‘General’ Archive

Chicago Variety Show August 5, 2010 No Comments

My very good and very talented friend, Shawn Roberts will be showcasing some new work at Rotofugi‘s Chicago Variety Show beginning August 13th, 2010, with the opening reception being from 7-10 pm that night. The show goes until August 22 and the gallery will also feature work from Jeremiah Ketner, Myong Kurily, Jim Pavelec, David [...]

Under construction! August 1, 2010 No Comments

That exclamation point is very deliberate because I’m pretty excited about revamping my entire site. I got an itch to change something and decide that I really wanted to make it much simpler and more centralized. So I decided to drop the flash and build out something more blog-based. The site will look the same [...]

Tree House Humane Society 2009 Year in Review May 28, 2010 No Comments

For about the past year, I’ve been doing volunteer design work for Tree House Humane Society, a no-kill shelter here in Chicago. I recently laid out their 2009 Year in Review booklet. Though I plan to incorporate it into the portfolio section of my main site, I wanted to share it here first.

Headboard revised No Comments

A while ago, I promised a better picture of the headboard I built for my bedroom. Since then, I purchased some new bedding and realized that the red lettering wasn’t working anymore. So, I updated it to black, and I like it much better. Here’s how it turned out. I have to admit I cheated [...]

Design Hierarchy May 17, 2010 2 Comments

I’m a bit of a stickler when it comes to the correct uses for Adobe programs. I will admit that I do most layouts in Illustrator, but I know that at least the more complex ones should be pulled together in InDesign. It drives me absolutely crazy when anyone does layouts in Photoshop. It’s meant [...]

Robots need love, too May 7, 2010 1 Comment

The last time that I mentioned Shawn Roberts, it was regarding his debut album, Traveling South. This go around, it’s to focus on one of his other numerous talents – painting and illustration. My design sister, Flora, and I are promoting Shawn’s upcoming gallery show on our blogs to help get the word out. Here’s [...]

VYRE brand quiz March 10, 2010 No Comments

I received a link to Vyre’s brand quiz today and thought I’d pass it along. It’s definitely worth checking out. It tests your brand recognition with a few clues– 2 colors, an image, and a phrase. Here’s what one of the “questions” looks like. Can you guess what brand this is? I definitely couldn’t the [...]

Headboard completed February 16, 2010 1 Comment

Sometime back, I shared my idea for a headboard made out of canvases, and I finally have pictures to show of the finished project. First, a little backround. If you’ve seen my original post, I had planned to create a headboard out of square blank canvases. I later decided to go with long vertical panels [...]

Traveling South January 31, 2010 1 Comment

My good friend, Shawn Roberts is a renaissance man. He’s a very talented art director, designer and illustrator who has taught me quite a bit while we worked together. He has now added musician to his skillset as he’s putting out an album, Traveling South, after spending about a year visiting countries throughout the world. [...]

Getting crafty December 21, 2009 1 Comment

I’m excited to get some home decor projects underway that I’ve been planning, and I thought it would be fun to share the process. My first endeavor will be a headboard for my bedroom. I wanted to do something that was relatively cheap and easy, but stylish at the same time. I browsed a lot [...]