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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Posted by jon on April 26, 2008. No Comments »

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!

Posted by jon on April 7, 2008. No Comments »

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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Posted by jon on April 1, 2008. 2 Comments »