Monkey Sports

Today was Jeans and Jerseys day at my day job. So, sitting at my computer this evening with my Irish beer-themed hockey jersey on, I decided to crank out a Data Monkey-themed jersey design. Found a nice mockup of a jersey, built a vector version of it, then laid out a quick design. Colors came … Continue reading Monkey Sports →

Obligatory map…

In my 'grownup' job, I deal with maps (have for 20+ years now) and WordPress has a basic web analytics (fancy word for activity tracking) that gives me a rough idea of where my visitors are coming from. It's not as fancy as the analytics on my portfolio page, but it's better than nothing. So … Continue reading Obligatory map… →

Sparks of creativity

I think most designers and artists have that moment, while working on a project, when a spark brings all the elements together in a flash. I had one of those moments tonight while working on a logo for an employee council at work. The project started with the usual circle, a popular form at work. … Continue reading Sparks of creativity →

Trying new approaches

I decided to start a more formal design presence, it was a pretty leap to take my signature design (at least one variation) and build a logo from it. Adding some blocky, almost stencil-like letters to convey the "DMD" concept was also an easy start, even with the second "D" being reversed to add a … Continue reading Trying new approaches →

Not My Circus

I think we've all had those moments when it's all going down the tubes and you realize....not my circus, not my monkeys. In honor of this colloquial phrase to signify it's not your problem, I whipped up these little designs. Nothing fancy, just one of those spur of the moment ideas that I cranked out. … Continue reading Not My Circus →

Sobriety of reality….

With life, some projects come to a standstill. In my case, work on Trigrams and some other card decks came to a hiatus. In an effort to keep some personal work alive related to those projects, I decided to research the real cost of a Kickstarter project, mostly focusing on Trigrams. With the few articles … Continue reading Sobriety of reality…. →

Coffee and doing sh..tuff

Was traveling recently, but this idea popped in my head. Seems the logical process for drinking coffee ad getting things done.

Commission or not

The bulk of my design work is self-initiated, with a few requests scattered in. I've received requests at work, or suggestions to submit ideas. The one area I really haven't strayed into is the world of commissions, where a new customer requests a design based on a concept. I've thought about adding a 'services' page … Continue reading Commission or not →

I am become life

EMS designs will be recurring design topic, mostly in support of my sister. A while back, I whipped up a quick design based on a quote from the Bhagavad Gita, made famous by Oppenheimer: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." As EMS is constantly fighting Death to save their patients, I turned … Continue reading I am become life →

New patches

Got the latest round of patches from Mutiny Shop. One is the Area 51 Security patch, the other is the "Secret Kiwi" design a coworker requested for some Kiwi friends of his. Overall not too bad, especially the patch quality. Probably made some of the text on the Area 51 patch a little too dark, … Continue reading New patches →