I was going to do an infographic on the medical costs of delivering a baby, but I didn't have time. So here are some random experiments I did today. Pixelized faces aren't new, but I thought the gradient was pleasantly unique. Each square is a vector and individually colored using illustrator. Any potential ...
Last week I posted a very rough draft of a personal story. It is a story of my first baby's birth. I went through several iterations and I am almost done. View photos of the baby here. Several people wondered how I could capture all the data. I did take some notes—mental notes and paper notes. ...
My baby came today—early in the morning. She is so amazing. I wrote some notes about the experience. Inspired by Feltron, I am recreating a timeline of the birth/labor from when the water broke until the delivery. My first pass is pretty rough. This upcoming week, I will work on this as well as on ...
I am thinking of design ideas in anticipation for my baby announcement and art for my baby's room. I am just in the exploration stage exploring imagery and monograms. I did the dragon sketches because she will be born in the year of the Dragon according to Chinese new year. She will be born in the ...
My friend Michelle Sorensen wrote this. I was reminded of it when I wrote my logo-progression post last week. I want to share this with every client that wants a "simple" logo. Logos are so simple! Why do they cost so much? You're right—the best logos out there are simple. However, making a simple logo doesn't make for an easy project. So ...
This was one of my favorite branding projects I did in school. Finding the right shape was a matter of pulsating in and out of craziness and sensibility (I should create an infographic about that). Anyway, the concept of evolution applies to design. Sometimes inspiration just has to come from random mutation. Sometimes it just ...
I didn't know that people were submitting logo ideas. I will contribute my ideas next week. I blog about philosophy here. Graphics help tell my story. Below are a few of the graphics that I have designed and used on my blog. I believe that designers have great potential to communicate their ideas through imagery.
Collecting is a way of imposing a certain type of order on the world. As we collect things, we engage in a process of mental ordering—categorizing objects, ideas, memories, etc. Collections are great resources for inspiration and creativity. One wonderful collector that I have met is J.P. Williams. He was a student of Paul Rand. I met him on ...
This is a simple thank you card I made for my aunt and uncle. The writing is kind of cheesy, but at least it made a nice pattern. I wanted to make something that would communicate thanks, but I didn't want to create something that they would just throw away. So I choose the format ...
Link to larger view This piece is a good introduction to my work and my passions. It is a representation of the LDS(Mormon) view of God's plan of salvation. It is pieced together by hundreds of references from LDS scriptures and religious leaders. It is still in progress. I have gained insight into several general principles of ...