IT'S YOUR COLORWAYS

These shoes were color blocked for the Nick's WWDoP this Saturday by PMK and yours truely. They are featured in our image spot directed by Scott Ducan. Nickelodeon talent also received pair.

Everybody

When the song "Elevators" was released, this hook ( for which this typography/graphic was inspired from ) was the anti-hook. It curled around corners and walked right beside you like a kind stranger. Then it was gone right when you started to understand. You couldn't wait until the next reprise so you could hear it once again. It's an amazing lullaby, who's pacing and breaths made you want to have a life with the same air. This piece is that to me simple, interesting, elegant and going for a ride. Lately, Outkast has been on steady shuffle and repeat. This usually happens during introspective days or periods for me.

I'm looking into using the letterpress technique on this design. 18"X24" or 30"X40

credit: A modified Stymie Hairline

Practice Makes Better (Perfect)

So, I'm going to come off like an a**hole in this post. Well, maybe not. You decide.

To be good at anything you have to work really really hard... there's no other way to get around it! Bust a** or suck for the rest of your life. Any kind of talent that one has can be traced to the obsessions of that person. So when people say ish like you're lucky to have a job, I say f'you! Guess what? I've been drawing since the age of 2! When you do something all your life you better be good to great at it. If not, what's the point? So practice makes close to perfect. Work it out.

Above are typographic treatments I've been working on. I'm kinda obsessed with practicing forever

Q Department Director Series: TWIN

Ok here we go... Around the beginning of April, I was invited to contribute a drawing for this show curated by TWiN (real-life twins Jonathan and Josh Baker) amply delivered with a session that in turn paid homage to their most influential albums. I was given A Tribe Called Quest to draw to. I know! Create a drawing whilst listening to one of your favorite groups of all time. For anybody that knows me half decently, I do this everyday in my sketchbook! I was given 30 mins to draw and as you'll see the video was sped up to 7mins and synced to the jams. I am really honored to be featured with 19 other talented artist and to top it all off I headed line the show! A big thanks to Josh and Jonathan for inviting me! Also, a special thank you to my girlfriend for all her support and encouragement! Read more here!

Not Just Cartoon, Nicktoons!

Hi All, this is my very first post on my blog. This is truely an historical date! Ok here's the skinny, I recently designed a book for Nickeoldeon with help of James Casey..wooo-hooo! The book is entitled "Not Just Cartoons, Nicktoons". It was written by Jerry Beck. It includes Interviews from the shows' creators and production sketches from hits like Ren & Stimpy and Avatar. This is my biggest project to date as far as scope and design! This book was meant for your coffee table. I'm truely excited, so pick this up. Propers to NCR, Theresa, Eric, Iwona, Roberta and my good friend James Casey! Bam!

http://www.amazon.com/Not-Just-Cartoons-Jerry-Beck/dp/1595910433