After always using Micron pens, I’ve decided to explore what brush pens can do. Below you can see a glimpse into the hiking adventures my wife and I go on as well as an uncanny portrait of my special little cat dude, Petey Checkers.
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Lee Daniel is the keen eye behind Still Ill Retro, a vintage store inside of Kudzu Antiques.
I met Lee around 2016 after following an ad for a GE speaker cabinet — a killer find, by the way. When I arrived to pick it up, he welcomed me into his stunning atomic ranch. Every nook and cranny was filled to the brim with MCM style. I’ve been close friends with Lee and his husband, Joe, ever since.
So, Lee not only sells precious relics from a distant era, he lives it. That why I felt a strong obligation to show his degree of passion in the logo.
The typographic elements reflect lettering of the 1960s and 70s, his main focus. I used halftone dots as a nod to analog printing, and I slightly distressed them, as if to age the logo itself. His inventory naturally has a lot of orange, so I was compelled to include an orange in the color palette. I based the final swatch off of a Mark Rothko print he had for sale at the time.
You may also notice a wood motif going on. Originally, there were even quirky little nails in the design. This was all to hint at another passion of Lee’s — he is highly skilled at refinishing furniture. See for yourself! Visit his two booth spaces at Kudzu Antiques. They are on the righthand side, one of the first few spots on the right after you go up the ramp.
This is a pro-bono flyer I did to aid Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017.
The dance night was organized by “Atlanta’s deejay and friend,” DJ Dookie Platters. Here is how he explained it on his Instagram.
I noticed a few friends have set up donation drop-off points to gather goods for hurricane relief efforts and I thought I’d set up another way to help. Drop your donations off Friday night at @elmyrbar (right into my car our front) and l’ll drive them up Saturday morning to @buenprovechoatl in Marietta. They’ll be making arrangements to ship supplies where relief is needed.
We even included an accompanying image on the various social media posts to clarify what to do, showing off Dookie’s sweet station wagon. Really though, the guy has a big heart.
Dookie Platters is an Atlanta gem. He’s certainly one of the most hardworking DJs in the game right now. I’m sure you’ve seen him at one of your favorite bars, spinning classics and obscurities from his vast collection.
I think Dookie put it best.
From nightclubs and dive bars to festivals, fundraisers, and weddings, I’ve done it all. After serving as the master of ceremonies for retired space-funk band Noot d’ Noot, I’ve continued to spread the message of positive partying through great tunes and good times.
He wanted a logo that reflected his catalog. I designed the lettering to give a nod to the funky 60s and 70s. I also incorporated the 1980s using the decade’s fascination with horizontal lines and repetitive geometry. He wanted an island aesthetic as well, so I introduced the warm colors.
Dookie was beyond pleased with his new logo and even produced limited edition swag for sale on his website.
I have always admired tattoo artists. The traditional flash style is by far my favorite. It is straightforward and most effective with fewer lines. Each stroke inspires the next, eventually lapping back. It’s especially fascinating to see this developing in real time. I like to take this approach on the page, rarely drawing with pencil beforehand. I prefer to let the drawings create themselves.
My work has been “published” on both friends and family, and I consider it to be the highest honor as an illustrator.
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Many Atlantans remember “Album 88,” or WRAS Atlanta, Georgia State University’s 100,000 watt student-run radio station as it was before 2015, when Georgia Public Broadcasting (GBP) strategically stole the airwaves from the student DJs.
The public was outraged. Station supporters went to social media with the hashtag #SaveWRAS and waged war with peaceful protests, a press conference, and a benefit concert named WRAS-stravaganza. I was involved in many of these efforts, as well the designs that accompanied them. Sadly, on June 2, 2014, the contract with GPB went into effect.
Infographic
Concert Poster
WRAS was once widely regarded as an Atlanta staple, where many artists got their first big exposure — a list spanning five decades that includes The B-52s, REM, Janelle Monáe, Outkast, Collective Soul, Sade, and the Indigo Girls.
Broadcasting at 100,000 watts, it was the most powerful student-run radio station in the nation. I was the last music director before the GPB takeover.
For three years, I selected the songs heard in the station’s album-based regular rotation. I also hosted Soul Kitchen, a 2-hour weekly retro soul and funk program, as DJ Freight Train. I met many close friends and made some of my fondest college memories while working at Album 88.
Dumpster Dive was a free outdoor concert in downtown Atlanta organized by WRAS Atlanta. It got its name from its unusual venue — a road beneath Courtland Street, literally in front of some dumpsters. It featured performances by TV Dinner, TWINS, and Blunt Fang.
I illustrated the four Dumpster Dive rats and used them any chance I got, such as these handout and poster designs. We even screen-printed limited edition t-shirts.
I also produced the radio promo, where I voiced a few twisted rats.
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What’s better than badass women on roller skates? Being married to one of them.
Naturally, I was happy to help out Athens Georgia’s professional roller derby team, the Classic City Rollergirls, with their promotions. Here are a few examples:
Poster
Bar Coasters
Social Media Image
There were only loose brand guidelines, so I referenced existing materials to guide my hand: the logo, team colors, and previous poster designs accessed from the Classic City Rollergirls Archive.
Oddly enough, I had to be careful with the “punk rock” aesthetic that many associate with roller derby, as it is becoming phased out. Since the sport is leaving its adolescence, many teams are opting for a more “pro sports” aesthetic to establish themselves among other professional leagues.
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