Stepping onto the International Stage

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m proud to announce that Wiles Side Graphics has now officially stepped onto the international stage I just licensed this old classic Devil Eightball image (from 2006) to a pool league in Australia for their uniforms.  Woo-Hoo!!!

Self-Promo

It has been a cold and snowy day in these parts, so I've been playing with the new logo and some old elements. I think this—or a variation of it—is going to be the back of my new business cards. This is a slightly darker red than I'm currently using, I'm not sure what I think of it yet.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you and yours a great year in 2014, prosperity, good health and good cheer!

Character Sketch: Three Jack-o-lanterns

Been working on some Halloween stuff lately. This time it’s a watercolor and ink study of a trio of jack-o-lantern characters. I did it on a scrap of 300lb cold press watercolor paper, which almost proved to be my undoing. The watercolor worked fine, but when I went to ink it, I was quickly reminded that stout paper like that really sucks the life out of Microns (pens). So I tried it with an old school dip pen instead. See that black blob on the corner of the mouth of the pumpkin on the left? That was from the super rough texture grabbing the nib and opening it up. There was some very salty language used right about that time. Anyway, I finally ended up pulling out the Windsor & Newton Series 7 Sable Brush (#3) and inking it with that. Overall I’m pretty pleased with the results, but I might try one with a 9B pencil when I get a chance, not quite as dark as ink, but has a really nice organic look to it.

Metal Band Logo: Cry Havok

Normally my work has a 20's—60's look, but recently I got the opportunity to do an 80's metal influenced logo for local metal band, Cry Havok, from Dallas, Oregon. Been working hard on this, and got the final approval last night or early this morning (I can't remember which, now). Anyway, I just sent the files out to them a few minutes ago. So now without further ado, I present the new logo for Cry Havok.

Pre-Designed Business Cards

One of the pre-designed business card options available on the Wiles Side website.

A nice retro bowling theme design, suitable for a number of vintage and retro businesses.

These cards were inspired by the Palm Springs ranch houses from the MCM period.

Hey kids, I hope you had a good weekend. I've been doing  quite a bit of behind the scenes work on the Wiles Side website lately, and most recently I added some pre-designed business card options for those on a tight budget. I've got a handful of cool retro designs to start off with, and there are three different pricing options: $20 for the do-it-yourselfer, $35 comes with 100 printed cards and the $75 option, which comes with 500 hundred printed cards, and both the 100 and 500 card options include free US shipping. I'll be posting more designs as time allows, but for now,  I'm happy to have it all up and running.

New Business Cards, They're Like Clean Underpants for Your Business

New business cards, they’re like clean underpants for your business. Some might consider this a preposterous statement, but I think it’s right on the money. Think about it, it’s been a long, hot day; you’re worn out and weary. Is there anything better than a quick shower? And when you step out of the shower you don’t want to put on the same old musty skivvies you wore all day. No, you want something clean and fresh,  maybe you even had the foresight to put a clean pair of knickers in the freezer, and when you slip them on—Woo-Hoo!— you realize that it is the best you’ve felt all day. Well, my friend, new business cards can give your business that same exhilarating feeling.