Making A Difference

Well it looks like this blog is actually doing some good. I passed by the chuuch and noticed that they made some edits to their signage. It feels good to know I'm making a difference in my community although chances are the blog had nothing to do with it, I'll just run with the notion that it did. I think what actually happened is Sister Jenkins got upset and pulled her donation after finding out the youth group came up with the new "hip" slogan in an effort to pull in a younger generation of chuuch goers. Maybe the problem is that it worked and they ended up with a donation basket full of EBT cards, bus tokens and Chucky Cheese tickets... Anyway, I digress. Here are the before and after photos of the sign.

Before

After

The Wee Hours

Now Leaving Mr.Rogers' Neighborhood

On my way to partake in some T.V. making at the local public access channel, I saw this "unique" sign in front of a church, or should I say chuuch...

Vocab Boards

I got bored last night and designed these boards to put in my shop on zazzle. Well leave it up to zazzle and of course they're out of stock on the pro boards. I went ahead and uploaded them anyway so when they get them in stock, the boards will be ready to go. I did the text in Illustrator and the background in Photoshop. It didn't take me too long to do aside from me playing with the colors for a good two hours. Ok you go buy now!!

Back Up Offa Me!

I did this when I was first learning to use Illustrator. I didn't take the photo I used for reference.

I found a photo of actress Lisa Raye and I liked the detail in the water and the focus on the eyes. Its meant to be viewed from far away, that way the water looks more realistic.

Sketchin'

A couple sketches I dug up. Both done in Illustrator. Enjoy...

My Take on "Portrait of Frau Isabel Styler-Tas 1945", by Salvador Dali

I did my own rendition of a piece by one of my favorite artists, Salvador Dali. I did it in Adobe Illustrator back in 2005. I'd like to add more detail but its not absolutely necessary. I just think I made the skin look a little too shiny, like a Hype Williams video. I like it though, and yes that was me with hair. I look angry...

Barcode Internet Cafe

Barcode Internet Cafe is a cafe with an extensive (and overpriced) dessert, soup and snack menu where you can surf the web free of intrusive marketing ads (boo on you Starbucks!). There are plenty of outlets to keep your laptop juiced up or you can book a computer for a small fee if you don't have one. If you sign up for a membership, you are entitled to great savings coupons and dibs on the computer lounge, you might even get a free bagel here or there! Barcode Internet Cafe is located in Old Town Pasadena and will be open for business this summer. If this sounds too good to be true, its because it is! 

Much Better!

So I opened up the set a little and added some more props to the set. Working on the lighting still but this is a great improvement.