I didn’t get a chance to create a brand new illustration this week because of the big move to the new studio… which we are all excited about. So I decided to take an older graphic and flip it. This lion was originally a Persian Lion I created for our friend, Farshad@StandardATL.
In Rastafari, “The Lion of Judah” represents Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and is the symbol for the Rastafari movement. We’ve been listening to a lot of Reggae & Dancehall at the new studio so I thought this would be perfect for this week’s illustration.
With the ever popular trend of Sh*t Girls Say spinoff videos, I thought I’d post some videos that apply to creative industry folks. We’ve either been in this category, or have worked with people that have said these exact lines. My favorite: “It’s not a font, it’s a typeface.” I say this to people all the time and am willing to get in an argument over that terminology. ESPECIALLY, if I drew those letters by hand! NOT A FONT! Anyway, check out all the videos all out after the jump. (Some are better than others) Read the rest of this entry »
With only one more NFL game to be played under the Reebok contract, the folks at Nike are preparing to make some exciting changes to the way teams look on the field. Get hyped up by Michael Irvin in this Nike Football Epic Transformation video.
Yesterday’s Pro Bowl in Hawaii marked the beginning of the Nike era with some new cleats and these awesome team logo gloves (photos after the jump). Read the rest of this entry »
Playing off of last week’s theme of fusing Mayan Culture with Greek Mythology, I fully developed the other character off the Famine Seal into Zeus, the top dog on Mount Olympus. According to mythology, Prometheus stole fire and gave it to man. This infuriated Zeus so he decided to punish Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and sent an Eagle to tear out his liver everyday… Ouch!
Trying to start 2012 in full gear, I want to create a new illustration every week and post it on the blog. It would give me a chance to explore more characters. Like this guy, Prometheus, taken from the Famine Seal graphic t-shirt. View it here.
Nike will celebrate the Ducks’ return to the Rose Bowl with the debut of its latest Nike Pro Combat system of dress – the most advanced football uniform system ever assembled. Read more after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Pacific Standard Time put together a series of videos celebrating art in L.A. from 1945-1980. In this video, Rapper/Actor (Ghosts of Mars, Anaconda, etc), Ice Cube discusses the brilliance behind The Eames House. Built in 1949, the Eames House was designed by Charles and Ray Eames to be their home, a place to live and work. We’re big fan’s of Ray and Charles Eames so it’s great to see them still being appreciated.
One of the most prominent features of the University of Oregon’s Matthew Knight Arena is Kilkenny Floor which was designed by Tinker Hatfield, Nike’s VP of Creative Design and named after former Oregon Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny. Called “Deep in the Woods”, the floor’s design gives the impression of being lost in a Pacific Northwest forest, gazing towards the sky. The charge for Hatfield was to design something that echoed the “Tall Firs” nickname of the 1938-39 Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team, winners of the inaugural NCAA basketball championship as well as providing an iconic television presence for the University of Oregon. What do you think of the floor’s design. Do you think it provides the Ducks with a home court advantage?
Charlotte’s Black Sheep Skate Shop has teamed up with Alien Workshop for a limited edition deck that will be released on Friday, December 2nd, 2011. The original artwork was created by Alien Workshop co-founder Mike Hill. To celebrate this release, Black Sheep has teamed up with CharlotteSkate for a photo retrospective of the skateboarding scene in Charlotte featuring over 20 years of local skateboard history from photographers, including Brian Tucker, Richie McCorkle, Jason Waters, and Mark Hansen.
Awhile back, I mentioned that I teach a design class at Portfolio Center. Occasionally I’ll have my students redesign a sports team identity. I’ve never posted end-of-quarter projects and readers have been asking to see the results, so here is the first post of the sort. I’ll begin posting finished work from my students whenever I feel like it. Last quarter, I asked a 2nd quarter student, Ryan Wood, to redesign a minor league baseball team. I gave him the freedom to pick a team that he thought had a wonky brand identity, so he chose the Erie Seawolves.
10 weeks ago, Ryan didn’t know a lick of Illustrator, so I wouldn’t let him use his computer. I forced him to use what he had: a pencil and a notepad. Hundreds (and I seriously mean hundreds) of sketches later, he was ready to take all his graphic elements into the computer. Rather, I allowed him to use his computer once he exhausted every possibility he could think of. Within a matter of weeks, Ryan earned his Illustrator chops and churned out a beautifully executed MiLB identity for a 2nd quarter design student. There are a few things I’d like to see him to do push his concept further and he’ll have plenty of time for that during his final 1.5 years at Portfolio Center. See it all after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
