Someone Shot My Screen

This aired a few weeks ago, but I thought I'd post this image now that I have a semi-decent screen shot of it. If you didn't notice right away, this shot from the ABC show Cavemen features one of the characters wearing a shirt that I designed. Kinda cool.

Too Many Dunnys

So the Copeland "Dressed Up & In Line" layout is finished. Here's the final cover image. It was very nostalgia-inducing, putting this record together. The band decided to go with a very minimal, sort of British-looking feel for the layout, which was fine with me - that's sort of what I always did for Copeland, anyway. Next up, the finishing touches on We Shot The Moon's stuff, and then a swift move to California. Pray for my sanity, if you have the time. It's going to be a hectic couple of weeks.

Have I No Shame?

I spent a little while showing a friend of mine some designs over the old iChat tonight. I showed him one in particular that I re-designed from a previous mockup that another client of mine had turned down. I thought he'd find it interesting, so I showed him the previous mockup and then for good measure I showed him the mockup previous to that one. This was the 3rd version of a design that I loved, but that my clients didn't.

I started looking through my client folder and started singling out the designs that I've done up for more than one client. In particular, there's 3 designs out for approval right now that I previously mocked up for at least 2 clients each. I love these designs, dang it all. They're my babies. My clients just don't see their beauty. I'm so lucky as a designer to work in a field that allows me to whore out my creations like this.

You'd think that I'd get the message that maybe these designs just aren't good. Nope. That's incorrect thinking. I'll thank you to get away from me with that negativity.

Somebody's going to like my shirt design that has a plate of bacon and eggs and a glass of orange juice with a smile on its face. You'll see.

Boogie Nights

I just updated TiredChildren.com with 4 new t-shirt designs. They were commissioned to be used on an upcoming ABC tv series. Look for them on tv soon, and for now go check them out on TiredChildren.com. Here's one of the shirts:

The Front Has A Back

Some fun with transparency and drop shadows in Illustrator today. Here's a rough version of the back of the We Shot The Moon EP.

Pantone Black 6 C

I've got another design up on Threadless. Take a few minutes and go vote for it.

A Weekend of Shirts

This weekend featured me, my computer, and several t-shirt designs. I'm really happy with the quality and quantity of the work I've been doing lately. Here's a sneak peek at one of the mockups that features some fun that I had with crayons and some water color paper:

Cardiff By The Sea pt. 2

Cardiff By The Sea

Well it looks like I finally figured out that throwing stuff away immediately after creating it isn't exactly a good practice. Generally, if I'm working on a piece of art and I decide that I don't like it, I trash it. That's come back to bite me in the butt a few times when I've realized that I should have kept whatever it was.

I've been quickly trying to get some mock-ups together for a band called We Shot The Moon. I was originally told that a possible idea for the title was "Cardiff By The Sea," and I started making some stuff based on that. I was later told that the final title had been decided on, and it was "The Polar Bear & Cougar." I came really close to closing the window I was working in without saving, since the design seemed to not work now. I changed my mind, however, and saved it.

Then last night, at 2am, I decided to open that file again to take a look at it. I made 3 simple changes to it, and now it looks like it's been approved as the cover. Thank goodness I saved it. I'm happy with me today.