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'Create Cutlery' on Tag Your Green

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:00:59 -0500

Hey Internet, I don’t usually ask for too much from you - but I was wondering if you could do me a small favor? I entered my ‘Create Cutlery’ project into the Make: Tag Your Green contest and I would really appreciate it if you’d take a second (seriously, one or two seconds) just to click ‘vote’.

You can only vote for a particular project once, but you can vote for as many projects as you like! If you don’t like my project, feel free to take a look at the other ones and vote for whoever. A Georgia Tech alumn and friend, Karen MacKay, has her Vertical Theory project entered, too - you can vote for her here.

# 17 - Smokin’ Blending swirly paths, but setting one line...

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:21:55 -0500

# 17 - Smokin’

Blending swirly paths, but setting one line to the same color as the background to make a more wispy pattern

# 16 - Weeble Wobblespathfinder, repetition of shapes,...

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:20:56 -0500

# 16 - Weeble Wobbles

pathfinder, repetition of shapes, gradients, my usual suspects

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Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:12:51 -0500

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Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:12:13 -0500

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# 13 - Final! I’m really pleased to say that I’ve...

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:22:16 -0400

# 13 - Final!

I’m really pleased to say that I’ve arrived at the final design for this particular project that I started a while ago. These files are ready to be sent to print whenever the person they’re designed for desires! Hooray beards and plaid!

# 12 - ‘Beard Variations’ These different beard...

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:20:55 -0400

# 12 - ‘Beard Variations’

These different beard variations use different settings and graphic styles to create very different end-results. The original design is on the far left, and it’s the direction we’ll stick with, but it is fun to try new things.

# 11 - Bicycle IllustrationsPart of a branding project I’m...

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:14:16 -0400

# 11 - Bicycle Illustrations

Part of a branding project I’m working on for some bike bags. I used the logo (the orange circle) to create the round parts of all the bikes. Unicycle, tricycle, road bike.

#10 - Squared I ‘created’ my own typeface with...

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:06:44 -0400

#10 - Squared

I ‘created’ my own typeface with rectangles to create this blocky, squared up rendition of my name. I like the margins in the body letters, and the differing first letters of each word (E, T, H)

# 9 - ‘Flowers’I love making spirograph-y things set...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:25:40 -0400

# 9 - ‘Flowers’

I love making spirograph-y things set to ‘multiply’. Want to know a secret? These awesome flower petal shapes are made by spinning the Dove logo around. Cool. I know.

Also, I’ve been cutting it close lately. I’m tired tonight, but these are beautiful and cheery. Long day, long stems.

# 8 - ‘Self Portrait’I’ve been working on some...

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:56:12 -0400

# 8 - ‘Self Portrait’

I’ve been working on some little ‘family portrait’ illustrations as a birthday present for my Mom (*fingers crossed she doesn’t see this*). This is me! This is an attempt to practice the amazing geometric style that Always With Honor does so well. FYI: It is a LOT harder than you think! I’m not 100% pleased with it yet.

# 7 - ‘Tiny Castle’Enjoying using Illustrator to...

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:26:29 -0400

# 7 - ‘Tiny Castle’

Enjoying using Illustrator to actually make illustrations, as well as challenging myself to use simple shapes to create more complex ones. I can’t believe I lived a life before transform again and alt as copy! Geesh!

#6 - Rainy Day Simple clouds made of circles, and some dashed...

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:18:57 -0400

#6 - Rainy Day

Simple clouds made of circles, and some dashed rain. I like it, though, because the clouds look like stickers. No tutorial, just magic. And rainy-day inspiration!

# 5 - “CLEAN UP” - Sunday MotivationUsed the concept...

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:47:30 -0400

# 5 - “CLEAN UP” - Sunday Motivation

Used the concept from yesterday’s creation (‘transform again’ with an ‘organic’ shape and lots of pathfinder functions like substitute, unite, and compound path). Inspired by the recent trend of ‘stickers’ with captions layered on pictures (like this). Added some fancy graphic styles and whatev. Hooray! Clean up!

# 4 - Mums Used this tutorial for the transform again reference,...

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:18:00 -0400

# 4 - Mums

Used this tutorial for the transform again reference, and then decided to make a ‘mum wallpaper (like the kind for actual walls) pattern’ (using just outlines) instead of a rainbow-looking-gradient-thing because there’s been so much of that already.

So, enjoy a sunshine-y mum pattern!

**this looks better if you click thru to the larger

# 3 - “Rings” Used this tutorial. None of this is...

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:04:12 -0400

# 3 - “Rings”

Used this tutorial. None of this is difficult or time-consuming; but it is all beautiful and enjoyable.

#2 Gradients in swatches, not just as a fill! Ooh! Used this...

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:32:00 -0400

Gradients in swatches, not just as a fill! Ooh! Used this tutorial - inspired by the CS4 packaging

# 1 Used this tutorial to make this neat-o ‘rainbow...

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:32:00 -0400

# 1

Used this tutorial to make this neat-o ‘rainbow path’

Make Something Cool Every Day

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:56:19 -0400

A challenge to myself to wake up, drink some coffee, and simply make something every day for a year. The new new 365 project. A location for experiments and learning new things. I’m excited. Are you?