June 5
so i completely missed may, huh? not good, not good…
anyway, please enjoy this as i gather a ton of my work to put towards a brand new website! yep! you heard it right!!!
April 26
at work we ordered a few blank skateboard decks with the hopes of decorating the office with something a little more interesting than bills and manila envelopes filled with this years taxes. we each took one and attempted to create something cool and a little representative of the overall vibe of onetwentysix. this particular deck was drawn in pencil, then outlined with a regular sharpie, then painted over with prismacolor markers, then outlined again with paint pens and markers. check out the process shot after the jump.
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April 7
smashing magazine (an insanely inspirational design resource for those who may not know) has just published an article about the lost art of handwriting and lettering. it covers everything from classical calligraphy to modern day typographic-based comic illustrations and does not disappoint in any of the categories. do yourself a favor and check it out. i know that anyone who reads this site will have an instant infatuation with almost every piece it features.
funny side note: a friend linked me to this article earlier today and pointed out the fact that they mention me and one of my latest brooklyn circus type treatments. nice!
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April 1
as you can see, i have a new layout for the summer. sure it looks simple, but it was agonizing trying to figure out which lettering to use at the top of the page for my name. (i guess that’s because it’s the only real piece of the site that actually changes.)
there are much more samples after the jump of what i attempted to use. you can see how desperate i get towards the end before finally giving up and going with the most graphic version.
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March 27
before i begin, i would like to excuse myself if any of the following is nothing but gibberish. i’ve been sick with the flu for the past week and i think it has completely fried my brain. moving on…
today’s post is a complete walk-through of some of my latest pieces for the brooklyn circus. as always, the good guys at the bkc are looking to push the boundaries of their customers’ style and, in doing so, asked me to design a bunch of custom hand-lettered shirts. each shirt will show my hand drawing, the design process, and one colorway sample of a shirt in completion. there’s so much more after the break, enjoy!
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March 12
recently one of my best friends moved into a new apartment and in doing so asked if i would paint her something to hang on the wall. of course i obliged and only a few months later (sorry!!!) i finally finished it. i apologize for the horrible photography, but it just isn’t one of my strong points. there are some progress shots taken from my iphone after the jump.
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February 13
after a few comments on my color, i decided that it was indeed hurting a bit and decided to give it a bolder approach. thanks to kyle for pointing that out to me. here are the rest, side by side to show you exactly how the values change.
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February 13
i’ve always had problems finishing any drawings i start. recently i started working with a new method that i thought would help with my personal lettering/illustration pieces. so far, i think it’s working out, i just need to relearn how to use color creatively. sometimes it’s hard to get back into the swing of “art” when you do it day in and day out as a designer.
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January 29
something drawn up for a project at work today. not much else to share right now, but i enjoyed how this came out and figured i’d post it.
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January 23
i love this guy. nothing groundbreaking here, but oh my god is it fun.