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A Few Art Wall Panoramas
One of the things that I consistently enjoy about living here in Venice is the art that is living around me. And one of the most dynamic and evolving pieces is the Venice Art Walls. These are a few panoramas I’ve put together, and I really liked how they turned out, photomerge in photoshop can…
My New Cards, And How You Can DO IT YOURSELF!
When I ordered my latest pair of Pirate Sandals, Kevin threw in a few CardHippie business cards as well, and I thought it was an awesome idea when I saw it, after a little more searching, I found this helpful DIY thanks to Eco Etsy. So I went about the following steps sand now have…
15RoseAve.com is feeling better now
Some minor visual fixes and suddenly a site can turn feel so much better. I finally got back to cleaning up the visual flaws that were bothering me on 15roseave.com, and added some new functionality as well. Re-worked the header, added a global translation plug-in, polished the social sidebar and now it includes the recent…
15 Rose Logo Re-Visited
A small touch up, made the ‘1’ more like a ‘1’, fattened some of the limbs, and took away the “ave” in place of a rose. The change came about when making the clients business card, and he asked if I could change the logo and make the ‘1’ look more like a ‘1’…
15 Rose Logo Featured
Reading reddit this morning caused me to click on the follow up to an article I had commented on a week or so ago from the graphic design blog about Logos with Hidden Messages. Then while reading the sequel, “30 more Hidden Logos” I noticed my 15 Rose Ave logo made the list.
15 Rose Logo Design
I was asked to work on the design for 15 Rose Ave, a traveller’s house in Venice, CA. Here’s what I came up with. I really wanted to get the whole thing to be one smooth, organic piece, while joining the ‘5’ and the ‘R’ together. I feel like it all kind of moves in…
15 Rose Site Build
Finished up designing and building 15rose.com, the official site of a small family-owned hostel/hotel in Venice, CA. I designed the logo as well the entire site layout, and used creative commons pictures from flickr for the background collage. The site is built on thematic and wordpress.
Chihuly at the Desert Botanical Gardens
Dave Chihuly is an amazing glass artist, please click through to this website to see just how amazing his work really is. We were at a showcase of his work at the Desert Botanical Gardens, and I snapped a few pics, as someone on the forums said, he did all the hard work of making…
Sedona, AZ
Hiked around Sedona for the weekend, here are a few shots from that adventure. [pe2-gallery album=”aHR0cDovL3BpY2FzYXdlYi5nb29nbGUuY29tL2RhdGEvZmVlZC9iYXNlL3VzZXIvMTA1MzQyODU3Njk2NDk4NzE1MDM4L2FsYnVtaWQvNTQ5ODM3NjI1ODA1OTcyMjQ4MT9hbHQ9cnNzJmFtcDtobD1lbl9VUyZraW5kPXBob3Rv”]
Little Big Planet & HeadShot
I’m currently working on a level for Little Big Planet centered around HeadShot Energy Shot. You grab a bottle and fly through the air, it’s fun stuff but still needs just a few more tweaks to fix the obvious problems. I’m going to try to update some of the pictures too, but it should be…