More than a year ago I scratched out a very rough sketch of a cat pawing into an aquarium for a snack, and subsequently being pulled in by a huge octopus. It was an idea I had to illustrate the idiom “curiosity killed the cat”. That sketch got filed away in an ever increasing pile […]
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Chicago Promo Poster
I recently posted the logo I created for the 2010 conference held in Chicago. Below is the promo poster I just wrapped up for display at this years conference.
Dont Tread On Me
I was recently requested by American Majority to updated the famous “Dont Tread On Me” Gadsden flag of the coiled snake, using the two colors from their logo for posters they wanted to get printed. My instructions were to update it as much as possible while retaining the feel of the original. With these instructions […]
2010 Chicago Logo
When I approached the design for the 2010 Leaders Conference host city logo, I knew almost immediately that I wanted to work Chicago’s unique skyline into it. After several failed, “Frankenstein-esque” attempts, I decided to form the letters from the negative space created between the buildings. This worked really well for the “H, I and […]
Bad day
No, not the old 2005 Daniel Powter song (although it’s been playing in the back of my head since I started this post). I’m sure I was subconsciously inspired by Pixar’s short “Partly Couldy” (the one shown before “UP”) when I had this thought about happy clouds floating along until one storms by in a […]
Conference event logos
Every year I create an invitation for a non-profit organization’s national conference (not spec work). The invitation is typically 16-20 pages, 8.5×14 saddle stitched. It includes the typical conference stuff, like a brief write up on the host city or state, event schedule(s), guest speakers, registration forms and special sessions. Each of these special sessions […]