Hot Rod With a Brain

Holy Mackerel! I know it's been quite a while since I've posted anything, but I've been a busy lad, in fact, I'm here to do a little boasting a bout a project I just finished up. I did this cool little illustration for John over at the Hot PR Shop. He does public relations, copy writing and whatnot, and as a matter of fact, I was just looking at his web site and it seems he's having a special for the month of April on radio ad copywriting.

Anyway, as you can see below, it features a hot rod featuring a brain for an engine. I was all set to do a post about how the project came about, although not entirely step-by-step, just a few things along the way. Sadly, I just realized that many the files (including the final T-shirt version) are way too big to be posting here, so I'll have to do that post a little later, after I have trimmed down some of the files to a more manageable size. So I guess you can think of this one as the appetizer.

Cheers!

Somedays I Am a Bit of a Meathead!

Man Alive! For all my knowledge of graphics, digital art, and all the  files and whatnot, I'm still a bit of an old fart when it comes to modern technology. I just realized that I seem to have had the settings for my comment notifications for this blog set up in a rather wonky fashion, and consequentially, I have been completely unaware of most of the comments that have been left. So, if you were one of the kind folks who left me a comment and I didn't reply, I apologize, I wasn't trying to be a butthole. Oh, and yes, the settings have now been adjusted.

Cheers!
Robert

Phase III is Now Complete!

I hope this second month of 2010 is treating you well so far.  Woo-Hoo!  I'm doing a little horn tooting, since I just republished the latest version of the Vintage 66 Graphics Website, (the  most notable change is the addition of images to the left side bars) and it is now pretty much set for the next few months or so, although I may do some tweaking and changing and rearranging of images. Also I  plan to update the Shop Page as well as the Shop itself, soon — there are lots of exciting possibilities on both fronts, as well as some surprises. In the meantime, I'm truly happy with the web page layout itself, and I'm excited to be moving on to phases IV and V, as well as publishing some posts on my badly neglected Sketchblog.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, have a great weekend.

Cheers!
Robert

Graphic Design Snafu

I just wanted to show off a perfect example of how to do it wrong. I think screwing up a job this bad is every graphic designer's worst nightmare, although there are a lot of hacks out there who call themselves designers who would have no problem with it, as long as the check cleared—god damned Mac-Monkeys. Do you know what else amazes me? Someone actually signed off on this job, in other words, someone with a lot of money saw this mess in the planning stage and said: Golly, this looks swell, here's a big check. Unless  Megaflicks offers nothing but porn, this gaff should have been caught long before it got to this stage. I'm just sayin'.


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Done With Phase II

Woo-Hoo! Just a little 2 AM boasting. I just finished up phase 2 of the almighty 2010 website update, which mainly consisted of rewriting most of the text for the contact page and the home page. I also added a contact form, which I'm quite pleased with, and I'm starting to add some images to the left side bar (only on the home page at this point). The other pages are still under consideration, but there could be some big changes, and there is also the possibility of the addition of either an FAQ or About page. Now, there's something to write home about!

Vintage 66 Website Updated

Heavens to Murgatroyd, I just finished  phase one of the design update for the Vintage 66 Graphics website. The most obvious change is the new header, which has also been added right here to the V66 News Blog, and the V66 Zazzle Shop, and is based on the new 2010 business card design. I was originally planning to change to an entirely different color scheme, but in the process of playin' around, I came up with this version that I'm really pleased with. If you're wondering, the three-tone lightning bolt design was inspired by a vintage trailer that is parked not far from my house.

Art Dork Extraordinaire

I'm just doing a little boasting for now, and showing off my new business card design for 2010. I'm still in the planning stage for the new year, but I'll be back soon with an update of what you can look forward to—because I know you're waiting with baited breath. Cheers, for now, and comments are always welcome.