Amigurumi knits – a Black Devil Anglerfish !!!
July 17th, 2009
I bought ‘Amigurumi knits- patterns for 20 cute mini knits’ by Hansi Singh last Friday from Munro’s book store, downtown Victoria. The knitting and crafting books are deliciously close to the graphic design, visual arts, painting and drawing books. I could spend forever in that one spot. At home, I spent the majority of my [...]
Read More »Accolades from the ‘Collectors of Canadian Brewery Advertising’
July 13th, 2009
The Collectors of Canadian Brewery Advertising from Toronto sent a letter informing Driftwood that Farmhand Ale’s label has been selected as one of the ten nominees for their 2008 ‘Label of the Year’ award. This award recognizes achievement in beer label design.
The letter states that voting is currently taking place among over 200 collectors [...]
My new Graphic Design Office in Victoria, BC Canada.
July 6th, 2009
Hi all, this is week five in my new office. It’s great! Today is even a bit chilly and the fireplace is begging for a match.
Here are some photos of the space. I’m having a custom bookshelf built by Glasgow Precision Woodworks. The one corner not photographed is where the shelf is going. It’s eight [...]
So, what is Branding anyway?
June 18th, 2009
I say that I ‘do’ Branding. But really, ever wonder what that means? I’ll attempt an explanation to this odd non-tangible concept we all respond to, but have little control over. A Brand is a person’s gut feeling about something. It’s NOT, as often thought, a logo. A logo serves as a symbol of what [...]
Read More »T-shirt designs revealed!
June 8th, 2009
Seems I do a lot of t-shirt designs which never make it to my site. No longer! Grand unveiling today! 7 t-shirts from archive.
I’m also working on furnishing my new office. It’s got a great fireplace, with a fantastic hearth. I’ve been bidding on some very very beautiful teak pieces (Teak Buffet and hutch!) to [...]
Holy Cow Communication Design (toque 1 and toque 2)
May 24th, 2009
For the last two weeks I worked at Holy Cow Communication Design in the Cannery Building in downtown Sidney. One of their designers went on vacation and of course, murphy’s law set in, they got extremely busy. When Randy at Printsmith group heard this he thought I’d be a good fit and forwarded my website [...]
Read More »Eye Candy Esthetics
May 24th, 2009
Eye Candy Esthetics requested a logo for their up and coming esthetics business. They offer services such as manicures, pedicures, waxing and tinting, facials etc. Eye Candy prides themselves on being personable and taking a genuine interest in the well being and satisfaction of their clients. The logo and branding must reflect a sweet femininity [...]
Read More »300 sq. feet of advertising
May 1st, 2009
Driftwood Brewery hired a photographer to shoot bottles of their three flagship beers for their delivery vehicle wrap. It’s turned out really well! Each beer is shot in bottle (some good-looking labels) and in the etched-with-logo glass style that best suits it’s unique characteristics. Sunset elements of the corporate logo are extracted and displayed with [...]
Read More »Dab Gallery Silent Art Auction
April 21st, 2009
It’s getting so sunny and warm! More and more difficult to stay inside and work.. I’ve got a big ol’ sketchbook, probably I’ll end up in the park drawing with my dog soon enough. But, for now, I’ve designed a fabulous piece for Dab Gallery’s Silent Auction to raise funds for the Human Rights DocFest [...]
Read More »Design Process Case study
April 17th, 2009
While working on my latest project, Crooked Coast Amber Ale, for Driftwood Brewery, the leap from the chicken scratch in my moleskin notebook to the finished product struck me as interesting. While not weird to me because It’s my chosen way to work, I want to share. I hope that by opening up my creative [...]
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