Atlanta Graphic Design Web Site Design

Atlanta Graphic Design & Web Site Development for musicians, bands, record labels, restaurants, fashion labels, festivals, venues, stage shows, motion pictures and video games.

Most good stories begin with, “Once upon a time, in a land far, far away,” so it is completely fitting that this company’s mediocre story begins with two guys who loved design but hated their jobs. They believed that creativity existed somewhere beyond doing what's expected and were becoming increasingly frustrated with uninspired work.

A case of beer was purchased, a company direction was identified, a company name was chosen, and a cow was tipped (against the wishes of one of our Hindu cofounders). Aleven was born out of an extra room in an apartment; an apartment full of dudes, dogs and pizza boxes. Several trips to Goodwill outfitted Aleven's room with office essentials (clients got to sit in the good chair near the conference cardboard box).

Success came quickly. Aleven began by delivering results-oriented work for the local and international music industry. As their music industry experience increased, opportunities began to present themselves in other entertainment industries. It was no longer appropriate for Aleven to Lysol the “office” before clients came over, so they packed up and moved into their current home, aka the Taj Mahal of design studios.

Aleven continues to provide compelling and effective work to those willing to put up with its obsessive-compulsive inspired attention to detail and constant questioning of what is hip. The Aleven team can now be seen daily at its office creating brands for musicians, record labels, restaurants, fashion labels, festivals, venues, stage shows, motion pictures and video games. Oh, but we still have the dogs and pizza. We work within walking distance from a Mellow Mushroom. Coincidence?

Pretty soon, superhuman cyborg Terminator designers will take over the world and will be able to handle all your projects. We want to be prepared for this hit. Our team's personality is just as important as its design skill. We constantly strive to build stronger client and partner relationships through personal connection, not just great work.

ABOUT THE FOUNDERS
Aleven Creatives is a collective of great minds working together to provide you with effective design. However this is not a communist collective. We are all not created equal. The most important people are cofounders Tony Rodono and Neal Reddy. They are also the best dancers.

Birth Name:
Neal Akavaram Reddy

Nickname:
Horsefly, Unipec

Hometown:
Jacksonville, FL

Education:
UNC - Chapel Hill
BA Business Administration

Favorite Color:
Clear

Long walks on the beach or Dinner and a movie?
Neither - Bowling or Medieval Times

Fav Bands:
Anything not popular. Yes I am one of those people.

Favorite Food:
Indian (obviously)

Biggest Fears:
Tall People, Pandas, Artificial Intelligence

Height:
5’6”, but it says 5’9” on my license

Shoes/Sandals/Flip Flops?
Always shoes, only people in the bible should wear Sandals

Favorite Local Spot:
Churchill’s

Current Celebrity Crush:
HILLARY DUFF, it is more of an obsession though.

Beach or Pool?
Neither, I have not gone shirtless in public in almost 8 years.

Pizza Toppings:
Jalapeno, Onions, Mushrooms, and anything that will make your breath smell as bad as possible.

Greatest Weakness:
physical stuff, teenie-bopper movies

The song that will spontaneously cause you to burst out into dance?
Sadly, every song makes me dance much to the dismay of my friends.

Top Karaoke song:
La Bamba

Likes:
Driving really close to the steering wheel and dancing at weddings.

Pet Peeves:
People who do not laugh at my jokes.

Do you like caviar?
I only like the goldfish kind.

Morning person?
Yes, I am officially the most annoying person to have around in the morning.

Do you take showers daily?
If daily now means twice a week, then yes I do take them daily.

PC or MAC? Why?
PC – I like things being easy, utilitarian, and cheap.

Fav Books?
Great Gatsby

If your life was a TV show what would it be called?
“This guy should euthanize himself”

Top album artwork of all time:
Beatles White Album – Pure simplistic genius. So good in fact that it has no graphics.

Most famous person you have met whose name you drop whenever possible?
Patti LaBelle, She was really nice and surprisingly inquisitive. I guess that is what happens when an 11-year-old kid recognizes someone that has not had a hit for at least 20 years.

Favorite Geek of all time:
I only can name one? Boo… Tesla, Alan Turing, or Ramanujan

Coke or Pepsi?
Which ever one wants to work with us

Favorite subject in high school:
EVERY SINGLE ONE. I had a nerd rating of 9.7 out of 10 in high school.

Birth Name:
Anthony Nicholas Rodono

Nickname:
Tony, Tony Donuts

Hometown:
Charlotte, NC

Educational Background:
UNC - Chapel Hill
BA in Journalism - Visual Communications

Claims to Fame:
First place Under-12 Upton’s drawing contest, Can name all the linking verbs in under five seconds

Design elements that annoy you:
Flash intros, design without purpose or goal

Favorite wrestler:
Gotta go with the Hulk, but the Bushwhackers were pretty damn cool

Pizza Toppings:
Pepperoni and banana peppers

Pet Peeves:
Chewing noises, feet

If your life was a TV show what would it be called?
Alf

Favorite Local Restaurants?
Fellini's Pizza, La Tavola

Instruments?
Drums (been in my attic for a year), Bagpipes (never learned to play), Steel Drum (can only play “Under the Sea”), Harmonica (only when out drinking)

Morning person?
Hell no, don’t speak until 11

Greatest Weakness?
Abs

Place I’d love to move:
Florence, Italy

What would be the title of your biography?
Alf

Best Super Human Power:
Invisibility

Best Joke:
Q: How do you have a good outer space party.
A: You Plan-it

Favorite Animated Film:
Tie: A Bug's Life & Tarzan (but just because of the awesome Phil Collins soundtrack)

Typical attire:
T-shirt, jeans, flip flops or slippers (depending on weather)

Death Row final meal:
Fried Calamari, Pizza, Jolly Ranchers

You are the only survivor after a plane crash in an isolated location. Would you resort to cannibalism to survive?
Huh? Kinda gross dude.

Fav Books?
Most Non-Fiction.

Dog or cat person:
Dog. Don't trust cat people, especially guys who baby talk them.

Fav Computer game:
On a Vegas Style Solitaire kick lately. Yeah, I rock...

Quirks:
Can only get out of bed on the hour, during the 15th minute, 30th minute, or 45th minute. A wonderful excuse to be lazy.

What do they ship Styrofoam in?
Don't care....better not ask me about that driveway/parkway thing either.

How many fights have you been in:
None really...spun a guy around and threw him into a fence when I was about ten, that's about it.

Waffle House or IHOP?
Gotta go with Waffle House.

Do you think they should call mustaches "mouthbrows?"
Absolutely.



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