Archive for the ‘Graphic Design’ Category
Design Appreciation
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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New Logo for BADmedia
Not So Easily Pleased
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.
My First Big Something
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.
