Woody Zwirn - CFO / Executive Vice President
Woody Zwirn


About

Born in 1941. Licensed to practice law in Illinois and Colorado. Married to Judith. Sons, Howard and Bradley. Two granddaughters. Passions: photography, travel, camping, theatre, symphony, fine food and fine wine.


Scott Marvel - President
Scott Marvel

About

Editor, president, and artist. Scott Marvel has been a force in the Chicago production community for 20 years. Besides guiding the aesthetic and business direction of Daily Planet, he also runs a t-shirt company, Teetsy.com. Is he the rudder? the wind?? the sails? No man is an island, but I guess one could be a boat.

Favorite Sites

Teetsy | Super Konductor | David Shrigley | Fudge Factory Comics | Death From Below

Contact

scott@dailyplanetltd.com


Sonia Blum - Director of Business Development
Sonia Blum


About

Sonia Blum refocuses her 16 years of agency experience to represent Daily Planet's abundance of creativity as Director of Business Development. Sonia is a world-traveler, foodie, wine-lover and Wrigleyville sports fan.

Contact

sonia@dailyplanetltd.com


Beth Mack - Producer
Beth Mack


About

Inspired at a young age by artists such as Francesco Clemente and books like The Fountain Head, Beth made it her life goal to always remain in the creative field.  Although she considers herself a woman of good taste, she admits to frequently enjoying the musical stylings of the 80s, in particular the great Steve Winwood and legendary Eddie Money.

Favorite Sites

Motionographer | Missing Cat Photos

Contact

beth@dailyplanetltd.com


Sara Evans - Editor
Sara Evans


About

Sara loves to tell stories, whether it be with words or with pictures. Documentary films are her favorite to edit and to watch. Sara also likes running, avocados, and a good loud rock show (but not all at the same time).

Favorite Sites

Yelp | Chi-Town Daily News | New York Times | Awkward Family Photos

Contact

sara@dailyplanetltd.com


Matthew Hane - Editor
Matthew Hane


About

Matthew's goal in life was to write this bio, and now having looked through the wrong end of the telescope toward its completion, has learned the valuable lesson that his life is not yet over enough to write a proper bio.

Favorite Sites

Superbad | WGCY Radio | TMI | DPRK | WFMU

Contact

matthew@dailyplanetltd.com


Jon Adler - Creative Director
showreel

About

Jon Adler came to the world of motion graphics by way of film and photography. His lifestyle is heavily influenced by, though not always reflective of, 50s and 60s modern design, the Velvet Underground, Stanley Kubrick and Wes Anderson films, and all things vintage and nostalgic. He also enjoys 5 pocket corduroy pants, Penguin sweaters, and hopes to one day be the proud owner of an actual Eero Aarnio pod chair. If you have one for sale at a reasonable price, you know where he is.

Favorite Sites

Ebay | RetroJunk | Wikipedia | Groupon | This Is Why You're Fat

Contact

Jon@dailyplanetltd.com


Brad Chmielewski - Creative
Brad Chmielewski


About

Brad was first introduced to design through the skateboarding industry, and punk rock which helped shape his D.I.Y. attitude. Brad has been rocking the motion scene in Chicago for a few years and loves every pixel pushing moment. Also he is an avid craft beer lover, traveler and video podcaster.

Favorite Sites

Digital Hitchhiker | changethethought | Hello Color | MoGraph | House Industries | Design Is Kinky | Beer News | Tree Hugger

Online Ramblings

Twitter | Hop Cast | Blog | Photo Blog | Yelp | Beer Advocate | xplsv.tv | Vimeo | Last.fm | del.icio.us


Jess Donofrio - Creative
showreel


About

Jess Donofrio is busy kicking it in the 3rd Dimension.

Favorite Sites

High End 3D | C4D Cafe | Otters Holding Hands | Fresh From The Oven


Vanida Vae - Creative
Vanida Vae


About

Fleeing the pretentious world of contemporary fine art, Vanida sold out in 2005 and has been happily working for The Man ever since. Influences include pop surrealist art, Victorian-era iconography, and Disney. Loves cute cartoons and clever movie credit sequences, hates winter and Comic sans.

Favorite Sites

Vanida Vae | Drawn! | Design Observer | Motionographer | This Is Why You're Fat

Online Ramblings

Yelp

Katie Weber - Assistant
Katie Weber


About

Katie entered the world of film by way of acting and creative writing. She once played a possessed child in a silent film. Her artistic influences include The Wire, Werner Herzog, Kartemquin, The Wizard of Oz, Alfons Mucha, Egon Schiele, 1920s skyscrapers, Lake Michigan, the Mods, rusty bridges and Outkast. She has a recurring dream she's thrift store shopping.

Favorite Sites

Web Urbanist | Fail Blog | Picture Is Unrelated | Aquarium Drunkard

Online Ramblings

Blog | Vimeo


Scott Pellman - Assistant
Scott Pellman


About

Specializing in 3d animation, Scott is fresh out of college and constantly learning new ways to create motion and design. Outside of work, he's an avid baseball player, relentless club-sandwich connoisseur, and unwavering role model for the children.

Favorite Sites

Double Handshake | Find Your Chicken


Tom Bluett - Office Manager
Scott Pellman


About

Office guru by day, writer/director by night, Tom often has a lot on his plate. However, he is a man of large appetites and always comes back for seconds.