Was feeling nostalgic due to the last post with my Influence Map and started going through old photos, mostly from my 2007 trip to Japan.  I had also gotten the bad news recently that the friend's uncle that toured me around rural Japan and made a place in my life as one of the kindest people I had ever met had fallen ill suddenly and passed away.  This made me ...

Finally, a meme that I like! I've been interested in mind maps for a while now, looking into various iPad apps that plot an artist's thinking and inspiration but so far I haven't found one intuitive enough.  I suppose when that happens you just go back to the drawing board and make one yourself! The template for this was made by `fox-orian on Deviantart, and you may visit the original to download ...

I wish I could lie to you and tell you I forgot to post this one, since its been done for a while, but the truth is that since it was just the right size I was using it as a template to layout the new site design.  For instance, in the new design we won't have to worry about this image being too large to be viewed properly, but ...

I recently teamed up with my good friend Jodie to redesign the Team Canada Solar Decathlon website. I had been working with them on and off for the past year with their web strategy, largely playing a bit of a waiting game due to the nature of the competition they are in. This project was interesting for a number of different reasons, but mostly I just felt absolutely ...

I recently downloaded and am currently playing with the Hipstamatic and Camera+ apps for iPhone. I have to say, I love them both, but for different reasons. Both of these apps do a great job at reviving a bit of the spontaneity and unpredictability of the old polaroid cameras I used to play with as a kid. Suddenly its not all about taking a perfectly framed shot with everyone ...

Sometimes I have a lot of trouble finding beauty in this city, Calgary.  I get anxious, waiting for the 8 months of winter to pass, only to be stuck in a summer full of rain and hail.  For someone who loves rain as much as I do, its saying something about my wavering opinion of Calgary in order to use the downpours in a negative context. Between the weather and the ...

Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to cook. So much so in fact that I almost chose the culinary arts as my path in life. Some day I still hope to return to school, and even open my own restaurant, but in the meantime I just like to play and have fun in the kitchen. I've been trying out some new photography methods, some using my ...

Just outside Millarville, is one of Southern Alberta's largest Farmers Markets.  My girlfriend and I finally took a trip out there (we're addicted to Farmers Markets) a while back, and I loved it!  There are just so many interesting things and people at Farmers Markets that its hard for the artist and health nut parts of me to stay away.  Everywhere you look there's some beautiful nick nack, or some ...

I recently went to the Reader Rock Garden with my girlfriend. Just off one of the most busy highways in Calgary, there is a cemetery. At the top of the cemetery is the beautiful Reader Rock Garden, and in the center of that is a cafe. There's a lot of interesting history behind the cafe and the garden, but now it serves as one of the most interesting places ...

While working at Shaw, us designers have a weekly meeting where we present various things, often just for fun, to practice public speaking, or to keep each other updated. My own turn has come up and I decided to put together a presentation on Tangents in Art and Design to help refresh everyone on some compositional basics. I also was taking the opportunity to explore some different HTML slideshow options. While ...

My grandma recently took a bad spill, so I went to Salmon Arm to visit her and my grandpa. It was sad to see her so banged up, although nice to also see her in pretty good spirits despite it. My grandparents are two of my favorite people in the entire world, my grandpa holding a certain place as almost a personal Buddha figure. I took a few photos ...

Slowly trying to experiment more with photography again. Saw some old polaroids and war photos that relit the fire for me, I think. These are via the camera on my phone, deliberately so I could get more grain. Think I'll crack out the Canon again though- get some use out of it so its not just a pretty toy! Whenever Spring finally rears its head you can expect ...

After the feedback I received from you people last go around, I entered into another round of experimentation.  I had a certain couple fonts in mind this whole time but just couldn't remember what they were.  Well, voila!, I found them!  Below you will see the logo with a redo on the banana's, rounding them a bit and making them slightly less bulbous, and also the wordmark in two different ...

Here are some quick concepts for the rebrand of Monkeyslunch. Let me know your thoughts, why you like things or why not, or if you think I'm completely insane and inept please let me know why as well. They're numbered for your easy referencing. Like I said previously, the site is getting a redesign once again, and things have already started from the backend. This is also a ...

Here are a few more sketches from the new sketchbook.  I'm mostly just experimenting with watercolor, warming up for some larger projects.  I'm on the fence, as you might be able to tell, as to whether I prefer to use watercolor in its more generally used chaotic form, splashing it about and making washes and whatnot, or to use it more as just a coloring tool to fill in what's ...