sunday sketch: 01.

Ridiculous.

catzilla.

I saw this video the other day and thought it was definitely worth a share. So ridiculous and so awesome, although I could do without the dubstep soundtrack. Click the image above or the link below to be taken to the Vimeo page to watch.

Catzilla on Vimeo

chicken and waffles.

There she is. The beauty that is chicken and waffles has been immortalized by my digital pen skills. The original flyer was a bit different but then I took a picture using Instagram to send to a friend and I liked the look of the scan lines and vignetting so I added it. The inclusion made it all come together so well in my mind. Anyway, come visit me in Chicago, see this thing in person, laugh at it and then eat some of the food at Branch 27. Hit the jump to see some detailed images of the illustration.

smashed.

Super busy with work this week. Between the fraternity stuff from Bruce, logos for a new restaurant in River North, “the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” poster and the flyer above I am just getting smashed. Shit got real this week.

Anyway, up above is what I worked on last night. Took me a while but I think it’s worth it. Got the call this morning about it being used as well. Awesome. That’s two in a row for myself and Branch 27. Pumped with this one too. All original. That’s my own illustration and a font I created with my good pal Lou Barberio. Bringing a little bit of Sweet Lou to Chicago with the use of “Solidario.” This flyer and all that fraternity work is keeping me from working/finishing the poster series so that might be a little longer than I thought before they are ready to view.

Check back tomorrow for the full flyer and some close-ups of the illustration.

a few more tests.

Here are some Lightroom tests. I’ve been working with it a lot lately. Trying to learn all the nooks and crannies of this program is tedious but it’s worth it. Slowly but surely I’ll figure it all out. I can’t imagine anyone really noticing the differences in the photos from my old editing ways to these new ones but that’s ok. That’s the goal I think. Seamless transitions from old ways to new. Oh, by the way, yes… that is the Statue of Liberty with her titty out. Gotta love it.

Anyway, this is just a bunch of images from the past (other than the photo above and at the end). Those were taken a couple months back though. Just some things  I saw down by the river. Weird stuff. Fun stuff. Stuff that needed documenting. Hit the jump to see more goodies.

something seems amiss.

Am I missing something with this flyer? Who would allow this to go out and get printed? I just don’t understand the point of the backwards, rotated “Z” at the end of JAZZ. Does it make a shape I’m not seeing? Is it supposed to be free-form and jazzy?

Can somebody explain this to me, please?

the plague doctor.

Since I’ve been kind of busy putting the new portfolio together I happened to stop and realize I’ve have been slacking on my Black Curse duties. I have come up with only one shirt design and that’s just not enough. Yesterday I came up with shirt number two.