This week's wallpaper consists of an idea, a sharpie, an image from Jimon Magazine, and a few photoshop brushes. Enjoy. ...................
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Mad Men crazy
The past few weeks have been absolutely crazy. Mix that with a little sunshine and you get a big lack of blogging. In the meantime and until things settle, I've decided to profess my love for MadMen (Season 4 starts Sunday evening). If you haven't seen MadMen, you're missing out big time; there is absolutely nothing that's not to love about that show.
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Design #98: Catch phrase
There's a new phrase in town. The type is hand drawn with a Sharpie on cheap printer paper. You can't get any better than that. Hmmm...
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Design #97: Re-purposed monsters
Yikes! It's been way to long since I've lasted posted. It seems like my Design a Day project has turned into something more like Design a Week this summer. While I may have gotten slightly off track during these warm sunny days, rest assured things will be back to normal once fall and winter roll around. This evening I re-purposed one of my little monster dudes from March for the wallpaper.
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Design #96: Dream
At the suggestion of my friend Vanessa over at Lynn David Handbags, I watched The September Issue this evening. It's the story of Anna Wintour, the legendary fashion editor of Vogue magazine. I've always been captivated by the world of fashion; it's this untouchable world of hauntingly skinny yet intriguing women and beautiful clothing. Of all the dream careers I've wanted to have, the idea of working for a fashion magazine / organization has always stuck in the back of my mind.
This wallpaper is for women, powerful careers, and high fashion.
Photo credits: Fashion Action (Jean Paul Gaultier) and Kosher Camembert (the train)
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Design #95: The Great Fish Caught
I seemed to get a positive response last month with downloadable patterns so I've decided to take on wallpaper (for computers and iPhones) as July's challenge. With the oil spill in the Gulf, I've been thinking about the types of fish and seafood people eat. While I don't really eat meat, I think it's important to be responsible about my food choices. There's a really neat website called Seafood Watch that recommends which seafood to buy or avoid and helps advocate ocean-friendly seafood.
This first wallpaper is about whales. While modern commercial whaling for food doesn't really exist anymore (it was banned in 1986), there are still certain species within the Baleen whale group that are hunted for various reasons.
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Design #94: Origin
It's hard to believe that I've already completed 6 months of Design a Day. I haven't completely reached my goal of posting at least 5 designs a week (technically I should be at #130), but I'm really happy with what I've done so far regardless. In recognition of Independence Day this weekend, I wanted to go back to our country's roots and celebrate the tradition of the American Indians. Their icons and patterns are so simple, but are rich and complex at the same time.
Download Origin as a vector pattern Download Origin as a Photoshop pattern
Please reference me if you decide to use my patterns
This is a wrap for June and I've got the entire weekend to brainstorm for July's challenge. I'm open to any suggestions if there is something you want to see!
