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I posted the vector drawings the other day and I wasn't sure if they were going to get used for anything, and then as if by magic I see a post on Emptees, "Technics T-shirt Design Competition"!
Well, I had an idea about how music is created in the hiphop/dance community, not always but I get the impression its alot these days and then I got thinking about how I felt when I used to DJ and how I feel about music I've made...
The design should speak for itself, this shouldn't be one that needs explaining really...
I'm rather happy with the end result, as it was a good process from photos to vector to printer to sketches to scanner to result. I can be guilty of relying on a computer, it was nice to not rely on it and use my hands again.
Bedtime...
Michael
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So I have just made a banner for a vegan/aniamal rights website!
It was a rushed job, so it's not mental complicated or anything, but it is odd to think that my design work could now be classed as having a conscience?
Finished by around 3pm, online by 4pm! God Dam! I love the internet sometimes!!
Random day, back to the other job....
Michael
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This really is an oldy! 2004ish maybe, I wish my memory was better. Second year of my degree, friends band needed a cover for their EP, so they asked me. I was only a second year, it was a big deal....
This will probably remain one of my favourite design accidents. They asked me to do a logo and a cover, I had found a typewriter, now I love typewriter's they are so magically individual, no 2 letters are ever the same, its amazing! So I was sat on my bedroom floor with typing out the the bands name over and over again in different ways, so I had plenty of different ways to scan, clean up etc for trails for the logo. Now I don't know about you, but it is always nice to have a fully fledged UREAKA(!!) moment, and boy did I have one staring at the piece of paper sat infront of me!
This was what I saw, and this is the first picture I took! I took a few more, tired it in Black and White, but it still looked its best just as I'd seen it! Washed out, old looking brown plastic aswell!
It ended up looking like this...
I'm not going to lie, to this day I remain a little bitter that after sending the "proof" off to them, with the comment "if you like the front I'll finish it off for you." But no, a few weeks later I was sent that CD with piece of white paper on the inside. Deflated, yes a little, but still happy to see a cool idea out there....
I'm not going to link you to the band, they have long since split, so it's probably not that important...
Bedtime
Michael
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Sadly not with a pen or pencil, but I have just done something fun with pens that I will post soon enough.
I am in the middle of a website design, and I needed some vector/outline drawings of a few thing relevant to the project, to be honest, I don't think they will end up getting used on the project I'm doing, so they are getting posted here instead!
I'm not going to lie, the reason I drew them is because I am to cheap to actually pay for a gomedia vector pack, but they do some awesome stuff, well worth a look, link at the end...
Plot...
It was rather weird doing these, because I did the ghetto blaster first, then carried on, upon finishing, I realised that I had put more and more detail in as I went along, so I had to go back over and add detail to make them all look similar...
It's nice to think they have a home. Look at the larger versions, check the cross-hatching detail! Go me!
Anyway, I have to go to bed, normal job to go to in the morning!
It's a nice to start to the new year!
Michael
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As I said, I fancied trying the stencil thing again, I did!
First off, I thought about designing a logo or something, but then I decided to go with something I've already done just for the sake of making my life a bit easier! Next time, Ill start from scratch.
Seeing as I was working with stencils and spray paint, the logo I designed for Chains of Hate sprang to mind, mainly because it has a spray paint(ish) background and block text.
Reminder...
So first things first as I was only planning this to be 2 colours (learning curve going on here) I had to simplify the text as my starting point...
Test print and acetate version
Down in print, now its time to get working...
Now I am the first to admit faults if I think it will help someone not make them. So, the logo was a little complicated and at point there wasn't enough linking parts, so there had to be a few modications on the fly, just so it stood a chance of working properly (it would have flapped around everywhere and the lines would have been terrible).
Quick test...
I think this looks rather cool...
Next problem, over spray and trying to spray whilst holding a flimsy sheet of acetate! So...
Thank you Christmas presents arriving all at once giving me a big box! Recycling is important people!
I had a thought, the paint might get into the gaps in the card and it could do with strengthening, cue lots of tape!!!
Ready for a test!
The next stage I am going to say: This is slightly illegal, if you do it somewhere you are not allowed to, so I would strongly recommend not doing it!
I finished work at 2.30am, ideal time to be out i thought!
Test one...
Test two...
Then I thought I'd go back and have a look in the day time...
One...
Two...
Not bad for a first try me thinks! A bit of practice and this could look awesome! I'm going to a gig monday with Chains of Hate, I am officially tempted to take fabric paint and my airbrush kit, and spray anyone in a plain shirt with one of these bad boys!
Quick thought, before and after...
With a few more practices, I reckon I could nail this. I'll probably add to this one as I try again!
Merry Christmas!
Defy
As I have said on several occasions, I've got a lot of friends in bands, it happens when you are in band! Not rocket science really...
But anyway, about 10 months ago it was my friend Richey, guitarist from the mighty Shaped by Fate and fellow Star Wars nerd's birthday. We had a conversation not long before his birthday about badging/tagging equipment, so birthday just around the corner, what do I think is a good idea, a stencil that says Shaped by Fate! He's a Star Wars nerd, so there was only one thing that could be done, make a Star Wars/Shaped by Fate stencil.
Now this might seem random that his birthday was 10 months ago and I have only just posted photos of the stencil, but they haven't been on tour and really needed to tag it until recently, so it didn't get done till recently.
It was their Christmas show last night and there was cases galore/amps etc with my stencil design on it. That made me smile, so here it is....
So I think I might make a few more of these, as it was fun, next one I do, I'll post the process as well!
Merry Christmas!
Defy
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Well what do you do when your best friend says, "What's the best way to get some photo's printed big?" "Why?" "Christmas present for my Dad. He's just re-decorate, I thought it would be nice." Well I'll tell you what I did, I told her that she should forget printing the pictures bigger and I'll make you a poster!
And this is an odd one, when you are given a bunch of photos that are really important, do you:
a) get all designer and more or less ignore the details
b) come up with something that shows the photos off and make it look nice at the same time
c) just throw them all together and hopefully everything will be ok!
Well I went with B! As I felt that was the call for the job, I only had 7-9 photos and not all of them were that great, which is always a risk when you are working with photos that aren't yours and are 20 (something) years old! So the game is how many times have I used some of the photos, one of them is in there 3 times!
So here it is...
It was cool as this way one of the first times that I got to got out source a printer, get it done etc...
So...
I am pretty happy. So next Christmas I think I will advertise this as a service!!! HAHA!
Got to cook dinner now!
Michael
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