Some stuff

I'm working on a Stem Cell Research Installation along with my CD class for Case Western/Cleveland Clinic/ University Hospitals partnership, The National Center for Regenerative Medicine. Anyways, we have a few more weeks to work on the project, but iterations are still in the early stages, and my proposal to use plexi (and now foamcore, due to budget reasons) is likely to follow through. More iterations, and hopefully photos of the final installation in the Wolstein Bldg. at Case Western will follow. The class has yet to decide on a "look" for this, so I figured I'd throw my hat in the ring. Here's an iteration.

For Illustration, I was assigned an editorial design project, where I was given an article (a Bruce Springsteen article circa 2 years ago). After early iterations which actually featured portraits of Bruce, I focused on the theme of the interview as well as his album. "Radio Nowhere," the single off of the album described the panic when all communication would be down, the sense of loneliness and lack of direction that would follow. I decided to use radio waves, which also serve as a metaphor for sound waves (in the song he describes it) as well as for the obvious heartbeat. My ideas changed quite a bit, but this was what I came up with, something simple, in a format similar to that of Esquire Magazine.


In addition, I created an Identity for 'Energy Coatings International," a Cleveland-based Powder Coating company. Their coating keeps out heat and works primarily in roofings and coatings for anything that needs to be protected from the heat. After many, many iterations, trial and error, the final logo incorporated a green swoosh, which represented the environment through color, and ozone through the sem-circle 'swoosh.' the "ozone" is a metaphor for both the Earth, which reflect's the sun's heat and also the coatings the ECI makes. Recently, they have made groundbreaking progress with their product and have sold to large clients in help because of the new branding.


Here is a work in progress, this is the proposed cover for TDR Records' Texas-based band, Barely Blind. Entitled "My Life With A Giant," this also went through many iterations and digital coloring was the obvious choice for something of this magnitude and with the time I had, as well as the budget. I'm also doing a 6-panel interior, the disc, the design...basically the entire thing. The band had a strong sense of direction for what they wanted, so I had some creative freedom within their given parameters. The rest of the booklet is also done by hand and colored digitally, so it'll be interesting to see how it comes out.





In other news, I've been meaning to avoid the computer as much as possible for the next few assignments. When deadlines are short it's very helpful, but I don't want to abandon the look I often favor of digital. I guess each project will just dictate the direction.