What better day to announce my latest illustration/logo project involving U.S. Presidents, than Presidents Day? About a year ago I tripped over a very simple iconic, logo-like portrait of Hugo Chavez created by Argentinean based studio Nobrand. I was captivated by the way they captured so much of his likeness, by only using simple shapes […]
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Illustrating Orlando . . .
or, how many clichéd Florida icons can you squeeze into one word? When I was asked to create a logotype for a convention to be held in Orlando Florida next year, I wasn’t sure where to start. I had sketched out several different ideas that I kind of liked. But there was one idea I […]
Two logos selected for inclusion in Logo Lounge book 7
I was thrilled and honored to receive word that two of my logos (shown below) will be included in Rockport Publisher’s Logo Lounge book 7 available in July 2012. The first was created for the John Hancock Committee for the States, and the other was for Kara Collegeman Photography. You can read more about the […]
Court Report cover illustration
Being asked to do an illustration for a magazine is fun and exciting work. Being asked to illustrate the cover is even better, especially when it’s for a well crafted article written in the style of a Hardy Boy’s mystery. It was titled “The Mississippi Five and the Case of the Missing Case”. After being […]
Thoburn logo published in logolounge Master Library
Thrilled and honored to have my logo published in volume three of logolounge’s master library of shapes and symbols. I received my copy today, and immediately flipped to page 240 where my little flame appears.
Bass Coalition
The Bass Coalition is a summer workshop for Bass players and enthusiasts. One of their sponsors, NoTreble contacted me and asked if I could design a logo for the coalition. One of the biggest challenges that they mentioned was that it needed to appeal to both kinds of bass players, classical and electric. I was […]