Archive for the ‘Tips’ Category

How I Make Canvas Wraps

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

I thought this might make for an interesting blog since I just put the finishing touches on 10 canvas wraps. I’ve had people ask me if these are like the (cheap) canvas wraps found in stores. The answer is simply no. I put extra effort into each wrap, at added cost to me. I don’t [...]

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Time Magazine Cover History

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

I’ve been doing some research for a project and I came across a very sweet collection of Time Magazine covers, basically the whole history of their visual identity. Check it out here. There are all kinds of other publications on the site, so be prepared to waste a lot of time if you’re into visual [...]

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Crushing Creative Block

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

After reading this excellent post on the topic of “Creative Block” I decided it would make an excellent blog post… since I’ve already been slacking on the blog!

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Grover Cleveland, A Process

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

I thought a process blog might be of some interest, so here we go. It’s the first one of it’s kind! I’ll avoid much written word in this first post, maybe in the future I’ll up the windbag factor. After a light pencil transfer, I tape the sketch to the wall behind the desk. I [...]

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House Industries Neutraface

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Well, so much for plans. When this typeface package arrive on my doorstep this afternoon between the snowdrifts, I knew I must blog about it. The edge-of-your-seat topic that is “Color Management” will have to hang on a bit longer.

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2010 Preview

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Typically I don’t make plans to break them, I just don’t bother with planning at all. This year, however, I believe that will change somewhat. Below is a rough outline of where I’m going in the next few weeks.

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