Must admit that this feature is something that I would be interested in. I also like the option to have a dark UI.
Here's a new logo I worked out for the ACUI (Association of College Unions International) Region 15 Conference to be held at Sac State later this year. I'm not a fan of the school colors but it's a must with this type of event. Hope you guys like. Stay tuned for the entire campaign.
Yesterday I went on an adventure into the world of Letterpress printing at the San Francisco Center for the Book, where I gained a deeper appreciation for a dying art and the amount of patience and meticulous attention detail necessary to make a beautiful print. Accompanied by Kyle Marks, we approached the foreign process with a gung-ho attitude, rolled up our sleves and dived right in.
As designers we were familar with many of the typographic terms such as "Leading" and "Kerning," and we were totally geeking out at all the different typefaces they had to choose from. Our weapon of choice for the evening was 18pt Bodoni Ultra which was paired with a sans-serif wood type and lino-block triangle pattern that one of the students of the SFCB had already produced. Our assignment was to finish the phrase "You are..." with our own hand-set type. While the other students were being serious and cliche with prhases like "You are...Radiant & Beautiful" Kyle and I had our own interpretaion of the assignment.
Mine reads
"You Are the cheese to my macaroni."
while Kyle's read
"You Are the butter to my biscuit."
You can view a short little video of I shot here showing the printing process of the lino-block. It was a great experience and if they offered anything like this in the Sacramento area I would defintely be there more often. If your interested in learning about letterpress printing I would recommend visiting SFCB and taking a class. At a mere $40 you can get your feet wet in letterpress printing. They also have opportunities to get certified and even come and do your own thing during open studio hours. Sounds like a good deal to me.
Video made by Hunter Johnson
Song: Artie Shaw & Helen Forrest - Deep Purple
Very inspiring work from Dusty Signs. Excellent hand painted typography, Beautiful work Dan, keep it up! Dusty Signs is founded by Dan, a 3rd generation traditional sign painter from Minneapolis Minnesota.
A big thank you to the good fellas at Mama's Sauce for printing my new business cards. They turned out beautiful and I've already gotten a lot of compliments. Quality work gentlemen, keep bangin!
Kyle, Kenji, and I were recently asked to create a short video that would promote an upcoming conference for various students and staff members at Sacramento State. After being inspired by the "Live the Language" videos we found from EF Travel, we decided it would be fun to create one based on Sacramento, following the daily life of a student and staff member, focusing on how their lives are different and how they intersect. I can't say that this is an original idea, but we had a great time finding all the shots, learning about shooting & editing, and overall production on something like this.
Along with a few shots in the video, I was responsible for the typography and faux logos.