2012 Steampunk Calendar

It's been far too long since I last posted on this blog. FAIL. But as you can tell, I've been busy! The Steampunk bug bit me so I started illustrating everything I could think of... which quickly became a calendar. Take a look! http://www.etsy.com/listing/86080248/2012-steampunk-gadget-calendar

Lawn & Garden Banner

A production manager at work wanted a banner that encapsulated everything that the Lawn & Garden category at my company sells. So I spelled it out with typography and mixed it in with some simple plants and spiced it up with more geometric shapes in the background.

Eye Health & Safety

The inspiration behind this was the American dollar (the all-seeing eye) and basic symmetry. My vision is one of the most important things to me so I keep a good supply of carrots on hand. :)

Biggest Loser Competition

The company I work for is putting on a Biggest Loser Weight Competition. For this poster, I first toyed with the idea of illustrating a tape measurer or a scale but then I realized that illustrating a big belly that almost looked as big as the sun would speak much louder to all the people that need to shed a few LB's. I went for an old screen print feel and used the fonts Headline and Univers.

Cowboy Carnival

Once again, my church calling came, well, calling. This is a poster I designed for the stake singles activity - the Cowboy Carnival. The inspiration behind this was old newspapers. The "Bring Your Friends" is meant to mimic a cattle brand.

Wedding Invitation + Insert

Wedding season is here and look who's a maid of honor! Yah yah yah! As maid of honor, one of my wedding gifts to the happy couple (Larissa and Bobby) was a custom designed wedding invitation and insert. Larissa had a hard time choosing just one picture so we decided to make a mini booklet with one main photograph on top, the information behind that, and a little surprise collage on the back. We had to do all of this with not a lot of money. It turned out to be around $300 which isn't too bad for invitations, I don't think. All in all, it was a blast to design these for one of my best friends.

Foot Kindness

For work I had to design a poster and brochures meant to teach people about the importance of keeping your feet healthy. Sounds kind of silly, but they're pretty important! I wanted to have a simple but strong message come across in the posters and brochures. I like to think I succeeded.