New Investment

In light of the increasing number of logos and print materials I've been doing in the past few months, I committed to investing in my very own Pantone Color Book set. I'd like to thank Margie at Curry Print for letting me borrow their Pantone Color Books, even when they weren't my client's printer. Thanks Margie!

New Logo

This is a clever logo I just finished for a ticket sales company in Maine, USA. The concept is intended to be anything but a generic ticket company with a typical typographic logo or "ticket" graphic. Part of the company's mission is that its service should provoke excitement in their customers. Customers should walk away with an excellent customer experience and be excited about the event they just got tickets to. The owner felt that the image of a customer jumping in the air in excitement was something that strongly resonated with the Maine Event Tickets vision. As part of Maine, the company colors are based on two icons familiar in the Maine landscape. It references the bright blue sky of a summer afternoon as it peeks through the swaying dark green needles of Maine's pine forests.

New Logo

I just finished this new logo for a Corporate Tax Consulting company in Virginia. I’m currently working on their website design and I’m really excited to share it with them and hopefully soon share with you too!

New Affiliate Marketing Campaign

I just finished a series of 17 online ads of this "Disgustingly Adorable" campaign for PetsWarehouse.com. The campaign is intended to be general enough to publish on any website and hit three selling points: 1. everything you need 2. for all kinds of pets 3. with the lowest price around.

New Website

www.RichardCleaverArtist.com

I just launched this website for a talented Baltimore City artist, Richard Cleaver. Richard Cleaver's sculpture is quite fascinating, the photos don't quite do the artwork justice. Please take a look at some of the detail shots; you'll be able to see the texture, patterns, colors, and all of the precious metals and jewels he incorporates.

I had a hard time with CSS element positioning and spacing across browsers. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have developed a design that required a fixed width because it's taken a long time to get the layout to work in all browsers, specifically IE versus Firefox. There is more content coming, including more artwork for the portfolio section and downloadable PDFs, so check back later this week for more.

Blast From the Past

It's amazing what pops up in search results...



This was my first time painting in Acrylic and my first official mural: History and art in the vegetable aisle, The Takoma Voice. That was back when I painted with a small brush, from my wrist as if paint behaved like graphite.

Two and a half years of painting as fast as possible in acrylic completely changed how I paint and quelled my affinity for oil.

Sub-Contracting

Sub-Contracting has always led to some of my most interesting experiences. It's a confusing dichotomy for a freelancer. On one hand, you as the creator have been relieved of the responsibility of selling the job, dealing with any difficulties with the client, or having to chase the client to fulfill their end of the contract. On the other hand, when you get to work directly with the client, you get the chance to understand exactly what they are looking for without the intent being convoluted by the project manager. Most importantly, you know what you need and you get the chance to ask for what you need up front. A designer always needs a style guide up front, if the client has one.

At the end of the day, I still have student loans to pay.