“snapshot poetics – memoir of the beat era” by poet and photographer allen ginsberg. william s. burroughs and the beat society. jack kerouac photographed by allen ginsberg. william s. burroughs in his iconic hat and suit. ceft and company’s book design for snapshot poetics and the brilliant work of beat poet allen ginsberg. view all […]
art director ucef hanjani
editorial: girl on wood – lingerie and accessories photoshoot
in this photoshoot for the erotica issue, creative director ucef hanjani selected minimal pieces in order to emphasize luxury in each shot. using skin to amplify the exclusively black accessories and lingerie pieces, the campaign/story was held together by the camera’s static point of view and the reappearing untreated-block of wood. the lingerie campaign features […]
editorial: headbangers – christian dior
headbanger fashion editorial story with photographer alex freund, featuring; christian dior, chanel, wolford, jil sander, alexander mcqueen, and sonia rykiel. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: hong kong actress maggie cheung
the beautiful actress who eventually married french director olivier assayas and acted in wong kar-wai’s most iconic films such as days of being wild, in the mood for love, and as tears go by was selected by creative director ucef hanjani for a featured cover story in this editorial design project. the actress was interviewed […]
Advertising: Donald Pliner “The Art Of Fun” F/W Campaign Video
“the art of fun” F/W video – bts ceft and company new york has brought “the art of fun” to life once again for fall winter. this time, introducing the pliner brands latest designs through a playful video in an artistic gallery setting. inspiration from the unique brands latest designs resulted in a ceft and […]
editorial: house of incest lingerie photoshoot
a few pages from an erotic lingerie editorial story creatively directed by ucef hanjani. the title of the story “house of incest” derives from a slim volume of 72 pages written by anaïs nin and originally published in 1936. unlike her other novels, “house of incest” does not detail the author’s relationships with famous lovers […]
editorial: featuring actress chloe sevigny
feature story with actress chloe sevigny creatively directed by ucef hanjani. due to the exponential growth of chloe’s fame and the intimacy of the interview, this issue eventually found its way on ebay and was auctioned for a serious sum. view all work for editorial / art direction.
tv/films: joe boxer dancer tv commercial
under the art direction of ucef hanjani, this memorable joe boxer commercial for kmart was named one of adweek’s best spots. featuring actor vaughn lowery, the idea was that his happiness and dance moves come from the sheer joy of the joe boxer line being carried at kmart. view all work related to this project.
news: SF AIDS foundation campaign a success
OBIE best of show 4 WADC awards for single ads as well as the campaign the campaign was a success in more than the expected manner. most importantly to us, the communication, targeted at a very difficult and particular audience, worked, driving traffic and forcing the SF aids foundation to accommodate the unexpected requests for assistance on their help-line as well as at their shelters. …this was rewarding for us, knowing how much time everyone had invested on research, on site volunteering as well as, of course, the creation of the work itself. yet more unexpected for us, it also caught the eyes of an audience which we did not target at all… the advertising community,…
content creation: tommy hilfiger online viral campaign
this campaign for tommy hilfiger jeans was the brainchild of creative director ucef hanjani and produced at kbp under his supervision back in 2002, way before viral campaigns had a name or became a category. the campaign at the time was referred to as the “tommy jeans unreleased cuts” and the idea was based on […]
editorial: big magazine
big magazine, is the prestigious art & design and fashion magazine that collaborates with the best creative talent globally. previous issues were designed by creative giants such as, peter saville, marc atlan, david carson, doug lloyd (lloyd and co), swillingham & spalding. big magazine’s big report featured a series of spreads from elite global creatives […]
advertising: target newspaper ads
a series of newspaper ads created, inline with targets witty image, for newyork time and other like publications. the ad campaigns premise was to do a spoof off of the ever present tiffany & co’s ads that graced the opposite pages of the publication. in good humor we mocked the pricey items on the tiffany […]
press: netcenter portals in creative review
ucef hanjani enlists big tv, british directors andy delaney and monty whitebloom to create the campaign for netscape and its portal site, netcenter.
editorial: Hairwear with photographer Mary Rozzi
editorial story hairwear editorial with photographer mary rozzi. art direction by ucef hanjani. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: self obsession with photographer olivia beasley
editorial men’s story art directed by ucef hanjani and photographed by olivia beasley. view all work for editorial / art direction.
