That's a Wrap!

Was asked to dust off the camera and do a photoshoot with 1Achord for some of their promotional stuff.

Downtown Niles has restored some of the buildings while keeping the old town look and feel. Famous for Charlie Chaplin and the silent movie era as well as the train station, there were a lot of great spots for some shots.

pitter patter

There are many things that make my heart go crazy. One of the things that tops that list are fonts. Crazy, weird, I know. I get called a nerd but I don't care.

The latest ones that I happen to love at the moment.

Print is dying!

I hate that print design is dying. As much as I can appreciate digital media, I just LOVE print.

A few people have been asking lately about how to get print done, the process, etc.

Read on:

http://blog.echoenduring.com/2010/05/04/is-your-artwork-ready-for-print/

Eye Candy indeed

I LOVE type. I get called a nerd for liking typography so much. I can't help it.

Art based on typography.

A new blog to follow.

EYE CANDY

It's amazing what little things one can take for granted. Even something such as sight; while not so little, it's something I do take for granted, I hardly give it a thought sometimes and I of all people shouldn't. Seven years ago, I had a scare that any person, much less, a designer like myself, should never have to go through. I almost lost my eyesight.

I discovered I had a retinal detachment and it would have been easily fixed with laser surgery [not like lasik], however, the detachment was so severe, no simple surgery would do. I had to have a major operation in which a silicon buckle was to be placed around my eyeball. During the healing process, all did not go well and I had to have another procedure. I will spare all the details because it does get quite lengthy. I will say that for 3 months, I was an invalid. Pretty much under house arrest and stuck to the couch; I couldn't watch TV, draw, go on the computer, much less get up, and I had a patch over one eye. Looking out of the other eye just threw my depth perception off and made me queasy, leaving me to just keep my eyes closed.

Even though it's been 7 years, I've had a few setbacks, a few follow up laser procedures but overall, I STILL have my eyesight. The other day, I had my annual checkup and came out A-OK. Relieved? You bet. I can still continue to try and pursue this design passion I have and enjoy all the eye candy out there.

What are you thankful for this time of year? I hope it's not just during this time either.

summer camp fun

For the past 11 years, I've been attending my church's youth summer camp as part of the staff. This year, I was once again part of the Rec Staff and the theme for Rec was Top Model. We even had a runway show for all the teams and made them do crazy games.

I made a billboard for the Rec Staff:

I took a picture of each staff person and then drew them in AI to create their silhouettes.

I also made nametags for everyone and created 'flags' for 1st - 8th place for games using each silhouette:

Logos are just so E A S Y

I often cringe when I hear people say they don't understand why designers get paid money to make up a logo - "it's so easy! Just make a simple picture!" I beg to differ and when I try to explain, people just scoff and turn an ear.

I found an article on a website I love that explains the process. Too bad more people aren't aware of the tediousness designers go through to create such "simple" looking images.