The notebook, sans gosling.

This is the notebook I made. And yes, there is a picture of a bunny rabbit hanging in my cubical.

These are the tiny victories that got me through today:
1) An email from my mom said that my dad's job people love the notebook I made (above).
2) The print lab guy told me he really liked my Ely's and thought they were funny.
3) I figured out how to remove the purple borders from active links. (I told that to a web designer and he laughed.)

Frontis is a funny word

I made this last night. I started out with the image that I used for my website banner, but the resolution was too low and the lines were too choppy. Sooo I had to re-do it using ink. I've been using these Le Pen markers recently, I really like them.

As for whether I really like this? I do. I may not use it though.

Brand identity is difficult when the brand is supposed to be you.

I made this last night, and I have to say there's something about pen and flatter colors that I miss like mega woah. I will say that the tree may need a little more texture, but I think there's got to be some way to balance the two highly similar styles I've been using.

I was intending this illustration to be a promotional mailer or a front page... but looking at it in comparison with my other work, there's no way I can honestly call this a good representation of what I do. It's just nice, and another portfolio piece.

As far as how it could be applied outside of my own needs, I intend to come up with a little layout to display the image as an editorial illustration for an article about D-I-Y-ers learning to accept that there's chores you do need to "call a guy" for.

Nothing like a new sketchbook to brighten your day.

Aww cute widdle tasmanian devil. I made this book. Those are his claw marks.

Monster Toy and Packaging: Sketches

It seems I've been doing a lot of monsters lately. I guess it all started with the zombies. Anyhoo. This little guy is a present I made for a lovely gentleman this past Christmas. He is the computer monster, he who causes all frustration computer related. System malfunctions, viruses, delayed start-up, spinning beachballs and perpetually turning sand-clocks.... he's to blame for the works!
So I'm making him a little box for a school assignment. These are my sketches for the box and the series logo, with a moodboard of the things I'm looking at for logo inspiration.

the naked swimmer, round sixty seven... final?

We're scheduled to review everyone's images for the portfolio day postcard today. One lucky dreamer will have their life's aspirations fulfilled and be selected as the winner. Their image will be mass produced and mailed out to a bunch of art directors so we may beg them to come and look at our little workbooks.

UARTS Open House Poster, some progress

Sketch Round One.
Sketch Round Two.

Coming Soon: Final, Rounds 1-50.

Happy Housewives.

I figure there's a chance I'll get a job as a junior designer at one of those periodicals geared towards moms and white suburban housewives, so I better get some practice and portfolio pieces ready. This is a color sketch with (hopefully) final type layout.

One day this will exist.

So after spending three hours putting things away and cleaning things up, I decided to make a comp of how I want my website to look. I'm not sure how to do it, but it's really simple so I should be able to. The bean will look better in the final.

I'm glad my mom convinced me not to use hot pink.

web. shite.

We're in the final session of our website development workshop. I have pages of sketches of how I want my site to look. And yet...

I maintain optimism though. "Why doesn't this look good" is nothing I haven't dealt with before.