progress, only one is left alive and can hold the title of Top Cat. Challenges range from classic carnival games to role-playing and scavenger hunts, often with a dark psychological twist.
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Concept Art, Production & Game Design - Jack Dylan
Experiential Bar
Client - Lyric Agency / Spirits
Project - An Experiential bar design for five unique spirit brands at a convention. Create an equal platform for all, so as not to emphasize any particular brand. The chosen design was the Department Store / Speakeasy concept. False signage for a 1920s department store spins and retracts to reveal a speakeasy, complete with decoy items under a glass countertop.
Creative Direction & Concept Art - Jack Dylan
Cat-mas Town
Project - An experiential window display and for Animal Kind, a Hudson based animal shelter. During select times, cats from Animal Kind will occupy the widow for a “performance” in the beautiful main street windows of a Hudson business, (Castle, a home financing start up). Cat-sized models of historical Hudson buildings will be make up a holiday scene, with lots of passageways and for the cats to explore, play, or just lounge in, entertaining shopper on the street. The windows also offer education around Animal Kinds mission, spay and neuter or TNR programs, and most importantly, the opportunity to adopt each cat, who’s information is displayed on performer cards, (right).
Creative Direction & Concept Art - Jack Dylan
Cutty Sark
Client - Lyric Agency for Cutty Sark / Spirits
Project - An interactive freestanding display with a rotating table top inspired by the ships’ wheel, and capped with a mast for product display and a hidden surprise. Printed illustrations with example knots are displayed under plexiglass, in a wooden display case built to feel as historic as its content. Lengths of rope are retractable from the center for guests to try their hand at knot tying, and the turn-table wheel design adds a tactile sense of adventure. Placed outdoors, the tall display acts as a beacon to the tent area, with adjacent whiskey barrels provided for standing tables, and one other hidden benefit; a cool misting spray that spouts from its top when the wheel is engaged.
Creative Direction & Concept Art - Jack Dylan
Autovino
Project - Preliminary concept design for an automated wine bar. Capitalizing on the history of the automat by recreating it in the branding and the interior design of the space. Modifications to shelving could create units that look traditional deco/retro in feel, and function as dispensers, glass holders and navigation for customer self-services, including clean-up. Beautiful display windows and signage showcase the product and process, including the practical use of space with a poured counter and refrigeration at the bottom.
Creative Direction & Concept Art - Jack Dylan
Pillows.
Based on the sketch of the “Dream Tent” (left), I designed and produced a line of pillows under the Stella House brand, available in my store.
Wedding Venue
A passion project of mine, I find it endlessly exciting to design and imagine a yet-to-be-realized wedding venue. I created concept art for it based on a real property and created a detailed business plan. As someone who grew up in a Bed & Breakfast, the idea of opening your doors to strangers and having your house be your art and your business feels like home to me.
Creative Direction & Concept Art - Jack Dylan