Type hybrids

Impact and Chalkduster met one night, and although they were two very different fonts, they made a special connection that night. The result was "Killa Queen"

Wine Bottle Re-design Choices

While perusing Kroger one night I found a couple somewhat interesting wines that needed re-designing. I wasn't too thrilled with what I found though, and the ones I actually had more interest in had already been done.



The first one I came across was The Smoking Loon by Don Sebastiani & Sons. The logo is kind of cool, but it could definitely be better:

Next was Bear Boat Wines, which has a vintage photo of two bears in a rowboat having a different witty conversation on each bottle.

Then, after exploring the Don Sebastiani & Sons website I discovered a wine called B Side and fell in love. The label is neat, but there is so much that could be done with the packaging.

Magazine Samples

While hunting down examples of magazine grid layouts at the SCAD library, I perused the current periodical shelves and snapped some shots of mastheads & covers that stood out to me.

Successful use of type:

The small line of type in the middle says "Do you like scratching?"

The name of the magazine (Hand Papermaking) is hard to read on top of the photo, but the magazine cover itself still stands out pretty well, despite:

It's clear to me now that I prefer covers with solid colors or patterns across the entire cover rather than photos. I plan on doing something in this vein for my own cover re-design.

Block of Type: N. Highland Ave.

I happened by Inman Perk earlier this afternoon and on my way to my car I looked around and realized that I was amidst a smorgasbord of typography specimens. Luckily I had my trusty little camera on me and decided to take a photo stroll around the area. This particular area has an abundance of chic restaurants and businesses with some well-designed and not-so-well-designed signage, and a touch of graffiti here and there. Here is what I found:

Click here to view the flickr set

Flash E-Greeting Ideas

Fortune Teller E-Card
There's a fortune teller's "storefront" on my walk to school, which inspired me to want to use a fortune teller theme in one of my designs. I thought this was a cool e-card, but I don't think I will do a fortune teller for this project.

Valentine Card Creator

I really liked the art style for this one: Halloween Matching Game

Halloween Pumpkin Maker

I'm more drawn to e-cards that let you get creative and make something of your own. I think I want to make a Dia de los Muertos e-greeting where the recipient can decorate their own sugar skull. :) I couldn't find one like it on the web so far, but I did find a few Dia de los Muertos greetings on Blue Mountain. I especially liked this one & I thought this one was cute as well.

Inspirational Artists

I am a fan of webcomics, and one of my favorite things about following many different ones is to observe different art styles and watch the artists' styles change over time. Some of my very favorites are:

Octopus Pie is a quirky comic based in NYC.

Questionable Content

Wapsi Square

Jess Fink is a webcomic artist and illustrator. Her watercolor work is pretty great. Her comics tend to be more on the...risque side though. :P

Some oldschool artists that I forever admire are

Roy Lichtenstein:

(Van Gogh a la Lichtenstein :P)

Mark Rothko's abstract & emotional works:

As well I am very influenced by graffiti and cartoonish/graphic character design. I met this artist the other day at the East Atlanta Strut and fell in love with his characters:



Red Rocket Farm by Jason Thomas





Zipits Zipper Pulls - These are adorable and they are design that you can take with you anywhere!

Wine Bottle Project Inspiration

I like that they put the bottle in a box, but the neck of the bottle peeks out of the top:


I simply enjoy the shape of this bottle:


It's almost like these bottles are wearing fancy dresses or something, what with the scalloped "neckline" of the label:

"Chewy"

Here is my final board for my bubble-gum-on-the-sidewalk alphabet, affectionately named "Chewy."

Skinographie

Holy crap, this is gross but very ingenious!

The end is nigh...