Pretty simple as I had the graphics already sitting around on my computer. 30 minute spoof- lovely.
Showing posts with label Logo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Logo. Show all posts
Monday, 18 July 2011
Termight Motivation
So a post on ECBT2000ad made me revisit something I did a couple of weeks ago.
Pretty simple as I had the graphics already sitting around on my computer. 30 minute spoof- lovely.
Pretty simple as I had the graphics already sitting around on my computer. 30 minute spoof- lovely.
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Logo Designs
Last year, as a result of a recommendation by my buddy Dave Stokes, I was asked to produce a logo for a gaming book by a company that produces wargame figurines. Miniature Design Studio produces 28mm figurines for what I'd describe as role playing games...
The brief was to create a logo with a 'calligraphy bias'. The name of the game was 'origin'. This was the design that was settled on:
Recently, I was approached to do a further two logos. This time, in b&w and colour.
Again, there was a strong 'calligraphic' bais to the letter forms.
It's always nice to mix up things a bit and I do enjoy working on something so different from my more usual illustration work. Different challenges keep things fresh I think because coming back to drawing after these has been a real joy as well.
The brief was to create a logo with a 'calligraphy bias'. The name of the game was 'origin'. This was the design that was settled on:
Recently, I was approached to do a further two logos. This time, in b&w and colour.
Again, there was a strong 'calligraphic' bais to the letter forms.
It's always nice to mix up things a bit and I do enjoy working on something so different from my more usual illustration work. Different challenges keep things fresh I think because coming back to drawing after these has been a real joy as well.
Monday, 23 August 2010
Refined Tattoo Design
I am touched and humbled by the comments about my design, here, on facebook, twitter and on the 2000ad Forum.
I have tidied up the design a little to make it neater and hopefully just a little more effective before Mike finally takes the plunge.
I have tidied up the design a little to make it neater and hopefully just a little more effective before Mike finally takes the plunge.
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
The Dredagle Tattoo
What do you see first?
Judge Dredd or an Eagle?
Last year, Mike from the 2000ad forum asked for someone to design him a Judge Dredd Eagle tattoo... I had a go at designing something for him and this was one he chose from several options I showed him:
He tweaked it a little from the originals:
All was well until recently. Before taking the plunge and permanently marking himself, he asked for some last minute opinions... a wise decision as it turns out!
As soon as the word Nazi was mention, I did a quick google image search for "Nazi Eagle" and was thoroughly shocked to discover that I had inadvertently designed something that was pretty close to one of their emblems... I immediately offered to design something else for Mike.
I began by sketching ideas out and very quickly hit on the Eagle-head & wings forming the visor section of Dredd's helmet (bottom right above). It was serendipity I reckon, to have created Dredd's visage and an Eagle in one emblem, I was pretty chuffed.
Before showing anything to Mike, I worked in photoshop and created the top left one below.
Mike asked for some alternatives, possibly with Dredd's badge or with the Eagle's legs (top middle and top right) but I didn't like that it made Dredd look like Chad and a bit beard-y respectively).
After this, Mike decided that he like to see some alternatives based upon my original again, but trying to work more of the Eagle's chest into the design. I showed Mike a few more variations than I've shown in the middle row above. There was a bit more discussion before I presented the final two in the bottom row. He selected the one at the top of the posting and we're gathering opinions now before Mike does actually go ahead and get himself branded!
Judge Dredd or an Eagle?
Last year, Mike from the 2000ad forum asked for someone to design him a Judge Dredd Eagle tattoo... I had a go at designing something for him and this was one he chose from several options I showed him:
He tweaked it a little from the originals:
All was well until recently. Before taking the plunge and permanently marking himself, he asked for some last minute opinions... a wise decision as it turns out!
As soon as the word Nazi was mention, I did a quick google image search for "Nazi Eagle" and was thoroughly shocked to discover that I had inadvertently designed something that was pretty close to one of their emblems... I immediately offered to design something else for Mike.
I began by sketching ideas out and very quickly hit on the Eagle-head & wings forming the visor section of Dredd's helmet (bottom right above). It was serendipity I reckon, to have created Dredd's visage and an Eagle in one emblem, I was pretty chuffed.
Before showing anything to Mike, I worked in photoshop and created the top left one below.
Mike asked for some alternatives, possibly with Dredd's badge or with the Eagle's legs (top middle and top right) but I didn't like that it made Dredd look like Chad and a bit beard-y respectively).
After this, Mike decided that he like to see some alternatives based upon my original again, but trying to work more of the Eagle's chest into the design. I showed Mike a few more variations than I've shown in the middle row above. There was a bit more discussion before I presented the final two in the bottom row. He selected the one at the top of the posting and we're gathering opinions now before Mike does actually go ahead and get himself branded!
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Sci-Fi Art Now Update
Well, I had confirmation that one of the pieces I submitted for John Freeman's Sci-Fi Art Now book is to be included! The piece is called The Squadron and I blogged about the process/journey that resulted in the finished piece earlier in the year.
The really cool bit about all this is that some of my art will be in a bona-fide hardback art book that you will be able to order:
amazon.co.uk
amazon.com
More details about the book are available from HarperCollins and John has started a blog about Sci-Fi Art Now to help promote it too... but with all the quality artists involved, it will be worth owning anyway, please help make this book a success by pre-ordering it!
For now, I'm not going to show the piece that will be included, instead I'll show the other piece I submitted. Regular visitors to my blog will recognise this (I assume) from when I reworked it recently as a 2000AD prog one redux.
I had already posted the very rough sketch for the Alien Blob and Space girl as well... there was even a teaser.
I'm very chuffed that my art will make it into Sci-Fi Art Now as it's going to be exactly the sort of book that I used to pour over as a child... this is another big tick in the personal goals chart!
The really cool bit about all this is that some of my art will be in a bona-fide hardback art book that you will be able to order:
amazon.co.uk
amazon.com
More details about the book are available from HarperCollins and John has started a blog about Sci-Fi Art Now to help promote it too... but with all the quality artists involved, it will be worth owning anyway, please help make this book a success by pre-ordering it!
For now, I'm not going to show the piece that will be included, instead I'll show the other piece I submitted. Regular visitors to my blog will recognise this (I assume) from when I reworked it recently as a 2000AD prog one redux.
I had already posted the very rough sketch for the Alien Blob and Space girl as well... there was even a teaser.
I'm very chuffed that my art will make it into Sci-Fi Art Now as it's going to be exactly the sort of book that I used to pour over as a child... this is another big tick in the personal goals chart!
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Contemplating Superman
For a character I like so much and one that really did have a massive impact on my childhood - I draw Superman on surprisingly rare occasions.
When I do draw the character, I draw Superman, not Clark, never Clark and it's odd, because I always find that when I've finished drawing... the Superman I've drawn is Clark in a Superman suit... if you know what I mean.
When I do draw the character, I draw Superman, not Clark, never Clark and it's odd, because I always find that when I've finished drawing... the Superman I've drawn is Clark in a Superman suit... if you know what I mean.
Friday, 6 November 2009
Zenith and Gronk
Earlier in the year, I illustrated two strips for the fab chaps at FutureQuake Press...
The first was Red Dragon, a Zenith prequel.
The second was Strontium Gronk, A Strontium Dog spin-off.
What do you mean you still haven't bought copies? GO NOW and order them... PLEASE?
Unlettered art for all the pages can be found both on my comicspace page and on my DeviantART.
The first was Red Dragon, a Zenith prequel.
The second was Strontium Gronk, A Strontium Dog spin-off.
What do you mean you still haven't bought copies? GO NOW and order them... PLEASE?
Unlettered art for all the pages can be found both on my comicspace page and on my DeviantART.
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Salamander
Another one of those creatures I've been doing semi-occasionally with Matt and Phil...
My Salamander is not really twisted at all... I wanted to treat this one very graphically to see what would happen... possibly with a view to developing some T-Shirt designs.
Phil's already done his push-me-pull-you styled take on it, but Matt is very busy on some other projects right now - no pressure buddy, it'll keep!
My Salamander is not really twisted at all... I wanted to treat this one very graphically to see what would happen... possibly with a view to developing some T-Shirt designs.
Phil's already done his push-me-pull-you styled take on it, but Matt is very busy on some other projects right now - no pressure buddy, it'll keep!
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Batman 181 - Recovered
Been working on another cover recreation... but for a couple of reasons I don't want to show it just yet...
Here is the refresh for the Batman logo to go with it though.
...and here is my copy of the original from June 1966 with art by Infantino and Anderson. Just so you have some idea of what you're in for when the time comes!
Here is the refresh for the Batman logo to go with it though.
...and here is my copy of the original from June 1966 with art by Infantino and Anderson. Just so you have some idea of what you're in for when the time comes!
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
This Is Zarjaz!
The massive news that I've been sitting on for a couple of weeks is that I have designed a new logo for the 2000AD fanzine Zarjaz. Please do check out the home of the Fanzine at The Quaequam Blog.
Yes, it's another one of those ambigram things. I'm really pretty chuffed about this, and for another scoop here how it's going to look on the cover of issue 08!
I also have a strip in this issue as previously blogged about. Copies will be ready for BICS on 3rd October and will be available there, via The Quaequam Blog or the FutureQuake shop. There will also be new issues of Dogbreath (with another strip by me) and Future Quake available too.
Awesome Rogue Trooper artwork courtesy of the ever brilliant PJHolden and Steve Denton (colours).
Gonna have to go before I start giggling like a little girl - I'm so excited!
Yes, it's another one of those ambigram things. I'm really pretty chuffed about this, and for another scoop here how it's going to look on the cover of issue 08!
I also have a strip in this issue as previously blogged about. Copies will be ready for BICS on 3rd October and will be available there, via The Quaequam Blog or the FutureQuake shop. There will also be new issues of Dogbreath (with another strip by me) and Future Quake available too.
Awesome Rogue Trooper artwork courtesy of the ever brilliant PJHolden and Steve Denton (colours).
Gonna have to go before I start giggling like a little girl - I'm so excited!
Monday, 29 September 2008
Mute Swan
This is a quick little logo I've designed for a project I'm working on at the moment.
It didn't need to be a particularly brilliant logo. It just needed to have something to do with a lack of noise. I chose the swan as that felt like a crest kind of an animal and there weren't many options for creatures that were habitually silent.
Also, gotta say, I'm pretty chuffed - I got noticed by those chaps behind the 2000AD fan site 2000AD review for my recent Judge Dredd sample pages - Thanks guys!
It didn't need to be a particularly brilliant logo. It just needed to have something to do with a lack of noise. I chose the swan as that felt like a crest kind of an animal and there weren't many options for creatures that were habitually silent.
Also, gotta say, I'm pretty chuffed - I got noticed by those chaps behind the 2000AD fan site 2000AD review for my recent Judge Dredd sample pages - Thanks guys!
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