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Latest Logo

Just finished a logo design for this start-up business that sounds pretty awesome. They're mechanics...but not like the dicks most people are used to. They're all about empowering folks and building a community. AND they don't rip people off. Niiiice.

We wanted to go in a direction that would mix 50s nostalgia with a "power-to-the-people" sentiment without coming across all rockabilly. A lot of my inspiration came from old oil cans and the use of blue & red together.

Oh, the name is also an homage to the days when gay folks would identify themselves as such by tattooing a blue star on the inside of their wrists.

Post 100!

I was hoping that by coincidence I would find myself posting about something really awesome (like finding a job) for my 100th post on this blog. Guess not. Instead, here are photos from the Psychedelic Summer show in NYC! More nyc pics to come...roughly a weeks worth.



Side note: I hate nyc in the summer. It feels sooo good to be back home.

Attic Summer

Untitled

You've Been Deleted

I Know You in Passing

We Were In Motion

Recent Work

My friends are starting up a business and I've been helping them with the branding process. We're towards the end of the logo creation process, but I thought I'd put up the three finalists since I kinda liked all three for different reasons.

I guess this is actually more of a proposed biz card design

Goatse

Latest addition to the goatse family. This time courtesy of mother nature.

GD4H No. 3

Roundup

GD4H No.2

Introspective Crap

At some point in the last year or two, I got the sense that I had transcended that line between youth and adulthood. However, more and more I am finding myself grasping for survival tools that don't even existent. What am I going to do if I don't have a job by the time I have to move out let alone continue to pay rent where I currently live? Getting a temp job or freelance project is nice, but it only pushes back the date of when all hell will break loose.

As if that's not enough, how can I keep those around me content when I myself am not? I feel like I need to be selfish right now and defensive and isolated. Actually, I want to be isolated from people. I don't want to explain what my plan is for finding employment or housing. I don't want people's suggestions. You know what it is? I don't want to find work. I don't want to get back in line with everyone else and go through the ridiculous motions, which only result in feeling worthless and undervalued.

I'm generally angry about how cheap my labor goes for. Even employed at full-time I only had enough to cover bills & rent. Tell me, what motivation is there to not live off of government aid? Keeping one's pride intact? As if.

Sometimes, this is how I make a poster:

Random Color Theme* + Desert Skull + (Circles x Lines) = Poster



*Can be found at your local grocery

Cry Baby

Lots of things going on as of late. In the midst of finding a new job or jobs, depending on how things work out. Also in the middle of finding a new apartment, which for the time being has been put on the back burner.

Super exciting thing going on: Cry Baby comp cd! Currently working on the layout, but the photos are all picked out for placement and I'm super excited about this project. What's so great about this project is that I get to incorporate my photography into it.

I wanna post the pic that we chose for the cover because it's soooo good, but I don't want to spoil it. So instead, here are some that didn't make the final cut:

portland trip

This was our room at the Jupiter.


This is a plant I bought.


Shelby at the Doug Fir

Two as one.

Tattoos!

And another tattoo!

and another

New poster for what is going to be an AWESOME show

one year ago

I've been going through old photos and came across these three. Took them when I was in nyc exactly a year ago.

BRGR

MONDAY: HATTIE'S HAT


TUESDAY: ???Please Submit???

WEDNESDAY: DELUXE BAR & GRILL

My Goodness

It was my buddy Alicia's birthday yesterday and to celebrate she rounded up a couple of bands to play at the Cha Cha. One of them, My Goodness, put on a rad show. Got some pics of them...

Rest of the pics are on flickr.

loving you is hard this time around

Shit, HOW. I could have done without finding your ugly ass cover in my mailbox the other night. I love you to death, but this as to be called out. Here we go...

Exhibit A: Full Frontal

Exhibit B & C: Paint Bucket Mishap

Exhibit C: Drop Shadow

I would also like to add that whoever took this photo owns a bit of the blame. Granted, he did do a remarkable job of capturing the look of horror on the dogs face.