User:FuseGreen

Fuse Green
Bobby William Green III (born January 23, 1974) American contemporary graphic designer, illustrator, artist

Early Life:
Born and raised in High Point N.C., Fuse Green was Influenced at an early age by soul, jazz and hip hop culture. He adopted art styles from early graffiti and comic books and was airbrushing clothes and screen-printing t-shirts at age 14. During this time he devoted a lot of time to djing and collecting records and developed a love and passion for album art. He attended S.W. Guilford High School and was a student of the Center Of Excellence where he studied commercial art. By the time he was 15, he was regularly creating political cartoons and spot illustrations for local newspapers in North Carolina. The same year he received Quill and Scroll’s coveted Gold Key award for journalism excellence for an editorial cartoon. In 1993 Fuse moved to Atlanta in to further develop his talent at the Art Institute of Atlanta.

Career:
In Atlanta he spent time working at print and sign shops and worked on creative projects for the 1996 Olympics. He also contributed heavily to Atlanta's subculture renaissance as a designer/dj whose work could often be found in the Ying Yang Club, Funk Jazz Café and early DJ Drama mixtape covers. In 1998 he help start Frank 151 Magazine with friend Steve Malbon and served as the magazine’s art director for several issues. He later worked as art director for the boutique agency Nomenudum, founded by former Burrell creatives known for their prolific work. While there, he directed and applied his soulful brand of thinking to major campaigns for Coca-Cola, Sprite, Minute Maid, and Lugz to name a few. In 1999 Marc Ecko recruited Fuse Green as one of his newest creative directors/designers landing him in New York City. In 2001 he expanded his aesthetic to brands such as PNB Nation, Lyricist Lounge, Akademiks, and Truth. His work soon developed an enormous reputation and his style became synonymous with music and street culture. In 2003, he founded the lifestyle brand Wheat Bread Life, which served as a home base for his print works and design projects. The product line included t-shirts, skate decks, and limited music releases. From 2006 to 2008 Fuse worked as a senior graphic designer for Jay Z’s Rocawear influencing everything from apparel to ad campaigns. In 2010 he worked as art director for Smirnoff’s “Master Of The Mix” reality show. Fuse recently designed iconic art for Spike Lee’s annual Michael Jackson birthday celebration and his latest film “Red Hook Summer”. Recent projects include designs for Rock Smith, Nike, Chung King Studios, and DJ Spinna.

Notable Clients:
Smirnoff, Truth, Current TV, Nike, Nature Sounds, Hidden Beach, Def Jam, Procter & Gamble, 40 Acres Filmworks/Spike Lee, Absolute Vodka, Fela! On Broadway, Brooklyn Industries, Rocawear, Ecko Unltd, Frank 151, And Suns, DC Comics, Scion, The Source, Wax Poetics, Lyricist Lounge, Parks Hall, Coca Cola, Tanqueray, JBL, Truth, DJ Spinna, Mos Def, J Period. Pete Rock, Prince Paul, Fab Five Freddy,

External Links:
http://www.fusegreen.com http://www.studio6.com/studio/electrickingdom http://www.40acres.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NY%27s_Finest http://jperiod.com/