Once again, it was time to begin promoting the upcoming square dance fly-in for Ties Squares. For the previous three years, club members wore the t-shirt to give other square dancers something to talk about in Rehoboth Beach, DE at the Chesapeake Squares’ fly-in, “Pass the Ocean, Hon!” usually held late April. The theme “Run,…
The 50th commemoration of the Stonewall riots of June 1969 was being organized, and everybody was going to be there. The Heritage of Pride march in new York City is one of the largest LGBTQIA+ events in the world. 2019 was going to even more impressive, with even more people coming to NYC to participate…
Read more Client Project : T-shirt [Square Up at Stonewall 50]
My new square dance traveling buddy and I have agreed to share lodging in Chicago for the Chi-Town Squares “The Great Chicago Crossfire” dance weekend, commonly known as a fly-in. It is held in October during Columbus Day weekend, which also happens to be Chicago Marathon weekend. Hotel prices are pretty steep, so another option…
PAST: Knight of Pentacles. “A responsible, patient, hard-working man. Also denotes usefulness, ability to serve.” PRESENT: Page of Cups. “A thoughtful or artistic young man willing to help the seeker. Can also signify new ideas in business.” FUTURE: Five of Cups. “Indicates some loss in the process of receiving something.” Tonight, I pondered…
You are “The Starry Night” Vincent Van Gogh, June 1889. F-612. Your soul is both complicated and beautiful as Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” You are comprised of many paint strokes, but the sum of them makes you a fascinating picture. You are a deep thinker, and you tend to view the world in your…
The square dance weekend theme is “Sci-Fi Swing By.” A sleek space craft racing through the Milky Way was my vision, and translating this to a clothing design was challenging. Printing multiple colors is still costly, but going monochromatic was not so interesting. So, printing with the minimum colors on a deep blue background struck…
An annual square dance event, Peel the Pumpkin, is held in late October and hosted by Time Squares. This year’s theme for a circus theme “Under the Big Top.” In an effort to create a cohesive brand, the original design for the flyer was consistently modified to 10 other marketing items. The key element were…
Read more Client Project : All Things Publicity [2018 Peel the Pumpkin]
My goal this year for LCFD is to present a cohesive marketing portfolio, using a stable and identifying graphic across all media outlets. I chose a prancing woodland creature, specifically Squirrel Nutkin from Beatrix Potter. Nutkin entered the public domain in 2016, which now allows others to interpret and transform this work for any purpose.…
Fonts: Front: Neutra Text SC, Neutra Text, CF Quebec Stamp, Neutra Display Titling, Neutra Inline Back: Neutra Display Titling, Neutra Display, Neutra Text
Read more Client Project : Postcard [2017 Autumn Dance Camp]
The annual square dance weekend, commonly referred to as a fly-in because people flew to these events, of the Times Squares club is approaching. 2017 did not have much a theme, and definitely was not branded. In fact, that group’s board voted to discontinue the event due to [perceived] lack of volunteers to organize it.…
DESIGNS by jiminy 