The Spirit of Nashville: The Art & Soul Of Music City
Joel Anderson graduated from Ringling School of Art & Design in 1986 and worked for Carden & Cherry Advertising Agencyin Nashville, TN (the creators and producers of the Hey, Vern Ernest T.V. and movie character.) While with C&C;, he won a daytime Emmy Award for creating the show graphics for the CBS Saturday morning kid s show, Hey Vern, It s Ernest!  In 1993, Joel co-founded Anderson Thomas Design which is now known as Anderson Design Group, a Nashville-based graphic design firm that has done work for companies such as Universal Studios & National Geographic, Golden Books, Hasbro Toys, and others. Joel and his team have won numerous local and national ADDY Awards, and their work has been featured in Print Magazine and How Magazine. Their most recent design hit is the Spirit of Nashville Collection, a series of more than 60 prints created in the style of the Golden Age of Poster Art.