I started following Art Chanrty’s Facebook feed some time ago. He fills his posts with insights on pieces of design and ephemera that span the century. From napkin prints to automotive typography, Chantry’s no-nonsense posts are great reads when you need to kill some time and great inspiration when you are in a slump. He …
A quick poster for the end of the beginning.
If you are looking for the original posting of this it has been removed. The business operator asked me to take the business name off of the post. This is a censored version. I don’t know about you, but I hate the business aspect about being an independent designer. Writing invoices, bill collection, contracts and …
Happy New Year! I haven’t been posting a whole lot lately, but it isn’t because of lack of activity. In addition to normal client work I have been working on several art projects which are all in various stages of completion. Posted below are some of the skateboard paintings I have been working on. The …
I have been creating some shirt images for local groups and events through West Side Design in the city of Tuolumne. Here are are some designs/illustrations that will be walking around in the coming months: {for Golden State Cellular} {lumberjack character from previous artist}
This is an article that was forwarded to me by one of my clients. The article was written by Seth Godin a marketing guru of sorts who writes all sorts of books and blogs centered around marketing and whatnot. I am not sure what she is trying to hint at but it is interesting information. …
I spent the last weekend having a great time in Monterey, CA for my girlfriend’s 25th. Monterey is a great place to visit (tourist trap) with plenty of period typography and hand painted signs. Take a peek: {vintage seafood packaging greets you as you enter the aquarium} {I noticed this driving through downtown Monterey} {showin’ …
This is a promotional piece by the design studio Number 17. It is awesome. Take a look at it. Print it out. Enforce it! I found it on Graphic Exchange.
Many people would argue that Alphonse Mucha is one of the most definitive artists of the art nouveau movement. Mucha was a Czech artist whose work for the Paris theatre gained him world wide notoriety. His bold yet beautiful illustration style held great influence over much of the art created in the early 1900s. His …
Here are some posters I made for my portfolio near the end of my time at CSU Long Beach. They were created on my own time when I was trying to fill my portfolio with work that was less clean and more edgy than what I was making in class. (Paul R. Brown does a …