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Continue reading →: inspiration for the lovers of swirly twirl
I came across this image during my research for my art nouveau paper. It was from a really quirky site called “The Project Gutenberg eBook of Bibliomania; or Book-Madness, by Thomas Frognall Dibdin.“
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Continue reading →: new church logo
This is the new logo designed for my church. Much input by many different people went into this thing… I think for the time put in, it is fairly successful..maybe not as fantastically original as I would have liked, but better than it could have been.
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Continue reading →: design texas: poster #2
This poster design’s objective was to blend a simple visual approach to a service on UTA campus, or to encourage students to be more conscious of sustainability issues that directly relate to their lives. One of the artists referenced was Shigeo Fukuda.
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Continue reading →: tshirt design: serenity
I’ve always been a fan of what my roommate calls ‘swirly twirls’…so this design is a kind of homage to that, and Marian Bantjes as well as Jessica Hische and Yulia Brodskaya. It still needs some work, and I have been experimenting with colors, but here it is. Suggestions appreciated.
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Continue reading →: design texas: poster #1
Our assignment was to design a poster about a business in the area that we thought UTA students should know about. One of my favorite restaurants in Arlington is Bethany. The food gets old after a while, but their drinks are great! They have more flavors than you could ever…
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Continue reading →: two cool sites
I was poking around ffffound.com today, and discovered images posted from these two sites: typetheory.com and beastpieces.com (Studio On Fire). Great stuff! I especially like the letterpress-focused beastpieces. Design just seems to be that much more elegant when it is printed with letterpress… Some examples from each site: typetheory.com beastpieces.com
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Continue reading →: suggestions?
I have been wanting to redesign this tshirt from threadless.com for a while…I think the concept is hilarious, but I don’t like the design all that much. I’m not that great at drawing cartoons/caricatures…but other than just googling birds and bees, does anyone have any suggestions?
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Continue reading →: first glass tacking attempt
Over all I think it went rather well…the clear on clear didn’t fuse completely, but the smoke on smoke looks pretty good. Now, I just need to find a decent supply of float glass until I can afford expensive Bullseye glass…
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Continue reading →: funny!
I found this product while wandering through thedieline.com. The concept is hilarious, and the design well done. “The Rubber Bandit: the rubber band gun for the lady or gentleman that knows better than to grow up. Handcrafted out of curly maple and bloodwood, The Rubber Bandit comes complete with interchangeable…
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