Thanks to Craig Silva for his vector works. Enjoy.
Visit Craig: www.craigsilva.net or craigsblog.tumblr.com
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"Silkscreening squeegee" by Craig Silva
Thanks to Craig Silva for his vector works. Enjoy.
Visit Craig: www.craigsilva.net or craigsblog.tumblr.com
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"Automobile and Motorcycle logos"
A big logo collection of automobile and motorcycle companies.
Authors unknown. Only for personal use.
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Holy Vectors
Iconic Rabbi Illustration.
Life as a creative hired gun brings in some interesting work at times.
Firms hire me to draw all manner of content for them and believe it or not this isn't the first Rabbi I've drawn either.
Ancient Source Photo.
On this latest gig I was provided with a photograph of a Rabbi. This teacher from yesteryear dates back about 75 years and the firm needed an iconic illustration based off of it they could use in their project.
Alternate motif.
This type of project isn't a huge money making venture for me, but I still enjoy doing them. I bet it never crossed the Rabbi mind that some day in the future he'd be digitally rendered in a resolution independent format?
"Comic book elements"
Real cool sketched elements from comics. POW!
Authors unknown. Only for personal use.
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"Road signs"
4 cute vector road signs. Made by vectoriano.com. Enjoy.
Copyright by vectoriano.com
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Sneak Peek - Border.Banner.Frame
Refined Sketches for "Border.Banner.Frame" artwork.
For the last three months I've actively been working on my next book called "Border.Banner.Frame" which will be the third book I'm developing for HOW Books.
"Border.Banner.Frame" will be a stock art book for graphic designers.
Ornament design. (Sketch shown above)
The book will catalog over 300+ custom design motifs covering "18" different categories. (DVD will contain an additional two categories of art) I have enough of the content finalized that I've decided to give everyone a sneak peek at a few pieces of the artwork now.
This book will also include features on some of our industries most talented designers and illustrators too and I'm honored they've agreed to be part of this publication.
Frame design.
I've been drawing out all my art and at the moment my office looks like a creative hurricane hit it. I have piles upon piles of paper, vellum, sketches, roughs, finals, print outs, and notes scattered everywhere. It's a bit nuts right now in my studio.
But I can't complain, it's been a lot of fun drawing out all the design devices, cartouches, banners, flames, skulls, ornaments, and floral motifs. I usually draw out a good chunk of designs over a couple of days then spend a couple days building them out and polishing the artwork.
I've repeated this process one late night after another and it's turning out nice so far.
Two border designs.
Designing borders is a lot like designing patterns, in that they have to be able to repeat seamlessly to the right and left. Some of the borders I'm designing will also have corner art too.
I'm looking forward to finishing all the artwork in the next month and a half if everything goes as scheduled. The book is due to hit February 2011. But I plan on posting more about it later this year and giving away some FREE downloads too so you can test drive the artwork yourself.
Mole Mode
"Mole Mode" Logo.
Recently on the Freelance Radio podcast I shared a method I use for focusing my creative energies and getting work done efficiently. I call it "Mole Mode."
Other than the name I've given it my method for time management isn't anything unique as far as I'm concerned.
I call it "Mole Mode" because a mole digs deep and buries himself in his work. He's fully immersed in his task of digging through the dirt
Too Much Noise
As an illustrative designer my process is both analog and digital.
But living a digital lifestyle means you have to be able to reduce the noise cascading upon us daily from various technologies and social media services vying for our attention and distracting us from our creative work.
So when I find myself getting overwhelmed and having my attention pulled in different directions I go into "Mole Mode."
What Does "Mole Mode" mean?
- Shut Down Email
- Turn Off Cell Phone
- Unplug Land Line Phone / Fax
- Shut Down Twitter
- Close Facebook etc.
- Put on Noise Canceling Headphones
- Listen to Music or Audio Book
When I'm in "Mole Mode" it optimizes my productivity and allows me to get into that creative zone that facilitates great ideas. This of course is far more essential when I have tight deadlines too.
In writing this post I came across a time management eBook written by Mark McGuinness. The eBook has a lot of very practical advice and you can't beat the price since it's FREE. Download "Time Management for Creative People" by Mark McGuinness here.
So take 2010 by the gonads and give "Mole Mode" a try.
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