Nick Ahrens (born November 11, 1983, in
Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...
) is an American designer and art director. He is a partner in
iam8bit
iam8bit, Inc. is an American merchandising company, video game publisher, and artist collective based in Los Angeles, California. iam8bit hosts an online store that primarily sells collectible vinyl records of video game soundtracks, but also ...
, a production company, marketing boutique and artist collective, along with
Jon M. Gibson,
Amanda White and
Taylor Harrington.
Career
After a career in professional snowskating, Ahrens held a position at ''
Game Informer
''Game Informer'' (''GI'' is an American monthly Video game journalism, video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and video game console, game consoles. It debuted in August 1991, when the video game reta ...
'' magazine for six years. He helped oversee the reinvention of the publication's digital presence, which won a "People's Voice Award"
Webby Award
The Webby Awards (colloquially referred to as the Webbys) are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over three thousand industry experts a ...
in 2010. Ahrens also served as the magazine's Media Editor, where he wrote and curated the monthly "Gear" section, as well as writing regular videogame reviews and previews. He also regularly took on design and photography duties for both the magazine and website.
Ahrens joined iam8bit in October 2010, and is currently a partner and art director.
Books
* ''SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the 80s'' (2011), a follow-up collection of the iam8bit exhibition's best pieces from the years 2006–2010. Foreword by
Kevin Pereira
Kevin Elder Pereira (born December 28, 1982) is an American television personality and host.
Early life
At 14, Pereira hosted ''Pointless Audio'' under the pseudonym Captain Immy.Stephen A. Johnson (April 15, 2006)AOTS hosts Kevin Pereira and O ...
. Co-authored with
Jon M. Gibson,
Amanda White and
Taylor Harrington.
References
External links
iam8bit official homepage
American art directors
American magazine journalists
Living people
1983 births
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