I originally had the idea for this poster in late 2010. I envisioned a can of peas with the peace symbol on it. However, after some experimentation, I dropped the can idea and just went for the peas making up the peace symbol. I bought a couple of bags of frozen peas and on one … Read more
My friends over at Jane hancock paper produce a fabulous Letterpress calendar each year. I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the 2012 edition. The call for entries was in May and I chose September as my month from the selections left since that was my Dad’s birthday month. Little did I … Read more
While I was in Chicago this summer for HOWDesign Live, I went to Willis Tower for the Skydeck tour. While in the gift shop, I shot a pic of the Chicago World’s Fair poster. In July, while discussing the cheese show poster for my day job at Dorothy Lane Market with our Cheese … Read more
For my holiday card this year, I decided to do a new twist on my standard style. I Envisioned a sort of “Charlie Brown”/60s funky sort of look for this year’s card. I originally designed it without any textures. But I just couldn’t resist adding some to add to the watercolor effect. 🙂 Here’s hoping … Read more
Just a fun little idea that popped into my head for a missing poster. I wanted to see how legible it would be with the letter “i” missing. My original concept was the white type on black, but then I thought it might look interesting to make it look more like it was on the … Read more
My buddies and I started grilling and watching movies outside on the deck a few years ago when we were on vacation in Virginia. We named the evening “Sunset Cinema” and really look forward to grilling season so we can see movies outside. One of my buddies decided to build a cool movie theater in … Read more
My longtime friend and former travel buddy, Rachel is getting married today! As is my tradition, my gift is that of a custom illustrated poem for the happy couple. This started many years ago (1998 to be exact) and my frustration with wedding registries. Well, trying to concept during a) a busy period of freelance … Read more
This is part two of a three-part series on my The Sketchbook Project entry. Read part one and part two on how I set up the sketchbook with new paper. The basic concept for the project is that when you sign up, you are provided a sketchbook to fill up with images based on a theme. I chose “Storybook” because I’ve … Read more
This is part two of a three-part series on my The Sketchbook Project entry. Read part one on how I set up the sketchbook with new paper. The basic concept for the project is that when you sign up, you are provided a sketchbook to fill up with images based on a theme. I chose “Storybook” because I’ve … Read more
This is part one of a three-part series on my The Sketchbook Project entry. I decided to enter the Art House Co-Op’s The Sketchbook Project this year based on the link provided by my design friends over at the HOW Design Forum. The great thing about knowing a lot of folks in the design industry … Read more
I was invited to participate in the Say Something Poster Project. Jason, one of the project founders, liked my work on the Haiti Poster Project and asked me to join in this new endeavor. This poster project gives designers the chance to “say something to inspire, motivate, and educate teenage kids.” Phase one would include … Read more
Sorry about the lack of blog posts lately. I’ve been quite busy this past holiday season with personal and freelance projects. Some I can show ya now, some I can’t… 😉 So I know this one is a bit late in coming, but I just had to show off my holiday card for 2010: Usually … Read more
At my day job at Dorothy Lane Market (an upscale grocer here in town), I’m the only designer on staff. It can be quite demanding at times, and like all design jobs, some projects are cooler than others. Once project I look forward to every year is the Food & Wine Show poster (and related … Read more
Over the summer, I was asked by my longtime friend Leslie (who co-owns the Innport B&B with her husband Jeff) to illustrate their dog, Deaf Monty for a new business venture. They are hoping to obtain a liquor license and open a small wine tasting bar at their bed & breakfast. They have a small … Read more
Wow, it’s been a busy year for me. So busy that I forgot to post several cool projects that I completed this year. Here’s one of them… I met Sarah through mutual friends a few years ago. She is a bright, bubbly, enthusiastic person. We both share a love of creativity and her energy really … Read more
The story of the 33 trapped Chilean miners has really captured my heart. These guys could die any day that they go into work as a part of their normal job. (Most of us designers just sit at desks,the most dangerous thing we have to worry about on a day-to-day basis is falling out of … Read more
After a short hiatus, the HOWiezine is back and to the theme for issue 14 was Coffee. Personally, I’m not a coffee fan, but I couldn’t miss a chance to participate, so I signed up without being inspired as to what I’d do. I did something thinking and I figured I could use my aversion … Read more
