As anyone who pays attention to Star Trek culture knows, one of the most important debates ever is which captain is the best. So here are my views on this matter. Also I am expanding it to “people in charge of space vessels on TV” since Nate always complains when the people I like are [...]
Junior’s Burgers & Custard commissioned another couple of items from me. First, a modified version of the menus I made previously, this time to fit in the backlit display at their Champaign location. I went with a blue background to make the letters stand out better when lit from behind. Second was the assignment to [...]
Recently, Nate directed me to Riven X, which allowed me to run the 5 CDs through my computer and install the 13-year-old game on my laptop (without having to change disks every time I go to a different island). I am completely in love with the whole Myst series. I now have Myst on my [...]
Peggy and her mom asked me to take some pictures of their geriatric ferret. He’s really old at this point (and blind, deaf, and with little use of his hind legs), so we hoped he would be chill enough for me to take some nice pictures. Well it turns out, that Dandin still has a [...]
A German design studio assigned me a test project last week to see how my design skills are before they agreed to take me. The assignment was to redesign the homepage for audimark.de, a young, forward-looking internet radio advertising company. They sent along a brief with some general info about the client, some adjectives, etc., [...]
Things have been kind of quiet around here as I hunt for jobs and work on freelance stuff. Just finished a new design project this week for my client, Junior’s Burgers & Custard. They’re a local burger shop looking to expand, and of course they need a new look! Here’s the old menu style: And [...]
Lately I’ve been learning an important life lesson. Well, several actually. First, I’m learning Adam’s advice of “you’re not hired until there’s a signed contract” first-hand, and learning that it actually happens frequently and not “that kind of thing happens to someone else.” Since leaving safe little nest of high school, I’ve had trouble accepting [...]
