When I first drove to Seattle in 2009, I couldn’t place what it was about the Evergreen State that made me want to move there so badly. Even after living in Seattle for 3 years, I was excited to live in one of the best cities(in my opinion)
It’s good to be back.
Several beer labels I designed for a local home brewer.
I’m going back!
It’s finally time for me to head back to my favorite city in the U.S: Seattle! The exact date of me arriving into the Evergreen State is unknown, however, I am heading out of Oklahoma next Friday.
As many of you know, I moved 2 years ago for a great job. It was a small start up with a lot of talented designers and programmers. Through a myriad of clients, I racked up an indispensable amount of experience.
Along with work, I experienced shooting an AK-47, a decent sized hailstorm, and a tornado.
It was almost fun enough to say I wish I’ll miss Oklahoma.
Mass Effect inspired poster I created of Sovereign. It’s a truly awe-inspiring video game series that I thoroughly enjoyed!
A Cerberus wallpaper I created that was inspired from several graphics I had found relating to the Mass Effect trilogy, specifically II.
Like it? Download the full size wallpaper here.
The object that excavated the crater was a nickel-iron meteorite about 50 meters (54 yards) across, which struck the plain at a speed of several kilometers per second. Impact energy has been estimated at about 10 megatons. The speed of the impact has been a subject of some debate. Modeling initially suggested that the meteorite struck at a speed of up to 20 kilometers per second (45,000 mph), but more recent research suggests the impact was substantially slower, at 12.8 kilometers per second (28,600 mph). It is believed that about half of the impactor’s bulk was vaporized during its descent, before it hit the ground.
Taken from Wikipedia. I took this shot when I stopped by the Meteor Crater in Arizona.
Back40 is a web studio located in Oklahoma City that has helped clients bring their creative vision to life all over the country. Started in 2000 by Dave Miller, Back40 has grown into a large studio that shows no signs of stopping. I worked closely with Dave to create this introductory video to give a bit of a background on the inclusive studio.
After much practice, I managed to create these awesome bleached shirt designs! If you are curious and wanting to create one for yourself, I made a step by step process.
Items you will need:
- Roll of freezer paper
- Exacto knife
- Cotton shirt(s) that have been washed
- Printed design for tracing. Here what I’ll be using (Portal’s Aperture logo.)
- Iron and ironing board
- Spray bottle
- Bleach
- Hydroperoxide
- Bucket or large bowl
- Rag
- Large clear tape (optional)
Step 1: Prep
After you have gotten all of your materials together, it is time to prep the stencil for cutting out. The design can be anything of your liking. I suggest starting with a simple design with no fine lines to get a feel for the bleaching process since it can be finicky!
Step 2: Cutting the Stencil Out
Lay the design out underneath the freezer paper. It’s imperative that you keep the waxy side down for ironing onto the shirt later. Trace the design onto the paper until you’re done. With the exacto knife (or scissors) carefully cut out the design. I like to keep a cardboard underneath so I don’t cut the table I’m working on. At this point you should decide if you are doing a negative or positive of the design. If it’s a positive, you will need more freezer paper to cover the rest of the shirt (I will fully address this later.)
Step 3: Ironing the Design
Lay the shirt (or whatever cloth material you’re bleaching) onto the ironing board and smooth out the area you want the design to be on. Lay out the design where you want it on the material. Wax paper is hard to burn (don’t get a lighter and try to prove me wrong and burn your house down) so you can use use the iron on the highest setting to ensure the design stays in place. Make sure to especially get the corners as they tend to flip up. Once the design isn’t going anywhere, you’re ready to start bleaching.
Step 4: Bleaching Process
The bleach spray bottle: 50% bleach 50% water. If you are wanting a stronger white, make it 70% bleach and 30% water. The creative choice is yours to make. Make sure the spray bottle has a setting for a nice, even spray. Unless that is the desired effect you are wanting, you will get random splotches.
Step 5: Finishing Up
After you have cleaned up the paper bits, throw the shirt in the bucket of hydroperoxide and let it sit for a few moments to stop the bleaching process. Toss it in the hamper or straight into the washing machine. After laundry day, wear your creation!
2012 Portfolio Website. Finally ready to show it off.
I found a programmer from Reddit to help me make my mockups into a beautifully functional website. I am really proud of all the hard work from both the design and programming side that went into it.
My demo reel for 2012. A lot of hard work and love went into these projects. I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I did making them.
My personal projects have been on hiatus for awhile, so I decided to take some time for myself this weekend and finish something that means a lot to me. Introducing Wallpapers for Science. 100% of the work is original photography and design. Hopefully these will inspire to realize how amazing our collective surroundings really are.
Download all the wallpapers here.
I have been to San Francisco on numerous occasions, but I have never stumbled upon the old military batteries near the Golden Gate Bridge. At 18% grade, even the road leading up to it was an adventure.
