a little tweet column
- service aside, i'm diggin' netflix's new interface design. reads nicely. http://t.co/6m0SgeI7
2012/05/17 - sketching a little anticipating the sunday eve eclipse. it's warranting a quick southerly road trip. http://t.co/pU5GgbLx
2012/05/16 - up late enjoying movies and working on portfolio projects and enjoying it again.
2012/05/14 - love the user interface design in the avengers. #Avengers
2012/05/13 - restaurant advertising in bathroom stalls. does that make anyone hungry?
2012/05/13 - macbook pro users, anyone have issues with the adapter dying every few months? or customer service telling you it's not meant for travel?
2012/05/02 - there is a grocery store here, can you tell which level? user experience fail? http://t.co/R9hzSr2A
2012/04/21 - 3rd time in 2 weeks that someone emails asking to use this logo i did 4 years ago. cool, but copyrights? and why now? http://t.co/7UBzvyI2
2012/04/18 - billboard for montana reads "gateway to yellowstone." as an ad campaign, not sure "because it's next to somewhere else" really works.
2012/04/04 - loved the visuals in "mirror mirror": the animation at the beginning, the sets, the color and costume...
2012/04/03 - "information is beautiful". new book to enjoy, not that i'm sure i buy all the stats, but doesn't change the design. http://t.co/NJUTpyP3
2012/04/02 - and more toying around. but, back to work, projects to pick up later. flow of line v quantitative effect of dots. http://t.co/ivAWp8Nd
2012/03/28 - playing around with infographic ideas. tracking snowboarding speeds and paths. http://t.co/UfUkNpxT
2012/03/28 - seeing a lot of graphic design in egyptian, islamic, and japanese art this evening. text, it's the text.
2012/03/25 - after months of work, finished project up at an event, and a 'foster the people' concert.
2012/03/22 - quick turnaround near carte blanche design project with the response "rockin'!" love that.
2012/03/19 - ah, the joy of ordering new design and illustration books. surround yourself with material, yes?
2012/03/16 - how does a 4 feet by 8 feet graphic panel earn the title 'meter board'?
2012/03/16 - noticing i type in lowercase and write in capitals. i suppose that's some kind of balance.
2012/03/03 - sometimes design is taking other's design and getting excited about it to build on and sometimes it's designing to hopefully excite others.
2012/03/01
By: US Web Designer- service aside, i'm diggin' netflix's new interface design. reads nicely. http://t.co/6m0SgeI7
Category Archives: Graphic design
Hui No Ke Ola Pono and the Holidays
This last month, my friend Justin Kunz was kind enough to refer me to Elias Akinaka, of Hui No Ke Ola Pono in Maui. Elias was really good to design for and had an interesting project for the native Hawaiian … Continue reading
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Fall freelance and opportunities
Fortunately, the past couple months have been fairly busy. From early August, I’ve had a continual stream of freelance work and other opportunities to investigate. Curtis Packer at Venafi has been a very good client to work with, (icon samples … Continue reading
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Freelance and unexpected referrals
It’s always good to have freelance. Recently I had a couple of small jobs come in from my friend Michael Hancock at GoFish Creative, including some illustration work for a logo for Devereaux Mansion in Salt Lake. I enjoy these … Continue reading
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Epic Experiences
Recently a contact of mine from Razor Data asked that I design some logo concepts for a business he was starting up: Epic Experiences, an outdoor adventure tour company. His original thoughts were that of a circular shape including a … Continue reading
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Life after Indigo
Friday i quit my job at Indigo Creative to return to freelance and portfolio-building. Having been debating the timing for awhile, my quandary was answered when it was announced that Excel Graphics, our parent company, is finally collapsing with no … Continue reading
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Park Square Logo
Occasionally, I have the misfortune of designing logos that don’t hit the mark for the client. I received a client referral from my brother, Thomas, who is a partner at Rigsby Hull in Houston. The project was to design a … Continue reading
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GoFish Creative and Orion Management Group
I had the opportunity lately of collaborating with my former boss at Indigo Creative, Michael Hancock. He now designs independently as GoFish Creative. Michael needed a logo illustration for Orion Management Group, a business I really don’t know much about. … Continue reading
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Custom Style
Another of my recent freelance projects has been for Mark Averett, who is progressing with his personal shopping business, Custom Style. I’ve been reworking his logo and brochure, producing a square tri-fold which I’m excited to see printed. I understand … Continue reading
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Evolution of a logo– Arriba Trade
While working on site with Razor Data for the past two months, I’ve primarily been working with a product called Arriba Trade. This entails working on many website pieces as well as printed manuals. Of course in the beginning, there … Continue reading
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A Short thought on Freelance
I’ve recently had some experiences and subsequent discussions about dealing with freelance that prompted me to blog. Admittedly, this is mostly a ‘note to self’, but here goes. The first thought that springs to mind stems from having a freelance … Continue reading
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Actionscript maps
Once again I display what a geek I am as I set out to create a world map in actionscript . Mostly it was the challenge of a designer trying to figure out some programming, and with some late nights, … Continue reading
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Snowboard designs
In preparation for the snowboarding season, I encountered a local company here in Utah called Revolution that manufactures custom snowboards. It sounds like the quality of the boards is good, possibly not for heavy use, but for my level, I’m … Continue reading
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