Color is one of the key things to design. Choose the right color, it evokes certain emotions, as does the wrong. There are way too many colors in nature to truly see them all. For designers, it becomes a matter of palettes or collections of colors. Some designers will simply look up colors with no … Continue reading Well, color me…
When a can isn’t enough…
We've all heard the phrase 'can of whoop a**". I whipped this design up for those times when a can isn't enough. Introducing the 55-gallon drum of whoop a**! This is the censored version, there are two other less censored ones.
Marvin Would be Proud…
In honor of the impending 'invasion' of Area 51, aka Groom Lake, I threw together a patch the security teams could wear.
What’s the Frequency…
One of my other hobbies, albeit less attended to is, is Amateur ("Ham") Radio. I've had my license since 2008 and have a few handheld radios. At work, we have a group of Hams (in more ways than one) that chat about a lot of things including radios. The other day, one of the Hams … Continue reading What’s the Frequency…
More Product Exploration
Had a friend who runs a side screenprinting business ask about a sticker company, Rockin' Monkey (no association to Data Monkey). So, I decided to try them out as they offered glow-in-the-dark stickers. The test run came in today. I got out my little photo studio box and took some quick snaps of the stickers. … Continue reading More Product Exploration
Trigrams, an expanding collection
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
Trigrams Update 6/30/19
For those following the Trigrams card development, just wanted to say it's still on my to-do list. Life and other projects have taken precedence. I'm also trying to figure how best to tackle ensuring 104 cards are laid out correctly and the same. In the mean time, I'd welcome comments, thoughts, etc. on the deck. … Continue reading Trigrams Update 6/30/19
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
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