“Aurora” combines some of my old styles with some new painting techniques. I’m focusing on textures with my newer abstracts. I still start with a base photograph and work from there to create the finished piece.
“Aurora” combines some of my old styles with some new painting techniques. I’m focusing on textures with my newer abstracts. I still start with a base photograph and work from there to create the finished piece.
Every year, I like to donate my design services to nonprofit organizations or charity causes. This year, I was contacted by ARC Talent Management to design materials for their Big Kids Care red carpet charity event in LA this July. The event is a fundraiser for SBC P.R.I.M.E, a nonprofit that provides services to at-risk youth ages 13-21.
Logo process
I had a lot of fun coming up with the event logo. I work with nonprofits on a regular basis and knew that the logo had to be fun yet capture the overall impact of the event. The 3 helping figures are the essence of “Big Kids Care.” You have two bigger kids helping the little guy stuck up top of the word “big.” I love creating logos that have underlying meanings and almost tell a story. It’s a very simple logo, yet it embodies what the event is about.
I will share more about this great cause and my involvement as it develops.
Read more about the Big Kids Care event and ARC Talent Management’s special PSA for the fundraiser.
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WIP (Work in progress) abstract. I’m trying out some new techniques and brushes for my latest abstract.
I just added the Sigma 10-20mm lens to my photography lens kit! I can’t wait to test it out (once it arrives). It’s perfect for vast landscape and wide angle shots.
{Art Break from Bristol, UK} Designers tend to be part of a huge club of creativity and because of that, they are a great source of inspiration for each other. In this Art Break, Tom Lane of Ginger Monkey is featured for his impeccable sense of color, shapes and style. He’s also a wonderful inspiration for any designer or illustrator with an impressive list of clients to include Sony Ericcson, Mercedez-Benz, Coca-Cola and BMW.
In this second part tutorial for designing book covers, we go to the next level and create a dust jacket in Indesign. Take the same design from the first tutorial and increase the file width to accomodate the inside flaps of the dust jacket. Also features some design pro tips.
» Final document size: 21 inches (wide) by 9 inches (height).
» This includes the 1” spine and don’t forget the 1/8” bleed on all sides.
