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— What’s been keeping things busy
Over the past 25 years, I’ve had the pleasure to work on creative projects encompassing a wide range of design (web, graphic, space and product), marketing, and project management with the following companies and organizations:
— Selected Hawaii Projects
American Savings Bank, Clark Little Photography, Coldwell Banker, Hawaii Museums Association, Honolulu Museum of Art, Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, Jean Charlot Foundation, King Kamehameha Golf Club, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Manao Radio, Maui Film Festival, University of Hawaii, Westin Kaanapali Resorts
— Selected US Mainland Projects
Apple, Bay Photo, Crazy Shirts, Epson, Facebook, Fashion Image Institute, Hewlett Packard, Jacobs Medical Center (UCSD), Marchon / Dragon Alliance, Marvel Comics, Nike / Hurley, Penguin Random House, Rick Griffin Designs, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Smithsonian Museum, Starbucks Coffee, Verizon, Whole Foods Markets
— Selected International Projects
Anheuser Busch InBev, Davidoff, Elliar / Daio Paper Corp, Héritage Maritime Canada, Honda, Japan Airlines, Kirin Beverage Company, Lancome, Max Factor, Mitsubishi, Nikon, Nomura Securities, Panerai Watches, Parco Entertainment, Sony, Sumo Association of Japan, Tokyo Dome Hotel, Toyota, UCC Coffee, Venus Fort Mall
— Selected Media Outlets
Asahi Television, Associated Press, BBC, CBS Evening News, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Hana Hou, Inside Edition, InterFM Japan, Today Show, Men’s Journal, National Geographic, NHK, Mainichi Newspaper, Outside Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, Tokyo FM, USA Today, Vogue Japan & Vogue Paris
Background
Rich Tully
Born in San Francisco. Raised in Hawaii and Japan. Lived in Japan 15 years. Loves water sports, the arts and partaking in adventures.
Not long after graduating from university, I caught the design and marketing bug while working in the advertising industry in Tokyo. It was the 1990’s, right after the burst of the Japanese economic boom. I was hired by the leading Japanese visual production company, not necessarily for my artistic skills, but for my obsession with extreme sports along with a knack to work between two very different cultures and languages. It was an unconventional hire, especially for a Japanese company.
The company was Amana Visual Solutions Company, the top producer of commercial visuals in Japan, and soon to be the gold standard world-wide for contemporary, high-end creative imagery. They were just beginning their global expansion, a decade before Getty Images purchased Amana’s international divisions. Being the only foreigner in the Tokyo headquarters and studios — out of 300+ creatives (photographers, cgi artists, designers), producers and staff — it was a truly unique experience to be immersed all day, everyday, in this Japanese world of esthetics, work culture and relentless pursuit for perfection. Crazy and exciting, it pushed my limits to the edge.
After working in Japan for most of the 90’s, I returned to Hawaii in 2000 and started Tully Studio with my wife Inger, offering design, marketing, and management services for unique projects.