While perusing the Christmas card isle I noticed they were stocked full of pretty cards featuring Mary and Joseph en-route to Bethlehem. The star is shining bright. There’s peace in the air. Then it hit me, if donkeys are notoriously stubborn, wouldn’t this be more like it? To all a very Merry Christmas, and […]
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Pandora poster contest
If you’re not familiar with Pandora then I suggest you become acquainted. You tell Pandora a song or artist you like and they only play music similar in style. You can set up multiple “stations”, one for every mood. They’re currently taking submissions for their second annual poster contest to support Global Giving. Above is […]
The Dork Knight
Like so many other people, I braved the opening weekend of the premier of the latest installment of the new Batman movies, “The Dark Knight”. Actually it was part of my birthday celebration. Since the kids, my wife and I rarely get out alone. So, as a gift, my wife arranged for a sitter and […]
Monkey Bars
So recently, a fellow designer and I were discussing how we often feel like trained graphical monkeys. Mashing the buttons on our keyboards while the zoo keeper hands us endless edits, and slips a little food down the tube in the wall. The comment was made that all we needed were “monkey bars” over our […]
Illustration Friday
But it’s only Wednesday! This is my first ever Illustration Friday project. In case you’re wondering Illustration Friday is a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday, then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation. I set aside some time this week for the challenge. This is a slight […]
King David
I sketched this idea out about seven years ago. When I finally got around to working on it, I discovered that the original sketch was lost somewhere between here and the other places I’ve moved since then. This is the “new and improved” version. I tweaked a few things and changed the armor, which was […]