Sunday, October 30, 2011

The Swell Season

I've been listening to a lot of music today and this song really stuck with me for some reason:

Then I really loved the design of that CD cover:

Then I stumbled upon this one:
and I love it...I just want to draw and design and listen to this song on repeat.


These Are the Days of Our Lives


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

More Options.




The Foxhorn Dilemma


Alright, so the due date has been pushed back, and lets face it, we all knew my first print of the fox was too big. So, I'm just going to make a whole new plate and reprint that sucker.

Anyway, which one of these is more appealing? (The alcohol content can be added or taken away)

2.25" Fox


















2.25" Fox, 2" label (the original label size)
2.25" Fox, 1.75" label
2.125"Fox, 1.75" label


I think the second to last one looks best? Or maybe the last? 
Idk...its crazy how much difference that 0.125 makes

Also, this is what my "package" is: 

I think the circle would look better than a rectangle for this design.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Investigations.

This blog post is supposed to be about printed materials I have recently "read" or "investigated" which have inspired me to design.

But here's the thing....I haven't quite "read" anything (time constraints, you know how it is.)...but I believe I've "investigated."

(I've become quite interested in these scientific drawings from old books. These are from an old dictionary we had, and the way they handled the type is interesting to me.)

(Silverstein :])

(A lot of these old books have been redesigned with textured/cloth covers and these interesting printed patterns. I love them.)

(Awesome.)

(From some Pearl Jam book)

(I quite like this Table of Contents.)