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
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
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
Six years ago, around the 4th of July, I received a message from one of my best friend's boyfriend. He and I never talked directly. The message was simple. Jacquie, my best friend since middle school, had died. At the time, my family and I were on a drive through rural Nebraska during a family … Continue reading Memoriam
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
My sister, currently an EMT, is working on becoming a full Paramedic. A few years ago, she asked about patches for her ambulance district. It's a common tradition amongst emergency services (police, fire, EMS) to trade patches with other departments. Since her district didn't really have a custom patch, she wondered if I could work … Continue reading Paramedic Patches
Here's a quick wireframe of the Dare You? cards. Each category (theme, duration, location, activity) will have a different graphic basis and background color, but would otherwise follow this general layout.
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…
We've all heard the universal phrase "can you photoshop this?" Yes, Adobe's raster/image manipulation software has become part of the English lexicon (at least American English). But is it the only tool out there? Short answer: no. Long answer: there are a number of programs that are free. The one I have installed and use … Continue reading Can You Tweak This Photo?
Probably the most developed and oldest big project of mine, outside of the Monkeys, has been a playing card deck featuring all the ranks of the US Military. As the son of veterans, this has a certain personal sense to it. I don't exactly recall what started this project to be honest. In part, it … Continue reading Deck of Defense
Data Monkey Designs 