swandyve

365 days to create, adapt, remix, refine, and share something fresh.

008 Cellular Waste

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About a year ago, I drew this after my frustration with a friend's overuse of his cell phone.

Filed under  //   365 days   art   design   purple   technology  

007 Gold Bond - "Fire Butt"

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A spec ad I created for Gold Bond Medicated Powder. This is No. 1 out of 3. titled "Fire Butt" for obvious reasons.

I used layered high res photos as well as myself as the model. Hand painted, scanned, and further developed in Photoshop.

Look out for the other two!

 

Filed under  //   365 days   Gold Bond   advertising   art   creative   design   orange   photography   red   yellow  

Coolest thing on the internet machine today • "Vanishing Point"

Coolest thing on the internet machine today.

Filed under  //   creative   music   video  

006 - Composure • No Drama Obama

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Sums it up don't you think?

I pencil sketched this quite roughly than fine-tuned it with pen and ink. Colored with pencil and polished up in Photoshop.

On another note, my second day at Pocket Hercules has been great. Fast-paced and never a boring moment.

Filed under  //   365 days   art   black   composure   design   illustration   ink   obama   photoshop   sketches   white  

Newest member of Pocket Hercules, Inc. - Minneapolis

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I am proud and thankful to be hired as a full-time art director at the best small agency in Minneapolis, Pocket Hercules.

005 South American decay in my alley

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Yes, of all places I found South America in the alley behind my apartment. Sad, but rad.

Check it out at JPG Mag.

Filed under  //   365 days   alley   blue   concrete   decay   gray   photography   south america  

004 Genius

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My illustration/concept for Andersen Windows that never closed full circle. Added to my "Idea Orphanage" - a home for ideas that didn't quite make the cut.

Filed under  //   365 days   art   einstein   genius   green   illustration   windows  

003 Self Defense

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I used pen and ink to illustrate this and then waited a few moments to get the right texture before I snapped  a shot with my Canon Rebel. Several months ago, I became a member of JPGMag.com, an online community of photographers. A great place for exposure and an opportunity to get published. I posted this along with a few others and have enjoyed the feedback. I used this "Self Defense" mechanism concept and transferred it over to a WWF ad, which I will post on a later date. 

Today, is the most holy of Sundays. All Saints Day!!! ... and I'm not even Catholic. I hope the Saints make my birth state proud.

Filed under  //   365 days   art   black   canon   design   ink   inspiration   photography   white