My friend Lisa and I have birthdays mid-May, and we decided to celebrate each other with a free special dancing event. A potluck meal, followed by waltzing and contra dancing. When we started planning out the event in February, naturally the topic of “what colors to decorate with” came up. At the same time, we…
This postcard was created for a fundraising event for supporting art therapy for women with cancer. The organizer did not want to go down the obvious ‘pink-ribbons’ road, so I went with a brush-stroke shape that suggested a ribbon, and went on the purplier side of pink for the background. She was quite pleased the…
Read more Client Project : Postcard [Life Has Been Your Art]
This was a challenging project because the photograph was pre-cropped, and I refused to re-size it to fit the horizontal dimensions. The client requested to have the image un-obscured with any text, so I came up with the frame. I didn’t realize this at the time, but she is wearing a red dress on…
We have a winner! After finally selecting the right font for Zen (I think we went through 10 samples), it was pretty easy to piece it all together. The ‘skyscraper’ font was used for Urban, representing the glass and concrete canyon that is New York. The client specifically wanted a brush or pen stroke for…
The next marching band season is approaching, and this year I am going to participate in the colorguard insted of the brass section. I am enjoyed the winter guard with En Guard, even if the former director Scott made it difficult to transition without him. Since the drumline gets their own exclusive tshirt for “team…
As a birthday gift for a dear friend, I decided to set this inspirational quote into a poster. I first came across this text in the book Paper Graphics : The Power of Paper in Graphic Design; Rockport Publishers, 1999, p.78. Bob Dahlquist has used this in his 1996 New Year’s Card, and like many…
It’s the 2nd annual Labor Day weekend band retreat up in the Catskills Mountains. Last year we had a small showing, so for this year I wanted to encourage more participation with a free tshirt. The headline came from a line in the film “American Pie.” Fonts: Edward, Martel, Georgia Italic
Read more Client Project : T-shirt [This One Time at Band Camp]
The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season. In leading up to the concert, as the budding archivist, I undertook a 10 week “Trivial Pursuit” contest. The winner would receive a free LGBAC hooded sweatshirt, newly designed since the band had no winter gear.. The contest was enjoyable, and…
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