These are from quite a while back.  I wasn’t sure if I was able to post them or not, and had no idea if the book came out until recently (which it did and I can)! These are a few of the pages I colored from Westward Ho!, a children’s book.  The lovely Hilary Jenkin’s [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]