andrew dodson

After a weekend break, I have some catching up to do….

• My apologies to Rich Brooks.  A couple of years ago, I was wondering why UK would ever hire a retired coach and expect to build a program.  Seems he’s done quite a good job over the last two seasons.  Sitting at 4-0 and looking at the rest of the schedule, I think UK is capable of a 10-2 record, but that’s awfully optimistic.  The thing is, it’s hard to tell just how good they are.  We’ve beaten two ranked teams in consecutive weeks.  At this point, the sky’s the limit.  With Notre Dame sitting at 0-4 for the first time in history, it would seem the college football world is off its axis.  Why not dream about a 10-2 season for the Cats?
• The Bengals played much better against the Seahawks than I expected.  They still couldn’t pull it out, but I had expected a loss anyway.  Granted, it would’ve redeemed their loss against the Browns last week, but I still think they have a decent shot at my prediction of 11-5.  I don’t expect them to beat the Patriots next week, but after that, the schedule softens a bit.
• The Josh Martin Band DVD is finally available!  I watched bits and pieces Saturday night, and watched it in its entirety yesterday.  I’m very pleased with how it turned out.  I still think it’s the best mix I’ve done to date, and Bert did a great job editing the video to get the best camera angles of each shot.  Bert also did a wonderful job on the artwork.  Thanks to Kari McGrath for some great photos to work with!  The DVDs are $15 and you get a copy of the audio CD as well.  I’m planning a fairly large update and/or redesign of the JMB website, so it will be available at our online store very soon.
• The hybrid drumset has performed admirably over the last two weekends.  I think it’s fairly close to being the perfect drumset for all occasions and playing situations.
• My new Motorola Q is pretty cool.  I’m really glad I didn’t spend a lot more money on a new Treo because it seems the Q can do everything the Treo can do.  I had to purchase a special program to get the phone to sync with my Mac computer, but that has made it very easy to keep track of contacts, calendar dates, etc.  I’ve yet to drop a call since switching back to Verizon, and the reception on my calls has been very clear.

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Based out of Lexington, Kentucky, Cricket Press is a small operation with a big client list.  I discovered them through The Dame, who benefits from CP’s concert poster designs.  Their designs are very, very good.  If I was a good graphic artist, I’d aspire to be like these people when it comes to design.  One day, maybe…. one day.  If you’re looking for posters, letter pressing, invitations, signage or anything of the sort, check them out.

Stuff like this motivates me to become a better graphic artist.  With that said…. back to work…

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I’ve created a new logo for my business – BADmedia. Actually, it’s the first logo for BADmedia.

To borrow the title of a JMB song, I’m not so easily pleased with my logo ideas for The Point. There’s a whole lot of (perhaps) over-analyzation going on in my head in regard to this logo, but I haven’t fallen in love with any of my ideas. This isn’t “just a logo.” To me, it means a whole lot more.

The next time you go in Best Buy in this region (Cincinnati, Louisville, Lexington and surrounding areas), you might see a graphic I created on the shirts of some employees. Thanks to Mike Barnes, CLS landed a shirt order for Best Buy’s District 52. It seems they wanted to create a logo for their district, with the elements of Thunder Struck, a lightning bolt, a shield, D-52 and Gladiators. They liked what I came up with and ended up placing the order.

The brings me to the topic of the graphic artist’s life behind-the-scenes. Quick – name the creator of the McDonald’s logo. Or, the Nike logo. How about Starbucks? Sadly, those are names I can’t even come up with. The CEO’s names might come more readily than the person/people responsible for creating a company’s identity in the marketplace. Behind-the-scenes, graphic artists get credit and pats on the back, but the general public never knows who created the graphic that distinguishes their cheeseburger, tennis shoes, or coffee cup.

I’m not saying I want fame and fortune for creating a graphic. I just think it’s a really interesting job field, is all.