Ryan Ridings, a talented 3d modeler is making a SICK 3D model of my e46! He started working on this model close to a year ago… and just recently picked it back up and turning wrenches on it. The progress has been awesome to watch so far… Ryan definitely has an eye for this. I took a modeling class in Lightwave in college, and did terrible… so I have a lot of respect for Ryan’s talent. Did I mention he is 17 years old?
Check out the progress up until now… starting with the earliest render. I will post up more as Ryan makes progress… so stay tuned! In the meantime… check out Ryan’s Blog… and someone hire him!!!.
I had a chance to sit down and re-work the GTE logo I made back in 2006. The original typeface had some inconsistent letter skewing. So I fixed that, along with some of the ligatures. I adjusted some of the kerning, and added a few other tweaks as well.
Another super-cool poster I designed for the AAC Silencer Shoot in September. This movie-poster style ad will be appearing in several different magazines.
A cool new ad campaign for Advanced Armament Corp. Not only did I get to design this ad… I also got to take on the lead role as the “hand model”.
I stopped by Fry’s Electronics today… after hearing a rumor that the 2008 retail release of Slide America could be found there. The retail version hit stores February 5th… and after checking all the major players (Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Wal-Mart) to no avail, you could say I was a bit confused.
It felt really good to see this on the shelf at Fry’s:
I felt a major sense of accomplishment seeing it in a retail environment like this. This project has come so far… and to see it… not only on the shelf – but placed & tagged face out was amazing. We still have not been sent any of this copy… so this was my first time seeing it in its retail skin.
How could this joyous encounter be overshadowed by a sense of dissapointment? The fact that I had to buy my own copy to get one makes for a good start. I really dislike the artwork on the DVD. I understand the need to appeal to a broader market that may not know about drifting… but I don’t fall into that demographic, so I’m unsure of its effectiveness. This cover is not what Slide America is (to me). I fought every aspect of this cover design. In the end… all I asked was for the Slide Style logo be placed on the back. Somehow even that request fell by the wayside.
I suppose that all success comes with sacrifice. With that in mind… I can let the petty details go, and know that at the end of the day… we did it. We really did it… and nothing can ever take THAT away.
I put together a rad flyer for Unnatural Inc’s Drift Invasion series. I’m always down to help the grassroots guys… especially when it comes to promoting grassroots drift events. If you’re in the Portland area… definitely check out Unnatural Inc. and support their series.
Some cool type treatments for the guys over at Unnatural Inc. for their Drift Invasion series at Portland International Raceway.
I put together a killer full-page advertisement for Advanced Armament Corp. AAC holds a yearly silencer-only shoot… encouraging other manufacturers, enthusiasts, and novices to come out and learn/share/experience the benefits of supressed shooting. The concept behind this advertisement was to make the shoot epic and unforgettable. Movie posters (when done right) are both… leaving you with the initial and lasting impressions. I used a wide variety of images in the final composite… including several images of cars on fire from last years shoot, destroyed Iraq, and more.
Four new Slide Style™ decks arrived on Monday. I had two new designs pressed, along with two decks from the ’07 lineup.
I snapped a few pics straight out the box… still wrapped in shrink.
Motorcult Modern & Wireframed.rnThese decks both started out as typography/style explorations.
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Firebird & SlantBig ups to Dosa Kim for the Firebird illustration. That thing is sick no matter where it lands.
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The July 2008 issue of Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement has a nice half-page ad I designed for Advanced Armament Corp.
Design-wise, I stepped way out of my comfort-zone (in several ways) with the 3rd issue of Wrecked Magazine. These three spreads illustrate some of the different typographic, illustrative, and layout styles I put into the latest issue..
As the only designer on staff for Wrecked Magazine, I always have a huge task to undertake with each issue. I like to design the cover last… so it it can reflect the vibe of the issue. I’m really pleased how this cover turned out. It definitely represents the issue well, for all those who really do judge books (or in this case, magazines) by their covers.
What started out as a random experiment in typography ended up landing itself as a new deck for Slide Style™.
I can’t wait to see these printed on wood.
After the deck was designed, I implemented the style into an ad appearing in Wrecked Magazine.
I finished up a rad video loop for the Advanced Armament booth at the 2008 SHOT Show out in Las Vegas.I had a bit of a time crunch on it… but overall, I’m very pleased with the outcome. I can’t stop watching the motion graphics sequence at the end, where it runs through the catalog roster of silencers using After Effects.I’m super excited to be working with Advanced Armament, and I’m really looking forward to working with them more in the future!
After an eternity of waiting… the new batch of Slide Style™ tee-shirts came in. Some of the all-over prints turned out amazing…
especially on the girl tees – pictured here:
