a., viince

Unique LA - July 30 & 31

2011-07-13T10:09:00.001-07:00

Be True Revise

2011-07-13T10:03:00.000-07:00

via instagram. Follow me on instagram; my screenname is—vtotheizza

Been a while, blogspot looks so different!

Monster in the Crowd

2011-04-20T23:22:00.000-07:00

I took this photo in Tokyo, Japan, back in December 2009. This illustration on my photography is actually part two in a series that I’ll continue to add to. Just for fun.

Fluent Flyers Website: Up and Running!

2011-01-03T17:11:00.000-08:00

http://www.fluentflyers.com
this is my brother and i's t-shirt company! It's officially up and running. Check it out and let us know what you think! Thanks!

Fluent Flyers Launch Tomorrow!

2011-01-02T18:04:00.000-08:00

Why hello, my bro and i's t-shirt company is launching tomorrow! As in the website and online shop. Stay tuned for more info! Thank you.

http://www.facebook.com/fluentflyers

http://twitter.com/fluentflyers

Arriving soon!

2010-11-19T11:46:00.000-08:00

on facebook. on twitter.

shop in the works.

Twitter

2010-10-16T21:27:00.000-07:00

Something in the works. Follow us on TWITTER! :-)

Cut and Paste Los Angeles 2010 / Homer + gummi bear in a chocolate car

2010-10-04T20:56:00.000-07:00

Homer and his giant gummi bear homie driving around in a chocolate Hershey car.

This was my test round entry for Cut & Paste 2010: Los Angeles: digital design tournament. (http://cutandpaste.com) 15 minutes to design from scratch. Made it to the finals in '09 but I didn't make it this time around. I'm still pretty happy about my piece though. And it was fun going out there for the test round. Just like last year, the test round topic was bliss! On to the next. :-)

Kid Cudi Music Break:
music inspires art.

Kevin Hart is not cocky.

2010-09-16T21:58:00.000-07:00

Kevin Hart was in Big Boy's Neighborhood a week or two ago. Funny interview throughout but this had to be his funniest line: "I'm not cocky... but my swagger is." Laughed out loud for real. More than a week later, I (personally) still find it funny. So much so, that I had to slap this together really quick. It's not about the design though, it's about the swagger. lol Peace -vince.

Logo Progress :-)

2010-09-06T10:58:00.000-07:00

My Book!

2010-08-02T13:27:00.000-07:00

Hey! Check out my book! You can get it at the link posted below. I've been so busy lately that I've completely overlooked and forgotten it for so long! So, just wanted to post about it now finally. Thanks.

26 Insanely Strange and Ridiculously Random Happenings That Just Might Tickle Your Funny Bone @ Amazon

edit: amazon's back ordered; click here instead: http://tinyurl.com/23o33hm

Piggy back

2010-05-07T12:46:00.000-07:00

Daily Grinding

2010-04-23T09:27:00.000-07:00

JPN FOTOS.

Brought it back!

2010-04-15T10:39:00.000-07:00

GO! PENCIL! GO!

Rhino Wobble

2010-04-08T15:33:00.000-07:00

Just practicing with my pen tablet that I got a couple months ago.

Ps. Check out my website. vincentakuin.com Also done a couple months ago. Thanks.

Guerilla Memoirs

2010-04-05T23:31:00.000-07:00

Michael Manalo and I collaborated on this project almost two years ago. The Iraqimemorial.org project was featured at the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Nevada, Reno, last month.. from February 15-March 12, 2010.

(click image to zoom)

More info:
http://iraqimemorial.org

West Valley 580

2010-04-01T17:18:00.000-07:00

This design was intended for a charcoal colored shirt. Large print on the back and a smaller print on the front over the heart. I love blogging about the process when I can. :D

This shirt is for the West Valley CHP. They have an annual ride or race from Baker to Las Vegas. This isn't usually my style but it was fun to work on. Plus it gave me more practice with my tablet that I got a few months ago. Intuos 4!

Check out my step-by-step process after the jump!

*EDIT: I added steps 10, 11, 12 due to last minute changes. 4/5/10*

1. Initial sketch.
2. Some edits.
3. Re-sketching out the layout.
4. Getting the style down.
5. Roughing in the rest of the layout in Illustrator.
6. Line work.
7. Clean up line work.
8. Color, shading and details.
9. Finishing touches and fin.
10. Last minute change of direction? Yes, it happens and you have to roll with it. Redrawing over the old.
11. Outlining the snake.
12. Viola! Dunzo.
13. And lastly, knock-out a super quick knock-off of the VW logo for the front. ;)
Again, it's supposed to be on a charcoal shirt, I'm just posting on white because it looks cleaner and clearer online. Thanks for checking in! Peace.

Blues and Greens

2010-02-09T19:41:00.000-08:00

Frog and Turtle

2010-01-15T19:35:00.000-08:00

[for abby]

Japan + Philippines

2010-01-10T11:57:00.000-08:00

Please do check out my photography from Tokyo from a few weeks ago. @flickr! The trip was amazing! I'm still in the process of uploading photos so stay tuned!

Also check out my Philippines Album. Christmas, New Years and everything in-between. The Fam helps it top Tokyo by a mile. ;-)

Downtown San Francisco

2009-12-12T16:12:00.000-08:00

I'm going to Tokyo on Wednesday! :-)

Smoke and Rockets

2009-12-01T16:46:00.000-08:00

Fullerton Photographia

2009-11-25T21:19:00.000-08:00

Photoshoot with Chloe and Bullet from this Sunday. I'm still in the process of editing and uploading photos but you can check out the lot of them at my flickr. More to come when I get the time.

ps. check out Bullet's new photography blog: http://shootingla.blogspot.com/ for some primo shots.

26 Happs

2009-10-08T07:48:00.000-07:00

26 HAPPS: Recently redesigned cover. Crop-marked and everything! Two thirds of the way through approvals and print production.

Bus Stop

2009-09-21T10:51:00.000-07:00

Location: Downtown LA.

I still have plenty of photos to edit from this shoot. I'll be posting those at my flickr when done. Stay tuned.

On a side note, I bought my first Moleskine sketchbook ever a few days ago! :-) So nice. I accidentally spilled juice on it... ermm, i mean, I purposely christened it before laying some pencil down. HAHA.

Dirty Digs Stickers

2009-09-03T19:10:00.001-07:00

More to come. Whenever I get around to it. If I get around to it actually!

My Farmville Mario

2009-08-27T19:09:00.000-07:00

Farmville is the Facebook farming sensation! Here is Super Mario that I made out of hay bales! I'm currently a level 19 farmer and I'm gonna hit 20 very soon. And yes: me = dork. hehe.

Fave Go Pencil Go Doodles

2009-08-14T22:39:00.000-07:00

If you haven't checked out my other blog, you should take a second and look: http://gopencilgo.blogspot.com. It's been one of my bigger projects as a whole lately so it only feels right that I write about it here. Here's my personal top 3:

3. #8. Much Ado Bear: Pretty much a update of the original. Update probably isn't the right word. Let's just say it was a different approach to it. Simple sells. (posted May 28, 2009)

2. #27. Ms. Jenie. The first of a long string of portraits done. Anybody is welcome to request a doodle in the shoutmix box located at the left. I prefer more variety than a portrait of you but I don't mind them to much. The string will continue. (posted June 14, 2009)

1. #46. Tortoise Rider Colored. My hands down favorite. It was the most fun to draw and imagine. Post-Its saved the day so I didn't photoshop them out just yet. My logo has come to life. (posted July 3, 2009)

Feels good to be able to update this blog as I've been concentrating on Go Pencil Go. It feels doubly good to look back at what I've done so far and realize that I must step-up my game a little bit. I'm going to keep this up because I just got a healthy dose of inspiration and motivation just now.

I'm currently at #77. Which is a sort of a pointy looking rabbit. Check out the Big Bear in the Forest series! Make requests! Leave comments! Go time! Go, pencil, go.

ps. in all honesty, all this post is is just more promotion for my daily doodle blog. I appreciate you reading this really I do! :-)

26 Happs Sneak

2009-08-01T01:25:00.000-07:00

Tools and Space

2009-07-23T20:21:00.000-07:00

Self portrait.

Fly Saucer

2009-06-30T00:39:00.000-07:00

click here to see the original.

Kobe Bryant

2009-06-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

I have the b/w version up at http://gopencilgo.blogspot.com but I just wanted to post up the purple and gold version. Can't wait for next season!! :-)

A few more...

2009-06-17T18:10:00.000-07:00

...for now. Alright, where's my sketchbook at?

Photog Workin'

2009-06-17T13:55:00.000-07:00

Sums up a lot from last Saturday's Downtown shoot. Just posting one photo for now. I make more time to draw (http://gopencilgo.blogspot.com) than to edit photos. Bullet's gonna shoot you! Here he is trying to organize about 15 people.(ps. my flickr)

Space Girl

2009-05-13T15:07:00.001-07:00

Concept artwork + color and line practice.

Grad Balloons

2009-05-12T22:45:00.000-07:00

Just a little something for my near 3 month blogging absence. Congrats graduates!

Cut & Paste Competition 2009 Aftermath

2009-02-25T09:42:00.000-08:00

So Cut & Paste seemed like it just flew by. It was hectic and fun. No, I didn't win but I did make it to the final round. Despite a stressful morning and early afternoon, it was an amazing time. And I just noticed they updated their website with photos so now I can update my artblog. So here's 30 minutes worth of art from a saturday evening in Los Angeles. Yes, indeed.

Round 1: Human Nature - tattoo
Positive thoughts and ideas grow beautiful things. Negativity grows thorns.

Round 2: Time Travel - lunchbox
It's like a suitcase hence 'travel'. The stickers are time related and food related and there's your 'time' and 'lunchbox'. =)

Thanks for all the love and support the past couple weeks! =P Cheers.

PS. I seriously need to go snowboarding soon!

Cut & Paste Competition 2009 / Bliss

2009-01-30T15:33:00.000-08:00

I very recently found out that I will be partaking and competing in what's called the Cut&Paste competition (Los Angeles; there's others in other cities as well). In a nutshell, the participants have 15 minutes to build their design from scratch based off a certain subject. There's 8 designers, 3 rounds and an audience of about 1000.This monkey fishing for banana fish in banana waters was my test round idea; which I sacrificed a day of snowboarding to attend. The subject was 'bliss.' This actual picture is my pre-test round before the actual test round cuz i didn't get a chance to save it for myself. So yeah, that was done in 15 minutes.

Anyways, Cut&Paste goes down on Saturday February 21st, 2009 at Avalon Hollywood. 5PM - 11PM. $15 online pre-sale. $20 at the door. For more information, take a gander here. Mark you calendar. Come out if you can. I really don't know what to expect but it should be fun and something different!

M is for...

2008-12-09T22:37:00.000-08:00

Brought to you by the letter M!

Angry Alligator

2008-12-08T23:14:00.000-08:00

This gator is from my children's book that I'm currently reworking. Just a quick sketch and color study. Refreshing myself on coloring with Photoshop. I've come to realize that coloring with a mouse is a pain in the wrist! I'll seek a Wacom or a Cintiq when I really get going with this certain thing that I really need to get going on.

Yes, We Can.

2008-11-01T12:16:00.000-07:00

"We've been warned against offering people of this nation false hope,
but in the unlikely story that is America,
there has never been anything false about hope."

They're playin' bas-ket-ball!

2008-10-28T23:17:00.000-07:00

WE LOVE THAT BAS-KET-BALL!

Just after opening day,
I want to make some predictions for this season. So here goes:

Most Valuable Player: Lebron James of the Cavs
Rookie of the Year: Derrick Rose of the Bulls
Defensive Player of the Year: Marcus Camby of the Clippers
Sixth Man of the Year: Lamar Odom of the Lakers (if he comes off the bench all season; otherwise, I'll go with Barbosa)
Most Improved Player: Thaddeus Young of the Sixers
Head Coach of the Year: Maurice Cheeks of the Sixers
(yeah, sixers have a dope team, they'll get like 5th in the east)

Western Champs: Los Angeles Lakers
Eastern Champs: Cleveland Cavs

NBA Champs: Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant

So yeah, I'll come back to this very post when LAL is lifting their trophy and see if I got everything else right.

K FN G !

[excuse this non-art blog post. peeaces. =).]

Sooner or Later

2008-10-12T22:24:00.000-07:00

Sooner or Later is my favorite song off of n*e*r*d's last album, Seeing Sounds; despite the fact that it's kind of a major downer. The photo was taken at the Wiltern about a month ago. They opened for Common. [non gif version]

Jack's Mannequin - Caves

2008-10-11T19:36:00.000-07:00

An intermission between my usual posts (although i do have a photo right there) partially due to the lack of new artwork. From last night, Jack's Mannequin performing Caves at the Viper Room in Hollywood. Enjoy!

Oktoberfest

2008-10-04T11:31:00.000-07:00

Here's an Oktoberfest flyer/mag ad I designed for WU. The actual final was blue, but I really prefer green. oye. oye. oye!

Evil Ben

2008-09-25T00:23:00.000-07:00

ben's such a bad ass. lol.

Song for Puppy

2008-08-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

I had some time earlier, so I drew this with Facebook's graffiti application once again. It's for this music contest but I don't expect much from it lol. Just had to try it one time. Click here (replay). live mighty.

See the Sun

2008-07-27T11:09:00.000-07:00

Another facebook graffiti application drawing. Just tried to recreate bullet's see the sun photograph as fast as i could. I had to stretch it out a bit.

Happy Graduation!

2008-07-24T19:29:00.000-07:00

ucsb graduation. 14th of june. 2008. jl&is. click. click. click.

Be True v.2

2008-07-06T19:12:00.000-07:00

Not as spectacular as the first; but an ode to it per se. Pretty much just a notebook drawing. Check out these older posts for some background: version one. the origin. posterized. I can't believe it's july already.

Prep UCLA

2008-07-02T00:12:00.000-07:00

Shirt design I put together for a friend and her group / organization / crew.

K.I.S.S means "Keep It Simple, Stupid!"

Kismet Cinema

2008-05-08T22:07:00.000-07:00

A logo I designed a while ago. The wedding rings connecting as the film of the camera. For all your wedding photography and videography needs, visit www.kismetcinema.com. View their blog here. A toast to you and yours.

Rising Guitarist

2008-04-23T00:06:00.000-07:00

For the past few months, I've been trying to add photography to my arsenal. This photo was taken in the back area of New Orleans Square at Disneyland. I need to go shooting more often. If you haven't done so, check out my flickr.

Be True

2008-03-30T20:08:00.000-07:00

So I designed this deck for this small show in chinatown. I never designed a deck before so I thought it'd be cool to photograph my progress with my canon eos digital rebel xti. This little project took me about 2 nights to do; partially due to a little thing called procrastination. I actually spent more time trying to think of what to draw than actually drawing it. And one more thing in a nutshell, land of the plenty (where i got the board) helps kids get boards so they can skate and whatnot. Without further ado..

the board arrives.

4 days later, i open the fedex box.

my new canvas.

tape it up for clean edges.

the initial layout of the design.

i nomadically moved through the house.

preparing to lay down the white.

tape up the holes first.

wet paint.

dry faster please.

more sketches as i wait for the paint to dry.

puggle intermission.

bust out the sharpie paint markers.

the main attraction.

one third done.

halfway up there.

almost finished.

thank you, paint markers.

the flipside.

remove the blue tape.

passenger seat.

the truest.

parting ways: the drive home.

i'll never see it again. peeaces.

De-Fund the War

2008-03-23T10:32:00.001-07:00

And another one. I will try not to overuse my fisheye lens, but no promises.

End the War

2008-03-19T19:57:00.001-07:00

From a sorta photo adventure through LA this weekend. I don't have a whole lot of time to edit photos at the moment so this'll do for now. I have a lot to go through. Also, I have a flickr now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/viince/. But yeah, anyways, I'm just updating while i wait for some paint to dry. peeaces.

New York Likes You As A Friend

2008-03-13T20:04:00.000-07:00

I was bored one day so I googled one of my shirts that i designed and found this photo on someone's flickr (thx boojee). It's my New York shirt hanging in the window of some store in New York. They really coulda ironed it a little better.Thanks, stranger from New York. [ps. sorry for taking your photo]
UPDATE: (for anyone who cares) the shirt can be bought here. Plus, google the NBC peacock version.

Paris, Tokyo

2008-02-15T22:11:00.000-08:00

SORRY. IMAGE REMOVED BECAUSE I'M DEVELOPING IT INTO A T-SHIRT
[X]
Probably my second favorite track from Lupe Fiasco's new album, The Cool. First being Fighters. I'm trying hard to play it out but I just can't get enough of it. Brazil, forreal.

Rawr!!! Doodle

2008-02-13T19:24:00.000-08:00

I'm basically updating for the sake of updating.

The Queen Mary

2008-01-21T23:07:00.001-08:00

I went to Long Beach this weekend. It was a nice day.

Part Deuces

2007-12-11T00:26:00.000-08:00

More artwork via Facebook's Graffiti application. (see last post) Both of these are just alterations of some previous drawings I've done so they were pretty fast and easy to do. And that's why I'm calling 'em part deuces:
[dirty digs spaceship]

[j to the k... cover the bottom half, basically the chin down, and it sorta looks like jk]

It'll be a long while before i come close to topping the bear. (see last post again)

Hello Teddy

2007-12-09T15:51:00.000-08:00

Finally something new! Drew this via Facebook's Graffiti application for a friend [Anna]. Dope thing about Graffiti is that you can watch how people draw their pieces from start to finish. Pretty cool. Cheers and good day to you!

New York Likes You As A Friend

2007-11-27T23:02:00.000-08:00

This is basically my response to the I Heart N.Y. shirts which I love so much. And it's one of my first printed shirts. I have other shirts printed but this one is my favorite for the meantime. It only comes in women's sizes so if you want to buy one click here. And if you do buy one (and don't mind) take a picture of yourself and send it to me to remind me how awesome you are. So yeah, buy one for yourself, your girlfriend, your sister or whomever. (or is it whoever? Yeah, I watched the Office last night) It also comes in an LA and Tokyo. Thanks. Again, click here.

And on a side note, a couple days ago, I bought a new sketchbook . I'm planning on drawing one thing, one page everyday until I finish or whenever..

Dirty Digs

2007-09-17T19:18:00.000-07:00

It's a 2 for 1 special at my artblog today. First, Win or Booze and now Dirty Digs.

This is album art for a mixtape. The genre is hip hop/rap. There's two versions because there's two artists, my friend's bf and his brother. ahem val cough. and congrats by the way! Apparently, this is the second project that my Please Pig poster has led to. And frankly, I need to do more work like this. serio.

Win or Booze

2007-09-17T18:51:00.000-07:00

I made this for my brother's flag football team. Supposed to be for the jersey or shirt obviously. Not sure if they'll end up using this but I'm proud of my keg/ball nonetheless. Here's to you!

Self Ambigram

2007-08-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

This is my last name. Turn it upside down and it becomes my first name.

Zoo Animals

2007-08-08T22:04:00.000-07:00

Actually, I don't know if you'd really find a cow and a bunny rabbit at a zoo.

Kick Push Coast

2007-07-24T22:44:00.000-07:00

Poster / shirt concept based on a play off of Lupe Fiasco's single.

Color Study

2007-06-23T13:18:00.000-07:00

Whenever I have to do any colored drawings (and basically anything else really), I usually go through this process to find the right colors to use and to see what colors the markers actually are; because more often times than not, the color of the label does not exactly match the color of the ink. So here's two examples with Sleepless Penguin which I drew for a friend and my Please Pig Poster. They also brighten up my sketchbook quite a bit. I added the titles when I finished the project, just as a reminder to myself what it was for. Next up for me is about four or five tattoo designs for four or five of my friends!brief intermission. snacks in the lobby.chippity choppity chip

Animation Reel Circa 2003/04

2007-06-15T16:24:00.000-07:00

I've always wanted to upload this online and I finally got a chance to. This is my animation reel from my freshmen year circa 2003/04. The order goes like this: bouncing ball test, sack test, walk cycle, head rotation and my final project entitled Lollipop Bandit. This stuff is very old but what'chu gonna do?! Enjoy!

Penguin Chick

2007-06-14T17:39:00.000-07:00

Sketch of a penguin chick for a bigger drawing I'm working on.

Wall Tree Concept

2007-06-07T00:47:00.000-07:00

Concept art for a wall I'm drawing/painting for a friend. This was my first idea. I have a lot more in my sketchbook. And hopefully many more ideas to come.

FLY

2007-05-26T15:21:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook drawing. I'd say more but there's not much to it.

My Personal Mark

2007-05-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

It is my initials! And as a secondary read, it is a tortoise. Because the tortoise beats the hare and tortoises are just plain cool! Like (flying) rhinos. It's probably my favorite logo I've done, and rightfully so because it is my logo! No one likes a cocky hare.

I See It I Hear It I Love It

2007-05-11T00:40:00.000-07:00

I just really felt like I had to post something new. We're one third into May and my last post was back in April. And plus, I have nothing better to do right now.

This piece is a book cover concept. The book was a class book about the sights and sounds of Los Angeles. I took the photograph at the arrival area in LAX. I really do love the silouette. I used cyan, magenta, yellow and black because, for those who don't know, those are the primary inks you use in print. CMYK! Sadly though, this version did not actually go to print. My teacher chose my second design to go to print.

I don't hate it at all, but it isn't as strong as my first design. Looking back, my teacher dropped the ball big time. I shoulda pushed for it more. I will from now on.

Rhino in a Tree

2007-04-30T09:59:00.000-07:00

A little something I drew in my sketchbook out of boredom. It's another variation of my giant flying rhino. Textures and contrasts are fun!

Right Here is Where It's At!

2007-04-19T02:14:00.000-07:00

Today was a long day. I worked on my portfolio from right before afternoon til the late evening. And I still have a little bit to do in the morning. That's what I get for weeks of slacking and procrastination. My bed looks good right about now. Here's a picture of my desk at the studio taken with my camera phone. It's really quite a mess with all my work and projects. But you know what? If that ain't love, than I don't know what love is.

Drawings for Friends

2007-04-15T11:28:00.000-07:00

[for angela]

[for john]

[for sarah]

[for janett]

any requests?

Babes in America

2007-04-10T22:00:00.000-07:00

This is a poster for a play. It's a comedy about people in the not-so-distant future trying to cope with the electronic life that relies so much on material possessions. The simple llfe sounds really sweet right now. ps. i haven't been able to concentrate since coming back from the philippines a few weeks ago. At least i'm not sick anymore. God bless!

Type 1 Project

2007-04-10T20:25:00.000-07:00

I consider this to be my first real graphic design project. Done in my sophomore year right after I changed majors from animation to graphic design. I had major doubts about it at the time, especially since it was hand-done and a little rough around the edges, but this is one of those that sorta grew on me. I'm very glad that I, and my teacher, liked the outcome; otherwise, I don't know what career path I would have ended up in. Graphic design was very new and very foreign to me so I was shocked that people liked it.

Mammoth Root Beer

2007-04-02T13:02:00.000-07:00

Here is my Mammoth Root Beer that everyone seemed to love from a few semesters ago. At first, I didn't like the colors but they grew on me. I'm liking the black with ice now. Good Taste Never Goes Extinct.

Daydreaming

2007-03-28T00:19:00.000-07:00

My next project for Print Production is a posterized self portrait. This is the picture I'm gonna used and I added the birds in the window. The picture was taken on the way back to California from the Philippines last week. I miss last week. All I gotta do now is posterize it.

And this is excerpt from my resume. A sort of a teaser for my portfolio. I really like the crop.

dont pin up vanilla on the wall when your teacher is expecting 31 flavors.

Ah! Nold!

2007-03-09T19:38:00.000-08:00

Another old idea from a couple years ago revamped. I did this for silkscreen printing class. That's Arnold schwarzenegger for those few who can't tell or don't understand it. I like it very much. don't be economic girlie men!

Character Chaos

2007-02-24T12:13:00.000-08:00

I decided to put a little more thought into my character collage. I reworked the placement and the color. Turtle turtle has multipled so it seems. The real printout is a whopping twenty four by thirty six. Thank God for adobe illustrator.

Tree Ape

2007-02-22T19:10:00.001-08:00

This is the final for my tree ape in all it's silkscreen glory. I tweaked the colors in photoshop a bit, otherwise, I'm pretty happy with it. Of course, it looks better in person cause it is silkscreen. I have nothing much else to say. Project number two is a skeleton. ohh to the ahh!

Ode to my Mascot

2007-02-18T11:05:00.000-08:00

A sketchbook drawing of a juxtaposed giant flying rhino and a normal sized plane. It feels good to draw something not for class or some kinda work for a change. If my major was still animation, my senior film would be about a giant flying rhino. That would have been sweet!

Cel Art: Animators Like It Rough

2007-02-08T21:33:00.000-08:00

Tee shirt design for Cel Art. Cheers!

Aim Higher Than Ever

2007-02-03T17:09:00.000-08:00

This is my shirt design for my school's tee shirt contest. I wasn't planning on designing an entry but one of my professor made it a manditory assignment. I trashed many ideas so this idea was pretty last minute. Literally. I kinda like it overall but I don't expect much from this. And, yeah, I know my kerning needs some work in a few places.

This is the front. It has the big five design majors with the phrase "Aim higher than ever" within it. Another trashed idea from another class was added. I'm talk about the guy thinking on top with the obvious meaning of thinking outside the box. The box is tiny at the bottom. On the back, it just has the school name and the phrase, "Thinking so far outside, the box is a dot from here."

Chip Chop Chip

My Funny Word List

2007-01-31T18:03:00.000-08:00

didgeridoo
platypus
giblets
flabbergasted
haberdashery
titmouse
cornhusker
smorgasbord
chair
linguini

[ to be continued ]

Tree Ape Stencil v.2

2007-01-24T17:23:00.000-08:00

I took my tree ape a bit further by adding a lot more detail. Instead of being round, he has hair sticking every which way. The tree is drastically different and more fitting with the ape. I consider it to be one of the best trees i've ever designed. The colors are pretty much final. Hopefully I can mix the inks correctly. The arm position changed so it isn't as confusing. A banana belly has been added as well. And I also added birds in the sky... It's like the tree ape took their spot and they have nowhere to go. It's hard to tell but those birds are pissed. ooh to the ahh!

is that a monkey in that tree?
yes. and it's ginormous!

Tree Ape Stencil

2007-01-19T17:46:00.000-08:00

I'm taking a silkscreen printing class this semester. This is the stencil for my first project. There are actually three parts to it. First I will apply a photo emulsion of cotton swabs in the background in a very light faded yellow or off-white. Secondly, I will block out the screen with ripped paper to make the leaves and grass. The ripped paper will give it the right texture. The color for that wil be a muddy or olive green. The last step is the actual stencil that i have to cut out. The stencil will be of the monkey and the tree bark which will end up being a dark to medium brown.

I'm planning some changes in this design. The tree bark just doesn't work. One person thought it was a cactus at first. I gotta make it look more in the style of the ape. And the arm is looking a little funking at the moment. I may add a hat or a banana or something, cuz something is missing. The design is not final, so I'll keep posting until this project is done. It should take a week or two or more maybe.

below: the original sketch on a post-it. I love my post-its. I also love the way they break the sea of white in my sketchbook. It's really rough but i got the overall style down pretty early. It was just a matter of blowing it up and tracing over it.

My other idea was a really graphic overhead view of a mouse in a maze with cheese at the end. I'm glad i stratched that idea.

Nook Breakfast Ware

2007-01-13T23:58:00.000-08:00

A project from last year for my package design class. This is the Table for Two set. Light blue and bright yellowish orange symbolize a sunny morning. I wanted the high contrast between the dull cardboard box and the shiny white plate. There's also a window in the other side that has a mug popping out. I'm pretty happy with it. Other possibilities for future installments were table for 4, 8, 12 etc...

Moonman v.2

2007-01-02T02:24:00.000-08:00

Is it really 2007 already?! Happy New Year!

My Character Collage

2006-12-19T10:35:00.000-08:00

These are all characters i've done in the past couple years.

toyIcon Poster

2006-12-11T21:15:00.000-08:00

This is a poster for our semester's end crit or progress report per se. Again, for more info, check out the project blog: toyicon.blogspot.com.

My semester ends after tuesday [tomorrow]! Cheers to that!

toyIcon Update

2006-12-10T10:01:00.000-08:00

The hollywood toyIcon project is finally taking shape! Check it out: toyicon.blogspot.com.

Tricia's Hair Salon

2006-12-04T22:19:00.000-08:00

I almost went an entire month without an update!
For class, Tricia's Hair Salon logo and business card. I only had a few weeks to work on it, I wish i had more time. There was also a letterhead and envelope, but I won't be uploading those anytime soon. It's due tomorrow @ 1pm. It's almost time for winter break!

Giant Flying Rhino Graphic

2006-11-05T20:43:00.000-08:00

up, up and away!

Collage Dance Theatre

2006-10-29T14:19:00.000-08:00

Another old one. A poster i did for my theater graphics class last semester. My teacher thought it was awesome so i liked it very much! i gotta make more stuff like this.

edit:A little bit about the poster:
I wanted a tall layout to make it stand out more. Obviously, I went with the collage style because of the name of the theater. This particular performance is really urban driven where the dancers perform in different locations in town, so it's a really unique experience. My favorite part of the poster is the typography on the top. I've never been so proud of my type. I wouldn't change a thing on it. All the words fit like a puzzle.

Toy Icon Project

2006-10-24T17:01:00.000-07:00

Check out this blog: toyicon.blogspot.com

As you can with my blog, you can make comments without having any account. Give the project some much needed feedback, it'll be very much appreciated. In a nutshell, it's about displaying Hollywood's urbanism through art and designer toys.

above: tourist crowd on the walk-of-fame