Well, looking back I realized that it was August 18, 2009 that was my first post on this blog. That means the blog is one year old, and my journey as a creative visualist is one year further along. This year has been full of un-forseen hiccups (Shane moving, some staff moving on to rock [...]
Hello all, it’s been a while since I’ve posted here, there has been a ton on the go and I’ve been working my derriere off for the last 6 weeks but I wanted to show you some of the things that are going on. First, Paul and I are actively working on a new sculpture [...]
One of my favourite parts of design is working with companies to create (or re-create) a logo, brand, or brand system. The cool part is it is an infinitely scalable process that can take 5 hours (don’t tell anyone I said that) or it can hundreds of hours. The real difference between the lower end [...]
A while back I posted about the design I was working for the Wiens Mandolins shirt. Here is a pic of the finished product. They come in a variety of small-batch colours, and custom requests are welcome. For more information about how you can get yourself one of these spanky shirts go to the Wiens [...]
On occasion I get to dabble in furniture and architectural accessory design in my work with my colleagues at Reimer & Co. Here are some furniture ideas I’ve been working on for a modern timber residence up in Golden, BC. Furniture is one of my favourite design mediums, though the opportunity to design pieces that [...]
I came across this brilliant illustration by Scott C. today and just had to pass it on to you all. Not only are the illustrations delicate and full of character, but they illuminate some very real scenarios in the life of a professional creative person. All of us dread when the axe falls on an [...]
Well, our plot for world-domination is beginning to come to fruition. The site we designed for a local consortium of progressive organizations (Wildsight, Columbia Basin Trust, West Kootenay Ecological Society) has been picked up and added to the list of top 20-ish green design websites at Pro Blog Design. Thanks goes to Michael Martin, proprietor [...]
In my first post I covered some nice typography that I found in alleys in the downtown core of my hometown. Here I want to cover some others that linger in the shadows of Cranbrook waiting to be discovered. This first sample appears to be sand-blasted or hand-carved. It is at the back of a [...]
I have noticed a strange phenomenon in humans: the ubiquitous desire to make basic signage interesting. The most prominent example of this I have found is in back alleys. I’ve told you before that I have a fascination with back alleys, and as I wander around with my typographer eyes on I see some fascinating [...]
As promised, here is the photos of the beetle with decals freshly applied. It maybe easier to see the origins of the logo now too. If you look closely at the three overlapping circles, and then at the back of the beetle, it might all come clear. We are excited about this because no matter [...]