ABOUT SKWIBBLE

Skwibble is a current and inspiring outlet for the exploitation of pop culture, political and irreverent communication . With Skwibble, you can express your personal creativity in the form of original artwork, messages, blogs and event announcements. The inclusion of video, and soon music, allows you to punctuate your creation.

Here’s some of what you can do with Skwibble:

• * Upload and create your own original content.
• * Browse hundreds of original images.
• * Re-Skwibble a Skwibble with your own images and messages.
• * Attach Video to a Skwibble.
• * Communicate with the universe in a fun and unique way.
• * Network through unique imagery to brand yourself.

ABOUT THE FOUNDER

derek shields, visionary

Derek Shields moved to Los Angeles in 1987 from his home in New York City to fulfill a life of design, art and groundbreaking skwibbles. Soon after arriving in LA, he began a career at The Walt Disney Company where he created the poster art (they call it key art in the biz) used to promote feature films. While at the Walt Disney Company, Derek launched numerous movie campaigns both domestically and internationally.

In 2000, Derek partnered with Craig Murray Productions, to create Poster Child a full service print division, of a company that creates trailers for feature films. Within six years, Poster Child was working on posters and "key art" for clients such as Disney, Universal, MGM, Sony, Warner Bros., 2929 Films, ABC and HBO. Derek expanded his creative energies with the co-founding of The Arterie and later the creative agency, Five33 Los Angeles, in 2009. Five33 Los Angeles, with its sister company, Five33 London, provides unique creative and strategic marketing plans to a client base that includes Adidas, Coca Cola, Hot Topic, Nissan, Twentieth Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Television.

Shields' creative advertising background has earned him many accolades including Key Art Awards and Mobius Awards for excellence in advertising - specifically in regards to motion picture and animated advertising campaigns for several film studios. Some of the notable campaigns that Derek has been linked to are Princess & The Frog, A Christmas Carol, Good Hair, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Mulan, Mr. Hollands Opus, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, A Bugs Life, Monsters Inc, The Incredibles, Cars, 102 Dalmatians, Pirates of the Caribbean, Beauty and the Beast, Pearl Harbor, Friday Night Lights, Chicken Little, Curious George, The Pink Panther, SWAT, Barber Shop 2, Crash, Cinderella Man, Ant Bully, The Footballer's Wives, Ratatouille, Rendition, Alvin and the Chipmunks and many more.