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It’s not often that I get an opportunity to customize objects for people, so when my brother-in-law Tommy asked me to customize his bike helmet I was thrilled. The thing is Tommy has had some bad luck on his bike he’s been hit by a car twice and most recently this past summer where he was side swiped by a car and hit the ground so hard he cracked his helmet as well as totaled his bike. So with these thoughts in mind I came up with imagery and messages that fit his personality and past situations. The whole thing took about 30 hours to complete and I used a black marker and colored pencil to create the illustrations. I liked it so much I didn’t want to part ways with it.
If you don’t ride a bike I think you can still appreciate the people that do. They are doing their part for taking care of our environment in more ways than one and the health benefits or riding go with out saying.
I love checking out where I get traffic to and from my site and OMG It Even Has A Watermark is at the top of the list this week. Thanks to the showcase of my new cards on their site. OMG is a great resource of inspiration just for business cards. There are many blogs out there that have card showcases but this site is focused just on that subject. Browse through the cards by the cards color or by features/characteristics. One thing has changed since the last time my other cards were featured on the site and that’s the amount of advertising that is on the site. It’s not to bad but noticeable. I don’t believe in sites like this – where the content is made up by its’ users – but this one is an exception to me. Its done well and the quality of showcases are all top notch and above the standards. Check out the site and leave a comment and let people know that they are doing a good job.
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It’s a good thing to step away from the computer now and then and create something with your hands. Faith Church is displaying another series of artwork based off of Matthew 5:3-10 (see below). The new piece is based off of the word “blessed”. See some more images below.
I’ll be posting a bike helmet that I’ve customized for my brother-in-law. Check back soon.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Being organized is one of the many key of keeping it all together. I tend to write everything down and keep a list. (My wife wishes I’d do that with my house work). But professionally keeping it all in one place helps me prioritize my projects and time. As I get older and wiser my time has become one of the most valuable things to me. Time with my kids, time sleeping or lack of, time it takes me to write this post, all of it is accounted for and nothing is more important (at times) then time.
With so many on-line communities and social networks who has the time to put into them? I’ve been trying to devote a bit more time to these bandwagon forms of communication but it’s just not catching on. Most feel redundant as silly at best. For example buttons and bummer stickers on facebook. Between updating profiles, sending messages, reading tweets, finding friends it’s all a bit exhausting. So I’m going to clean house and get rid of the madness.
Over then next month or so I’m going to put in a decent amount of effort to make the most of these sites, and after that time I’m going to keep two networks and keep them separate. One for friends and one for business contacts/networking.
Here is what I’m working with:
Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/miracle21
Friends find me on Facebook: here
I’ve left MySpacebut have a whirl: http://www.myspace.com/miralce21
If your cool enough, connect with me on Behance: http://www.behance.net/miracletwentyone
Creatives crave DesignRelated: http://www.designrelated.com/profile/jad_gonzalez
Link up with me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/miracletwentyone
I also frequent, youtube, allmightys and craigslist and hulu.
I’ve altered the above icon original by Jonas Rask Design:
Currently a featured member on Design:Related which is super cool. I’ve had a huge number of portfolio views and profile views because of it and a great big thanks goes to D:R for showing me some love. If you are not a member then get your a** on over there and sign up. I’ve been a member for quite some time and its a growing community and a valuable resource for inspiration and information for any creative professional.
Check them out at www.designrelated.com.
Making a memorable first impression is key to anything in life. It could be meeting a person for the first time or releasing your first single. Unless we remember, we can’t understand…that phrase speaks volumes. Which helped me fight through the process of my new business cards. Settling on one card design is like picking your favorite piece of candy at the candy store, it just impossible. If you are like me…then you want it all. I’ve designed 10 different backs for my new cards, giving me a variety to choose from, what might be right to hand to a potential client may not be right to hand to another designer. This randoness also reflects my philospy that design should submit to the message it trying to convey, it shouldn’t overpower.
These cards were printed by Largus Printing in Munster, IN on 130# double cover stock with a metallic ink. The edges are gilded with neon yellow. The one color design is simple, memorable and “won’t hold a cress.”
Want a good laugh check this out…
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My friend Kevin is doing it big. Drifter Threads is alive and kicking, kicking some serious butt. These tee’s are custom made with stencils and a bottle of bleach. The bleach is sprayed over the stencil to create the artwork, making each shirt a one of a kind piece of art. Design goodness to cover your back. A passion for design and a steady hand, it took Kevin 8 hours to cut the stencil for the shirt Power lines (see below). Order yours now while the price is right. You might have to pay $50 for one of these one off beauties one day.
Check them out at http://www.drifterthreads.blogspot.com/
{left to right} Justin Wolf, Chase Talon, Joe Gonzalez, Adam Groom
Insight Design Conference: Register NOW!!
We are under way…the Insight Design Conference will be taking place July 31, 2009 at Faith Church in Dyer, In from 9am-5pm. The conference mission is to inspire, educate and transform the both the design and business communities.
This conference will include:
- Design/Business focused breakout sessions
- Opportunities for designers and businesses to network
- Day-long portfolio review with top professionals
- A Vendor’s Row
- Live music, live painting, give-aways and more
Sponsoring the event so far is Faith Church, Allema and Atom Groom. Check the site often for more other sponsors.
Register Now! $30 for students $45 for professionals. Registrations is limited so sign up early seats are filling fast. For more information visit, www.insightdesignconference.com.
Here is a video of this past January event (thanks to Open Fire Media)
- Oscar Maddox one third of FamSquadilliana
Photo by Phashii PaulinaFadrowska – Designed by Miracletwentyone
I usually don’t promote bands or acts on my blog but I’m making an exception. I was on Facebook a couple weeks ago when my friend Mike messaged me that he was talking to an old friend of ours and that he was a rapper now and doing music with this group FamSquad. My first thoughts was “yea yea, another wannabe rapper doing beats in their basement – small time!” So a few minutes later I got a message from Oscar Maddox and we messaged back and forth for an hour or so and to my surprise, he was the real deal, his group the FamSquad was really good. He sent me some links and I listened to a couple of songs and I was impressed. The Oscar I knew was a great ball player with long arms that used to dunk on me. (Not really, but he was highly capable, lol). So today I got there first album in the mail – The Rebirth. I remember the couple songs that I heard and was hoping that the cd had the same vibe, it was like when you go to the movies and see the preview for a new movie and then only show you the good parts…well I had some thoughts like that running through my head. The first track Where do we goreally sets the stage to what you’re going to get from this disc, soulful, classic, real hip-hop. The trio brings it, from first track to last its nothing but good music, great production, and masterful arrangement. The track Sugah is a classic radio hit for the ladies, something in the same vein as 50 cent’s or Fabulousalbum. Classic samples mixed with insane high hats and sick beats live all over this album. The Famsquad Anthem, is exactly what it says it is – an ANTHEM, this track is will make you move with it’s soulful course it’ll stick in your head all day. Famsquadis doing Chicago and Indiana proud, unlike most rap acts in these two areas, these guys got it right, a platinum selling main stream sound with an underground soul. One of the highlights of the album is the hidden or bonus tracks, Sacrifice will really make you think with the course asking: Would you sacrifice your life? To save a loved ones life, give up your light so theirs could shine bright? Followed by Fix her, with it’s Swiss Beats styled horns this track is another head sticker.
Check them out and pick up an album of your own. www.myspace.com/famsquadilliana
Production notes: Produced by Mikey rocks from the cool kids, Tony Baines, DJ Neumonic, Freekshow, Gats the Great, Kritikal and Cekin
Featuring keever komplex, lototya singer, royce, d bluggs and chad steele
My site is finally updated. I’m still a big fan of the one pager and I believe people come to my site to see my work. So the one page design fits my needs the best. Plus I don’t know how to program so its a better option for me. I also have a new logo which I am pretty pumped about. The letter forms create a interesting mountain/fish form which I could probaly come up with some artistic meanings for but that’s corny. I’ll keep this for awhile but I know I’ll eventally get bord with it. Until then please let me know what you think.
Check it out: www.miracletwentyone.org
