New Design for Jump Smokers 2012 Website — visual assault by Johnny Digital

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Make no mistake about it: The Wanted are having the time of their lives. Only a year on from their huge Number One debut single ‘All Time Low’ and they have already become one of Britain’s biggest, most brilliant pop bands, living a dream that has far surpassed even their most optimistic expectations and all with their best mates at their side. Tom, Max, Siva, Jay & Nathan definitely had a great time hanging with us at B96 Radio today..

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Only in Chicago…

Nike Air Max 90 – Black/White Medium-Grey Volt

Crazy temperatures in Chicago today, and its January

The 2011 B96 JingleBash was a huge success from beginning to end. Here is a view of the 2-day setup from morning til night, til the first act hit the stage, all the way through until the tear-down process….all from 50ft. above the main stage.

The 2011 B96 JingleBash was a huge success from beginning to end. Here is a view of the 2-day setup from morning til night, til the first act hit the stage, all the way through until the tear-down process….all from 50ft. above the DJ stage.

by Ward 1 & Nate Azark

B96 JingleBash was sold out to the roof, and we had GoPro cameras everywhere to capture every moment! Full recap video coming soon…

The boys of Honor Society perform Live at B96 Radio in Chicago, shot by Ward 1

Had a chance to film some of Las Vegas’ best skylines this weekend, high atop the Cosmopolitan hotel… I simply love this city

Ward 1 (aka Johnny Digital) of Jump Smokers with the amazing Jessica Sutta promoting her new single “Show Me”. Hear the Jump Smokers REMIX here.

Ward 1 & B.o.B. at B96 Chicago rockin’ the G-Shock GA110GB-1A

Shot some video today of the 2012 Hooters Calendar Girls

Shot a video with @KeenanCahill & Stylz and Roman of B96 Radio

Got to hear Timbaland’s new album Friday night, let’s just say in 2012 “Timbo the King” is back, and he’s bringin’ Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake and more with him…

Every night when I drive home I visualize my commute as a music video. This is what I see in my head as I’m driving… enjoy the ride…

Time to rock the Madhouse on Madison…

December 1st can’t get here soon enough…

Just a couple days before the 2011-2012 Season Opener, Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Sharp stops by 670 the Score Sports Radio Chicago to chat with McNeil and Spiegel.

shot by @Ward1Design

What an amazing day for the Chicago Bears opening day game!

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Release Date
November 1995

Retail Price
$125.00

Production Number
130245 062 00

Production Date
951012 FT4, 951101 FT4, 960103 FT1, 960204 FT4 Taiwan 951202 LN2 China

Seems crazy to think that summer and baseball season are over, but sitting at a game when it’s 40 degrees just means its time for football instead…..let the tailgating party begin…Sunday can’t get here soon enough. #BEARDOWN

David Guetta’s New Album “Nothing But The Beat”, might just be the album of the year.

Kenny Wormald, W1, Julianne Hough, director Craig Brewer

Ward 1 got a chance to hang out with my B96 Family and Jason DeRulo at dinner and out in the Chi….such a good dude…be on the lookout for an upcoming Jump Smokers / Jason DeRulo collab…..

“New watch alert, Hublots or the big face Rollie? I got two of those”

“I’ll just settle for this ill G-Shock”… – Ward 1

For all the Ke$ha Meet & Greet Chicago Radio Station Winners, get your pics by clicking HERE.

“this place about to blow…..” – Ke$ha

Ward 1 Photography of the 2011 Chicago Air & Water Show, featuring the Thunderbirds.

EVEN MORE PICTURES FROM THE AIR & WATER SHOW

Ward 1 Photography attended the 2011 Chicago Air & Water Show Media Day and took some photos of the planes for this years event. Full weekend of photos from the Lakefront coming soon..

EVEN MORE PICTURES FROM THE AIR & WATER SHOW

The Air Jordan 2.0 is a great new addition to the Jordan Brand family, using the classic Air Jordan 2 silhouette, but giving it serious performance upgrades with only slight aesthetic alterations. The first colorway, an OG-inspired white/black-red look, hit stores two months ago, but the Air Jordan 2.0 Cool Grey/Cement-Black is on-deck and it’s a perfect look both for the basketball courts, and the summer months. The shoes mixes a cool grey leather upper with black and grey elephant print along the toe, and black piping and piecing around the heel.

Another night at home gettin’ some work done…

These might be one of the illest pair of shoes I own. Nike Air Max LeBron 8 V.2 Low “Solar Red”

“they f*ckin glow” – ward 1

The tradition continues…

I survived the mayhem of Lollapalooza 2011 in Chicago, after all the music, all the rain and the hundreds of thousands of people…my Nike Air Max 90 Infrareds didn’t…thank goodness the closest is stacked with more…..

Simply Amazing, Interscope Records recording artist Pia Toscano from American Idol. And she loves collecting Jordan’s…match made..

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Wrap design by Ward 1 Design, Printed by The Graphics Co.

Every once in a while a day off on the lake for Ward 1 Design is all that’s needed.

The boys of Mindless Behavior stopped through today to promote “Mrs. Right”, peep them here.

Kristen Chenoweth stopped by US99 to perform some new songs off her upcoming album
..here is one of the videos I shot…she gets up close and personal with me at the 1:30 mark

Kristin Chenoweth – LIVE at US99 from Ward 1 Design on Vimeo.

Foil Imprinted, Matte Finished, Round Edge Die Cut

design: ward1.com | print: hmaprint.com

Ward 1 Photography spent an amazing July 4th on the waters of Lake Michigan overlooking the beautiful city of Chicago.

After 30 years in the industry, Motley Crue proves they still have what it takes to shut down a show. This is the best sound, lighting and pyro I’ve seen them have in 10+ years. Amazing show!

It’s the middle of June, but finally we have nice weather in Chicago.

So far, the Nike LeBron 8 V2 has proven to be the most well-received out of the three-headed monster Nike has supplied King James with this season. We have witnessed the releases of sought-after colorways such as the “Stoplight” Nike LeBron 8 V2 and the “Entourage” Nike LeBron 8 V2. We will be able to add this never-before-seen “Sprite” Nike LeBron 8 V2 Low to this short, must-have list should a release date follow. This variation, which is obviously inspired by ever-so-popular soft drink, features an eye-catching Treasure Blue tone for most of the upper with hints of white and volt on the inner lining, Swoosh and tongue border. To coincide with those elements, Nike applied a volt-colored, full-length Max Air sole unit.

But W1 got ‘em!

Nice lil break right across the street!

Check out the amazing time-lapse footage from GoPro cameras mounted to the DJ booth and the soundboard center stage at the 2011 B96 Pepsi SummerBash! The cameras ran for 12 hours and was set to take a picture every 5 seconds, and the movies run 30 frames per second.

The Jordan Retro 3 Slide is the perfect after-sport recovery slide to complement your favorite AJ IIIs. It features a full-grain and synthetic leather upper with hook-and-loop closure, embroidered Jumpman and Air Jordan III details. It also has a Vis-Air® unit in the heel, full-length polyurethane midsole and a rubber sole.

Spent the day on the lake with a new GoPro Hero Camera attached to my Yamaha FX Cruiser SHO

Video coming soon….

Johnny Digital and Reydon of Jump Smokers @ Wet Republic in Las Vegas!

poolside captured with iPhone



View from Ghostbar, taken with iPhone

Showed Akon some of my shots of him today from our SummerBash Concert in 2009, there’s a good chance the photos will end up on artwork for his new album “Stadium”…stay tuned…

One of the shots he likes..

“Is it 5 o’clock yet?” – Ward 1

B96 SummerBash Artists New Boyz, doing a UStream / Social Network takeover LIVE from my office…

Former Chicago Bear and current New Orleans Saint, Alex Brown.

goofin’ with J. & Julian and Alex Brown · Click Image to view details
[ Photo Effects by W1 ]

The Nike Air Max 90′s are already at the top of the list for many of us, I bring you a look at the Nike Air Max 90 ACG. The ACG theme is heavy throughout the entire shoe, with classic ACG colors like purple and hot red coming together on the upper. Different colored speckled laces are also included, adding a nice touch to an already unique combo.

“Fierce Five” · Click image to view larger.

“Rainin’ 3′s” · Click image to view larger.

“Back Court Violation” · Click image to view larger.

“D-Fense” · Click image to view larger.

“Breakin’ Ankles” · Click image to view larger.

“Game Winner” · Click image to view larger.

but you know Ward 1′s got ‘em…

Inspired by the poster for the HBO hit show “Entourage,” the latest Nike LeBron 8 V2 is surefire head-turner, much like walking past King James himself. A Photo Blue Flywire-infused upper is complemented by matching patent leather on the midfoot. The same material is used in a perforated variety on the backside of the collar, and the Max Air sole boasts the same bright blue hue. Tour Yellow appears on the outsole, Swoosh surround and other key accents, including the Lion on the tongue’s eyes.

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Guest Bedroom Closet full as well…now where do i start storing them?

Ward 1 Design Media designed the new 2011 wraps of the B96 Chicago Street Team Lipton Brisk Tahoe’s.

I’m All In…

One of those days…

Wiz Kahlifa “Rolling Papers” in stores March 29th

65 degrees today…

Designed by Johnny Digital!

All White Everything, mesh uppers, custom embroidery….simply ill… Nike Air Max 90′s

#1 album on iTunes right now, Lupe Fiasco “Lasers”

“Pockets on Blast…”

Crazy Full Moon tonight…[ Click to Enlarge ]

Sometimes you’ll catch me “straight chillin”…searchin for inspiration…

Chicago Blackhawks Hall Of Fame Goalie Tony Esposito stopped by today in route to his Honorary “Heritage Night” at the Hawks game tonight.

During the remodel of my Master Bath and Guest Bathrooms, I decided to build in an audio system that controls each room separately all from an iPhone. More pics coming soon…

The Nike Air Max 90 Infrared’s are the illest kicks of all time, so when they become available it’s a must to stock up!

“You ain’t gotta worry bout her, shorty straight
Been chasing her for 2 days, first 48
A bad bitch cost, she worth every cent
She look like the best money that I ever spent
Just watching my cutiepie get beautified
Make me want better jewels, a newer ride
Louis Vuitton shoes, she got too much pride
Her feet are killing her, I call it shoe-icide” – FABOLOUS

Mindless Behavior has opened for Justin Bieber, Backstreet Boys and is now on tour with Janet Jackson.

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller

Just a little fun time in the snow…

A group of radio station winners were invited to come through the station today and have breakfast with FLO RIDA who was in town to promote his new album “Only One Flo” Part One

“Who Dat Girl” – FLO RIDA

This is how nice and calm everything is the day before the big show. Tomorrow this arena will be packed to the ceiling with 20,000+ screaming fans..The B96 Jingle Bash has been sold out for months and features Justin Bieber, Nelly, Jason Derulo, my boy Mike Posner, Far East Movement, Bruno Mars and of course us, the Jump Smokers!

The amazing Adriana Lima was in town today promoting the Victoria’s Secret show and the 2 million dollar Fantasy Bra. This Brazilian beauty is about to turn 30 years old. Need more? Click Here.

“OMG, What an angel!”

2 miles an hour, so everyone can see you…

“It’s almost finished!” – W1

“Seriously, can’t you pose any differently?”

“I’ve been fly so long, I fell asleep on the f*cking plane…”

Two amazing ladies in one day! Keri Hilson “Pretty Girl Rock” & Nick Minaj “Roman’s Revenge” stopped through today…

Fall days in Bloomingdale are perfect…

Nick Cannon was in town today to promote his new stand up comedy show at the Improv in Schaumburg. He also talked about working with Jump Smokers on a song for his album.. more info on that to come…

Summer 2010 is over and gone, can’t wait to see what ’11 has in store….

Had a chance to spend some time with a real good dude this weekend, Mike Posner. He was in town on his “Up in the Air Tour” with Far East Movement. “The Pose” as his label rep calls him, is one of the realist, most down to earth guys I’ve ever met in the music business and its glad to know that people like this still exist. Check him out here.

Just messin’ around with Photoshop and Aperture…click to view large detailed version

Was able to take some pretty cool airport and in flight pictures on the iPhone 4.

Whether looking out my office window or walking the streets downtown, Chicago is an amazing town to capture images for HDR work… also with Apple announcing today that the new IOS4 software on the iPhone will shoot HDR photos, tells me this type of work is gonna be around for a long time…

After attending Rihanna’s “Last Girl on Earth” Tour last night at the United Center in Chicago, it clearly reminded me how much different things were just less than 2 years ago… kinda crazy how things change…

Sometimes the sun gives you a second to capture the moment, and thankfully the burbs gives me many opportunities to try and grab one…I love the end of summer…

I was able to shoot the Chicago Air & Water Show from both Gary Airport (Saturday) and Lake Michigan (Sunday). Overall I took over 2500 pics and I am still sorting out the best ones, but it was also my first attempt at a giant panoramic shot of the city and beaches during the airshow. The end result was made up of 14 total pictures and the file is over 20 ft. wide. This small JPEG really doesn’t do this image justice, but you can click for a slightly larger version. 6′ wide posters of this shot might even be available soon….check back..

From candy to Air Jordans, I love any product that was designed so well the first time around, that years later it can resurface and still appeal to the masses and even younger generations…