Decided to use some of the artwork from the Trigrams card deck on other items. Yes, it's a tie-in type thing, but also gives me another outlet for some of the designs besides cards. First item is simply a mug with the graphics from the court (A, J, Q, K) cards of the Water suit. … Continue reading Trigrams, an expanding collection
Category: Logos
Design Capital, pt 2
I decided to start a store on Zazzle. May not be only place, but it's start. Right now I have 4 separate collections, focused on different designs. Each one has a few items to start with, but I'll likely be adding more. Take a look and see what you think. https://www.zazzle.com/store/datamonkeydesigns
Design Capital
To quote Yogurt from Spaceballs - "Moychandising, moychandising, moychandising" As you saw with my Best Woman design, I've tinkered with the print-on-demand (POD) idea before. So, now with my expanded portfolio compared to my early Cafe Press days, I'm contemplating building another store for the monkeys and other designs. Now comes the question of which … Continue reading Design Capital
Dropping Coin
I've recently expanded my design work into challenge coins at work. My first real creation was for a recent conference at work, which received rave reviews, requests exceeded the number produced, and netted the conference a hefty reserve for next year. Since it was for work though, that specific design won't be appearing here or … Continue reading Dropping Coin
Paramedic Class of 2019 Patches
As mentioned in a previous post, my sister is becoming a Paramedic. Proud of her for the long hours it takes, plus her dedication to helping people. In honor of her class, I decided to take elements from one of the patches I worked up for her district and make a patch for her class. … Continue reading Paramedic Class of 2019 Patches
Load, Lock, Light
This one came to me after seeing a lot of "live, love, laugh" type stickers and such. Snark should be no surprise to anyone by now. This one takes a more tactical approach to life. And as a quick explanation, this is the general process for loading a weapon, locking your bolt and target, and … Continue reading Load, Lock, Light
Design Darwinism
Do designs just magically pop from mind to screen? Lord I wish so. Any artist will likely tell you that design or art is a process. A thought or inspiration sparks in the mind, then the fun of making that spark into something real. My prime design, the data monkey, was no different. Born about … Continue reading Design Darwinism
Tradition Breaking
When I married my lovely wife (no, not in the doghouse), we went a little a little non-traditional. Due to other unfortunate circumstances, my wife was walked down the aisle bu her mother. One of the happier changes was not having a best man, but a best woman. My best friends have been for a … Continue reading Tradition Breaking
International Squirrels…
This series of patch designs came about as a spoof more or less of the 'secret squirrel' patch often seen in the morale patch community. The original patch in this group was the 'secret camel,' with one variation using Joe Camel [not posted here due to trademarks and such]. Some of them are more sarcastic … Continue reading International Squirrels…
Donut Runner
Inspiration can come from a lot places. I see a lot of things during the day, some of which will spark an idea. We've all seen those "13.1" or "26.2" oval stickers on back windows of cars. More power to people who can actually run that far. One day I saw a "0.0" sticker and … Continue reading Donut Runner
Data Monkey Designs 