Design #109: What's the point?

This one's been finished for a while but for some reason life is taking over design and I've decided that's got to stop! I am excited to announce that I've joined The Sketchbook Project, so my Design a Day project will probably be put on hold until the end of the year. The Sketchbook Project is a very cool social endeavor - any artist can join, fill their sketchbook, and return it to Sketchbook headquarters by January 15, 2011. The sketchbooks will be exhibited in galleries and museums all across the country! After the tour, the sketchbooks will enter the permanent collections in the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

Until then - here's design 109:

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Design #108: Design can be beautiful

Sadly, it's true. I've been hard at work this weekend helping get the StitchMix website ready to launch and prepping for Fashion Night Out in Chicago this coming Friday (if you don't know what StitchMix is, shame on you!). Last night I had a burst of typographical inspiration and am happy to say that I've got quite a few hand-drawn type sketches ready to digitize. Here's to long weekends! Happy Labor Day.

**By the way, if you love the background pattern, it's mine and you can download it here.

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Design #107: Incognito with a mustache

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Design #106: Kickin’ it old style

Who could resist day-glo green and lightening bolts? Not me. Happy Monday!** If you're wondering the quote comes from the Malcolm Gladwell book Outliers. Random I know, but a great book.

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Design #105: Shape up ships

I'm happy to be back - even if just for an evening! Technically I've completed 2 designs this week, but I have to hold off on posting one of them because it will be featured on the super cool Design Milk blog next Wednesday (September 1). Design Milk is an online magazine dedicated to modern design including art, architecture, interior design, furniture and decor, fashion, and technology. They've been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Time Out New York, and is one of the Google Engineers’ Staff Picks.

Is it obvious about how excited I am about this?

For the time being, here's another hand-drawn type wallpaper for your enjoyment

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The summer of lots of work

The last few weeks of this summer have been hot and productive. While I've been furiously trying to tie up the last few ends of my summer extra-curricular design work, I've been totally slacking on my design a day (and feeling a little guilty I must admit). So in Dribbble-esque style, I decided to post snapshots of a few of the projects that I've had the chance to be involved with this summer. It's not everything - I don't know that I'm allowed to post some of them just yet - but it is my design a day alibi.

Invite for a co-worker's annual School's Out Party

A very exciting multi-part, summer-long project that's still under wraps

Updated an existing logo  - Need a custom vacation home in Colorado? I can hook you up.

T-Shirt design for an annual retreat. It ended up being a little too girly, but still fun anyway

This is actually an Aptera project - the annual open house. The best night of your life.

Design #104: Never ever

I find it intriguing. So many times you say (or you hear people say) that there is something they won't do, somewhere they won't live, something they won't be or do. Ironically, and more often than not, you find yourself (or those people) doing exactly what it was you said (or they said) they wouldn't do. It just makes you wonder... Learning experience anyone? .....................................

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