Codeword: Coffee

This is what I look like in the morning before I've had my first cup of coffee, or maybe it's just how I feel sometimes before I've had my first cup of coffee. ;)

The Earlier Days - Part 6.3

Quarter 6: Photoshop, Photoshop, and more Photoshop. That was the best introduction anyone could have had, and thanks to the skill of the teacher. Later in the Quarter we set up a couple of websites and flirted with Flash.

This is my poorly designed, with but a few saving graces, Stevie Ray Vaughn CD cover and lable. Big Fan BTW! And the website which is why I am revisting "The Earlier Days" to begin with. For me I've found that keeping a site up to date is time consuming. This is why I think blogging so awsomely userfriendly. 

The Earlier Days - Part 5.1

Quarter 5: Photography and Photoshop. This is me at the time. 

The Earlier Days - Part 4.2

Quarter 4: Dedicated to Illustration. 

The Earlier Days - Part 3.5

Quarter 2: We learned CorelDraw, which was version 8 at the time. Quarter 3: An introduction to Illustrator and Quark. (An example of my efforts the cereal box here, "HotShotz" featuring and signed by a RedWing hockey player. I do not remember which one. The chocolatey cereal featured marshmellows in the form of hockey pucks. I encouraged my young target audience to play with their food, designing a paper hockey goal on the back of the box, to be cut out and assembled for the dining room table. I do believe that shortly thereafter the RedWings won the Stanley cup that year, coincidental fer shur.)

The Earlier Days - Part 1.6

Did you notice I jumped from Part 1.3 to Part 1.6? There were a couple of assignments during this Quarter that...well...just...maybe...if I dig them up I might share, just for the humorous fact that they are probably so sixth grade. One was a western book cover. Anyway...

Obviously, this color pencil drawing was for the fun of it all! If I remember correctly it was originally an ad for SONY stereo headsets. 

The Earlier Days - Part 1.3

Ink Rendering from 1st Quarter TTI. Subject: Lenny Kravitz...Sexy man, Intriguing Artist, Awsome singer. I'd say more, but imagine that's more than enough. 

The Earlier Days - Part 1.2

Another pencil drawing from the first quarter at TTI, unfortunately this little boy was a victim of Aids. Looking at his eyes now in retrospect, I give it a concious thought that he doesn't understand what is going on except for the truity that he doesn't feel well. --And I'm sure that is probably an understatement. 

The Earlier Days - Part 1.1

Tampa Technical Institute, January 2001, 1st Quarter Drawing Class, when I was working towards an A.S. in Digital Graphic Arts. Previous to this reintroduction, this artist had earned a B.F.A. and had the experience of 10 years of drawing classes. I'm not bragging, absolutely not! Just stating that my previous lessons made the first quarter that much easier, compared to other students whom may have had limited drawing practice and experience. I still do love drawing with pencil, though I haven't made time for it in quite a while. I need to work on that...

Skyline Display

This is a 2D illustration plus photo collage as I am starting to develop new possibilities of what we could do with a new Skyline Tradeshow display. In addition to the 10 foot tradeshow display backdrop with 4 full graphics panels, I've portrayed a simple truss system. A magnetic banner attaches to the front top of the display quoting the namesake. Additional accessories include a flat panel lcd display for a new corporate video and collapsable literature racks. Nicely, Skyline transporter cases are easily transformed into a display case to host the featured product.

Also wanted to note that vinyl removeable graphics can be added and replaced easily to the display case and even the full panel graphics.

2D Diagram

The bear in the woods...okay, not your usual scientific illustration. The bear I drew for one version of the Outpost Surveillance logo came in quite handy in this situation, and was refreshing.

Super Nova

A sample of my initial ideas for dynamic marketing materials. 

3D Illustration

For a proposal... I think for a box it turned out pretty nice. Kinda reminds me of Johnny Five in Steve Guttenburg's movie ..."Short Circuit"? 

Magic Tricks

This is a photograph, yes. However, it has been Photoshopped to make you believe that this is a product. This photo was taken during the daylight hours. There was nothing on the screen, I created the display panel, and it does not glow like this. Magic Tricks! 

Remote Sensor System

Latest and greatest photo collage for the system. This is a combination of having the right angle snapshot of the Humvee and having the Engineer render just the right angle of the new system, so that I could Photoshop them and place them in just the right environment. The night view is kinda cool too! 

Industry Day CD Lable

This is what I call a "Campaign". When you find you have a successful idea, it's in your best interest to milk it until the well runs dry. I am serious, but I think it's kind of funny. This illustration is very popular with our Armed Forces friends, and if it's the only thing they remember about us at least I have made an impression. When they hear our name something comes to mind. 

Tradeshow Display (2)

The layout of the larger format tradeshow display. The bottom product line display poster was approximately 16" high and 47" wide, laminated and velcroed. It turned out really nice!! I'd love to hang it on my wall. Smarter thinking would prove that just before it gets too tired out at the tradeshow I need to get a poster frame and the Boss need's new wall art for the lobby.

BOXES

Thinking out of the box when you're selling boxes, for an ultra conservative is challenging. It could be a very funny ad campaign! I would love to have fun with it. 

Tradeshow Display

Latest Tradeshow display. We are really pushing for potential Armed Forces clients interested in power and supply products. The second week of September we had two simultaneous tradeshows we sent Business Development personnel to. We have a table top display that is about 6 ft w x 5 ft h and a portable brieface display. I can make up to 11 x 17's in house for the briefcase (I love my Konica-Minolta bizhub C350) and send out for the large format inkjet printing to Chromatech (I love Chromatech). The larger format was set up a bit differently.