Archive for the ‘Creativity’ Category
Some damn good design at the Levis store. Does an excellent job communicating and guiding someone through what would normally be a confusing experience of learning Levi’s-specific terms.
Took a shot at modifying hot wheels. I’ve wondered if it was possible for 20-some years now and finally started drilling out some rivets.

Modified on the left (new wheels, shaved wing) and stock on the right.
Final product:

Put together for a good friend of mine who is launching a daily deal website for automotive services in Southern California. Pretty cool!
Logo design wasn’t mine, just the flyer
While you’re on hold with a phone on your shoulder has to be one of the best times to be a pen owner.
I recently had the opportunity to redesign the twitter background for @AlisonRosen who podcast fans would know from the Adam Carolla Show. Hopefully this will help augment the sarcasm and general punnery that this young lady deals out on a daily basis.

Designed for Dr. Jason Koh – for a fresh/young feel in sports medicine
One of my designs was featured on Got Print’s blog – if you haven’t used Got Print, check them out. There’s no place I’ve found that can print for better prices.
http://gotprint.blogspot.com/2011/09/do-your-cards-grab-attention.html
I was able to swing by Rally Innovations yesterday to catch up with some old friends and got a sneak peek at their new Evo Soul catalog that I designed a while back. Came out looking pretty snazzy in print!
Rally innovations produces aftermarket parts for Subarus, Mitsubishis (only the good ones) and the Nissan GT-R.
Decided to pull another run of these guys, got too many requests to deny it! email me if you want one
In any form of motorsport, finding sponsors isn’t exactly easy. Having a quick media package on yourself to hand out can make life easier. I did this 3-pager for Formula Drift / Megan Racing driver Cyrus Martinez, who needed something that would be a quick professional read for sponsors to hand out at SEMA, but not so lengthy that it felt impersonal.
Using a short intro proposal like this is a smart move to get your foot in the door when starting relationships with companies. Keep in mind, a full-length (media and number heavy) proposal should always accompany a specific proposal.
Sponsorship Proposal: Cyrus Martinez
Author: Colin | Filed under: Cars, Creativity, PrintThis popped into my email today:
“The biz card you made me just won me free flamebroiler.
I dropped the card in & the girl liked the design and said it’d be easy to pick out next time she did the drawing. I guess good design = free food”
Happy Customer Gets Free Food
Author: Colin | Filed under: Creativity, Experiences, Print
Article from the owner of the company I work for, STILLEN, in this month’s Road and Track about the Ferrari 458 Italia GT Cars.
These business cards were designed to help my friends from home-pro realty class up their business business card game.
Latest project that was referred to me from a friend of a friend for a quick logo design. Type up top is a pentool freehand creation, and down below is helvetica condensed 47. This would look pretty mean on the side of the supra it’s going on, eh?
Latest in logo goods. For a Dirt Abatement company – You spray this stuff on dirt and it keeps dust down. Pretty cool!
Just about the most heart warming thing I’ve ever seen. Sounds great too. Isn’t it amazing what these guys do with vocals only?
Jerry Lawson & The Talk of the Town
Author: Colin | Filed under: Creativity, ExperiencesThis product is actually pretty darn cool. It was developed by Sam down at Platinum Strands for folks that enjoy a good campfire, firefighters, and pretty much anybody that loves being around a flame but doesn’t want their hair to smell like it for the next week. It’s designed to wash the smokey smell out of your hair.. pretty cool! Can’t wait to give it a try.
Here’s part of the final logos I put together:

Ready for a huge bottle?

Design: Smoke Out Shampoo – Initial Design
Author: Colin | Filed under: Creativity, PrintDecided to play a little more with this one in Photoshop so I could export a revisited version that’s more in line with what the FJ is all about

original post: http://www.okaycool.com/print-design/fj-cruiserallcall-2011-logo
Design: Rendered Version of AllCal FJ Cruiser Logo
Author: Colin | Filed under: Cars, Creativity, Print, Web
designed for photographer/choreographer Lisa Bates based out of Southern California.
Submitted this logo earlier this week for the new logo for the FJ Cruiser AllCal event coming up


not surprisingly when i cracked all these together it didn’t make a pretty color
Back in January I got somewhat of an emergency call about a website that needed to be up for a big meeting the next day. A few minutes after I got off the phone I had a hefty word document and a bunch of pictures start to flow into my inbox.
Luckily enough I had no plans for the night
The idea was to build something that could:
-Visually convey the idea of how a new product works
-Create a full website with limited resources on hand
-Use a pallet that would be appealing to construction professionals
Here’s the result:
























