PHNX

04/01/2020

So honored to have been interviewed by ! Check out what I have to say about startups, creatives, and homeschooling! Link in the profile! (Also available as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts!) @ San Jose, California

01/16/2020

Mike Nicholls is the second artist in our PHNX Artist Interview Series! He is the publisher and creative director of as well as an portrait artist, illustrator, designer, and music maker.
We first met Mike at an panel on diversity and were struck by his thoughtfulness, persistence, and courage. Since then, we’ve had the opportunity to get to know him a little better. He is a beautiful soul and a joy to be around. You can learn how his creative passions inform one another and how you might tap into your creative stream from Liên’s interview (linked in our profile).
Thank you for capturing his beautiful spirit! @ Oakland, California

09/17/2019

So excited to be sharing what we’ve been quietly working on! The Karmic OSLO is the future of ebikes! It’s modern, safe, comfortable, fun, just a beautiful bike!
It’s been a real pleasure working with .city on this! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎈🎊

Photo cred to the fabulous

08/09/2019

As the cofounder of a creative agency, I often get asked what do creative agencies do? This is a great question because every project is different and addresses a unique challenge, but ultimately we translate concepts, ideas, stories, messages, and products into words and images that connect with distinct audiences. We are visual communication designers.
Often our customers haven’t fully distilled what their message is, so we help them explore and establish specific objectives before determining the best way to articulate their message. Specifically, we deliver content and communications, logos, branding and style guides, all aspects of video creation, motion graphics, graphic design, presentation and print, and photography. These might be in the form of visual campaigns on behalf of companies or organizations to their clients and audiences, these might be internally or externally facing educational or communication assets, or these might be honing the look and feel and establishing a compelling story for a person or brand.
Now that you know what we do, drop us an email and ask us how we can amplify your voice!

08/08/2019

And that’s a WRAP on principal photography for !! So grateful to be a part of a film that puts more women in the director’s chair and behind the camera!
@ Atlanta, Georgia

08/07/2019

Here’s a teaser for our next featured artist! Mike Nicholls is the founder and creative director, brand strategist, and publisher of Umber Magazine as well as a visual designer and illustrator. If he weren’t living out his dreams in print, he’d be brewing things up in the music scene or fashion world. Stay tuned for his interview!

08/07/2019

As artists, we need to continually look for fuel and inspiration in the world around us, the goings on around us, and the people around us. We go through the ebb and flow of new ideas and the ease at which we produce our art. It’s normal, human, and even those who seem to have it all together experience this.
Clink on the link in our profile to learn how Cat Seto turned a craft project born of writer’s block into a contract with Anthropologie.

08/01/2019

It is important to bring women and minorities into all projects in order to create better products.
PHNX is committed to including at least 50% women in all aspects of our design and production process. This is a behind the scenes shot of the fabulous Angéica Ekeke on one of our shoots.

07/10/2019

Do you get inspiration and encouragement from learning about the experience and artistic journey of other creatives? We do!
Join Lien on her mission to learn more about the various experiences and practices of other artists in order to take her own creative journey to the next level.
The first artist in this series is author/artist/entrepreneur/social activist Cat Seto. She's got brains, effortless charm and style, creative outlet and expression, a thriving career following her passions, and people to share this beautiful life with.
Read the article linked in our bio to find out how you can apply what she's learned to your own creative life.

07/09/2019

07/09/2019

It was a real pleasure interviewing Cat Seto as the first artist in our PHNX Artist Interview series! Learning more about her creative and entrepreneurial journey really inspired us on our own path, and we think it will inform and inspire yours! Check it out in the link in our bio!