Noire
My wife and I recently acquired our own copy of L.A. Noire, and have been enjoying taking turns while solving cases. I sketched this up during her turn.
October 31, 2011 Leave a comment
Make up, Mock up, Mark up
I made this, and afterwards thought about doing “mark up” in a rich text font rather than a handwritten font. That might be my new motto as a graphic and web designer:
• Make up (Brain storming, sketching, idea-dumping)
• Mock up (hard concepts made on the computer)
• Mark up (code it for the web)
October 27, 2011 Leave a comment
Moon Walkers of America
I made this for my Illustrator class. We were given a company name with a tag line, both of which needed to be incorporated into the design. I wanted to give it some really heavy backward motion, which I think I accomplished here.
I’m really beginning to like the “chevron” shape. It creates a lot of motion, no matter which direction it is pointing, and can really move your eye to wherever you want.
October 26, 2011 Leave a comment
Ziedrich
Here is today’s post: Ziedrich. Again, stacking simple, basic shapes to create this design, and adding the typography according to what first popped into my mind. I’d eventually like to get to the point to where I know what font family and style would best work with a design without having to spend hours with the trial and error method.
October 26, 2011 Leave a comment
Golem
I started sketching this using basic square and rectangular shapes. It turned into a stone golem with a disappointed look on his face. I feel like this is something akin to “FAIL” or “I disapprove.” Golem doesn’t mess around, and hates it when you waste his time.
October 25, 2011 Leave a comment
Funky Twitter
A simple twitter icon using basic shapes and lines. It came out sort of digital looking, so I used a more digital font for his tweet. This sort of design pattern would probably work really well for all sorts of animals.
October 14, 2011 Leave a comment
Bicicleta
Had this idea for a logo while doing a creative exercise in class. My cursive is incredibly rusty, I probably haven’t touched it since elementary school.
October 13, 2011 Leave a comment
Photosynthesis
A branding concept for “Photosynthesis,” a faux company that integrates the power of the sun with man-made technology. I’d like to do a few more sketches of this one before I produce it in Illustrator, maybe looking at some different options with the typography.
October 12, 2011 Leave a comment
Brain Storm
I sketched this up after somebody told me to do a “brain dump” for a particular concept. I didn’t feel like drawing what immediately came to mind, so instead I drew this. I’ll probably end up refining and vectorizing it at some point.
October 11, 2011 Leave a comment
Shirtober Fest at shirt.woot
I have some exciting news: my shirt “Jimmy… Is That You?” that printed a few years ago at shirt.woot is being reprinted for their “Shirtober Fest” sale. So if you missed it the first time or would like to get another one, it’s on sale here. It’s only up for a limited time, so hurry and grab one before it goes back in the vault!
October 10, 2011 Leave a comment