cardinal

here is a cardinal illustration i made to have as another print available at the second most awesome art market. you can details of the event here http://secondmostawesome.com/. my goal is to have two more new pieces to add to all of my old gig posters and random prints. 2 down, 2 to go.

indiana sucks

i am putting together some different print ideas for a art show both i will be in during the month of march.  here is my illustration of indiana sucking... i don't necessarily think indiana sucks, but i thought it would make a nice image.

new logo for me

ok, its official... this will be my new logo.  i have never been totally happy with any of my pedale logos upto this point.  for this logo i decided to do another mash up of a traditional german script font.  taking things apart and putting them back together has always been an important part of my design; so, naturally i wanted to incorporate that in my brand.  for some time i have always been drawn to german letters and i could not remove the idea shown above from my head.  i spent about 15 hours over the last 2 weeks tweaking and adjusting the new letter to my specific preference.   i made over 50 versions, all a little different from the last.  finally, i am happy with this logo and believe it was the most crafted work i have created yet.

shapes

a couple of weeks ago i started making shapes at random.  i decided to start looking at the shapes i created and see what objects they reminded me of.  once i discover the object, i manipulate it fit the shape it reminded me of.  this is my first try... i havent really developed the idea, but i am happy with how this first one turned out.  the shape below the word is the random shape that i started out with.

the parade schedule

it has been over a year since i have done a gig poster.  after all of my work in branding, making brochure, my new focus on type and layout... i really feel out of touch with making posters.  this is a sobering feeling because  it was gig posters that initially turned me on to graphic design.  my respect for certain poster makers has been re-instated.

new stuff added to my website

i looked over my work from the past year, and decided that my website was long overdue for an update.  the new material help balance out the style and quality of work that i am putting out these days. you can visit the website at pedaledesign.com 

Matthews Table

Here is another logo/brochure design for a acts 29 church plant. This church is going to be planted in richmond virginia, the ninth most dangerous city in the U.S.  I attempted to bring a street art culture to the brochure, without losing any momentum with the delivery of text, and without alienating those potential supporters from the burbs... hopefully my street cred goes up a notch with this one.