Aug
11
2012
Nov
01
2011
Check out my set of daily designs; a project where I create a piece of design everyday. It is a fun and challenging project, the following is my set through October, let me know what you think.
Oct
01
2011
I've been creating daily designs made in 15 minutes or so and putting them up on special flickr set. I am using this as a way to experiment and hone my craft. Check them out...
Oct
05
2010
I saw these amazing images that used a faked version of tilt shift photography on some paintings by Vincent Van Gogh. These great images were created by Mathieu S of theswedishbed.com. I thought it was a cool idea to...
Apr
08
2010
A little illustration I did in preparation for spring. Though in Seattle with our rain, spring seems very far away.
Mar
23
2010
Design Something Everyday 16/365
After reading the amazing tutorial "How to Creat a Retro Boxing Poster in Photoshop" from James Davies I was inspired to give it a whirl. I didn't get quite as faux-vintage as James did, but went...
Mar
15
2010
I found a great article in Esquire wherein book jacket designer extraordinaire Chip Kidd discusses the thinking and methods that underlie some of his recent work. One typography trick that is particularly useful is how he created the distressed...
Mar
07
2010
I was at the park with my kids playing in the sand box and I recalled this quote from Chip Kidd's wonderful novel The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters: "Design is purposeful planning... Graphic design is the...
Mar
05
2010
Design Something Everyday: 12/365
Here's a little sketch for my design something every day project. Imagine yourself as one of clever Odysseus' men in the cave of the Cyclops, and one-eyed Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, reaches down to devour you,...
Mar
04
2010
Design Something Everyday 11/365: In honor of my love of maps, information graphics and Virgil, I decided to imagine Aeneas journey as if it were a subway map. So enjoy. Don't forget your subway token's for Charon!
I have always...
Mar
03
2010
Another "CD Cover Design Game" In hindsight it probably didn't work as well as I would of liked, but blogs are for experimentation. Though I must admit I am rather fond of the typeface, Caflisch Script Pro. It is...
Mar
02
2010
An homage to one of my favorite movies, David Lean's masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia, done in motivational computer desktop wall paper style. A film that was truly meant for the big screen.
