Husker for life! I am making it a goal to make it down to all the home games for the Husker football season. So far I have lucked out and got a ticket for each game. What I am trying to do also is get a Panoramic photo from each seat that I sit in at the stadium. Here is my favorite one so far. Such a great night for football. Memorial Stadium is such an amazing place to be on game night. Enjoy and GO SKERS!
Late Shift
Been working round the clock around here. Burning up the midnight oil catching up on projects. Posted some new stuff in the Work section of the site. Go check it out. Now back at it!
Flying High
Here is one from the sketch book that I wanted to vector up for a long time. Aviation I call this one. Not for sure what I am going to do with it, might throw it into a patch, or a sticker maybe. Who knows. But you know what it's just the fun of making that gets me going! Creating and pushing myself to put these ideas on the computer, from my sketches in the old Field Notes. Keep at it!
Midwest
I wanted to design a patch that represented the Midwest and had those awesome harvest colors we get every year but yet also had elements that showed the landscape of the midwest. So I sat down with the old Field Notes and did up some quick sketches. I thought about those big silos that I would drive by out west and down around the places that my mom and dad grew up. The grain elevators were always busy around harvest time and with the overflow, it was cool to see the ground covered with that gold corn. So I mocked up this bad boy and sent it to American Patch. I am really looking forward to getting these in my hands.
Prospect Willy
This is one of those quick sketches that turned into a cool looking vector. I still think that it is always good advice to have a sketchbook near by to get some of those ideas down on paper, and then transfer to the computer. Also it gives you a break from burning your eyes staring at the monitor. We will see where this one goes. Low tech! Keep on sketching.
BIG THANKS
I can't thank everyone enough for the support for the Pixel Workers Patches that I have sent out! This is awesome! I just wanted to post a photo of the photos that you all have sent my way! This just makes my day, to see the support and the community that is out there. Keep the photos coming and how you apply them to hats, coats, denim jackets, whatever! Keep this thing rolling, tell yer friends and I can get them a patch as well. Keep pushing those pixels! SUPPORT!
Zip
Have been sitting on this one for a little while now. You know when you have one of those sketches that you repeat over and over again and finally one day you are like, alright, lets do this...well this is that one for me. I can't tell you how many times and how many different variations of this I have drawn out in my Field Notes. So tonight I wanted to sit down and put this one to rest and vectorize this bad boy. Don't know what I will use it for, maybe a deck or board base design, something. I'll figure it out, just can't let this one go. Enjoy.
Bear
I am really just finding that the Board Pusher's contest has been a good outlet to come up with cool ideas and have somewhat of a creative brief put in front of me. Even though this is a contest, it still gives me an opportunity to flex the creative mind to think as if this was my client and I was designing a board for them. This one is called Bear! Went with the natural board background, to give it some nice texture. Outdoorsy. Keeping those fingers crossed as I hit submit. Later.
Interference
A new mark I am developing for the board line. This one is called Interference. Working hard on this Sunday afternoon, keeping busy here in the studio. Never a dull moment.
Junkin'
Here a little find from when I was out and about at an auction. Always on the look out for little treasures in all sorts of places, never know what you'll find.
Eames Tech
Found out that I took a second place with my entry into the Eames Chair Create Now Contest. I was blown away to see the email. That just goes to show me, that if you create, good things can happen, but also the main thing here is create! Not for the prize, but for the drive. I just wanted to create something and having that drive, helped me put something out there and looked what happened. I am pumped about this. Thanks to everyone that viewed my entry, for views helped out the voting/qualifying process. That's community at it's finest! Thanks! GO CREATE!
Line of the Day
Haven't thrown a Line of the Day up for a while, so I thought I would crank one out. Here is one from the Field Notes archives. Went through a few of the old Notes and opened up to a sketch of a caliper. Industrial sketch, thick lines, simple. Enjoy!
Meadowlark Music Festival
Going down the remember when path for a little bit. Here is a poster that I designed for a music festival that is held here in Lincoln and has everything to do with the arts. Always a good time and really puts the spotlight on the arts in the community. The Medowlark is the state bird of Nebraska, so I wanted to included that little guy in the poster along with incorporating music some how. So here is what I came up with. A little throw back Thursday for y'all. Still working hard here in the studio, cranking out work! Stay strong and keep making!
Dutch Harbor Clothing Co.
I have always wanted to design and create a clothing label. I just think about all the cool different areas in which you can design the logo, label and advertising and see it all come together. So one night I was watching an episode of Deadliest Catch and heard the name Dutch Harbor. That just sounded like a great name for a clothing line. I went to work and sketched out some ideas. I used the outline of a typical ship that sets off from that harbor. I will be developing more of the pieces, but this is a first go at it and trying to figure out what direction I want to take on the other pieces. Keep making!
Moose Snowboards
I started working up the new series of boards for Moose. I needed to get started on the line and start throwing down some elements. So this is the first go at concepts for the 2013-14 line. This is something that I hope can start to take off and be it's own thing. I have Moose patches for sale, so if you want to help support the journey, click the link below and that get's you to the site, under the Merch tab.
50 Years of Bond
I am a huge fan of the Bond films, so I wanted to come up with a word mark for the 50 Year Anniversary of the films. I took a look at the word BOND and saw the number 50 in the first two letters. I separated them out and turned them gold. After that I noticed that number 5 had a good continuation for the pistol. Boom, here it is. 007 style!
Go Diving
Another contest, and a new idea for the boys out at Board Pusher. This time the theme is "Pool Party". Wanted to do a simple, but yet effective design, so I thought about the NO DIVING sign that is posted at most pools. Then add a little flare to the icon and graffiti over the letter N to say GO DIVING. Like I have said before, enter contest's to keep sharp and have fun. No for the prize, but for the drive.
Color Exploration
When starting new projects, I throw together a variety of swatches, just to see how they will work together. Having a new project coming up I wanted to see how this color palette was going to work and with overlays. Working on Sunday, yep, in full gear!
Seven of Clubs
Here is a logo that I have been meaning to get to and revamp. This was a little side project that was developed after I found a seven of clubs playing card on the ground. Totally random, I thought, why not make a production company out of it. So Seven of Clubs Productions was born. Just a fun little side project for me, but you know what it keeps me hungry. Even though the client is me, it's still a chance to create and have fun.
Pixel Pushers Union
If you push them pixels for a living, this is the right patch for you. Let's unionize and show everyone what we do and be damn proud to do it! To all of my Design friends, hit me up and I will send you a patch in the mail. Help me spread the word. Tell your friends that shovel pixels as well, and I can set them up with one as well.