ABOUT PATRICK NOLAN
The 1973 Nobel Prize for Peace that was awarded to Henry Kissinger and (not accepted by) Le Duc Tho, was my first personal awareness of the Nobel Prize as a child. In his Acceptance Speech, Kissinger said,
“The Nobel Peace Prize was as much an award to a purpose as to a person. More than the achievement of peace, it symbolizes the quest for peace.”
Like the filmmaker of NOBELITY, I'm a father of two young children. After screening NOBELITY, its message lept out at me. If the children of the world's future was somehow in my hands, what could I do that would be significant enough to help them. For me, the answer was found in the question. My hands. I approached Turk shortly thereafter.
This site is my leap of faith that I will help affect change in the world. I hope that this film inspires your quest and that this site provides a place from which you can take action. If you change what you do in the next instant, you can begin changing the world.
Patrick Nolan is an award-winning art director and designer with 11 years' experience at GSD&M. For the last eight of those years he has pursued a passion for creating interactive experiences that build clients' businesses, including the U.S. Air Force, Southwest Airlines, Brinker Restaurants (2006 Silver EFFIE Award), Land Rover and Pennzoil. His recent film credits include design for documentaries Nobelity and In the Shadow of the Blade.
The national committee for the Bill Clinton Foundation selected Patrick as chief designer for collateral materials that have subsequently helped the organization achieve aggressive fund-raising goals for HIV/AIDS relief, Hurricane Katrina and Tsunami Survivor Benefits, Harlem Small Business development, and the battle against childhood obesity.
"We have much to be grateful for, and it's important to give something back," said Patrick. Most recently he played a key role in developing THE AMAZING FAITH OF TEXAS by GSD&M Founder Roy Spence. The book will be released in October. "I'm really lucky to have the opportunity to do what I love and also benefit the things I believe in."
Patrick is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
He can be reached at 512-619-4591 to discuss your project.
