February 2012
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Letting the thumbnails seep in →
First there was the wall (detail).
Then there were some scribbles. Next, there will be something (fingers crossed) jam-packed.
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January 2012
2 posts
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Content creation is a well-rounded career path.
In addition to illustration and the occasional and obviously hand-in-hand addition of print design, I like to mix it up in text. I’m one of those kids who (literally) flipped a coin in deciding whether to major in art or English. In the end, I decided I liked reading according to my own lists—no Beowulf included—and have been a dabbler ever since. I dabble in a lot of things because...
November 2011
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The Happy Stuff
Something has been introduced to me that I never could have anticipated: wedding invitation illustration and design. Consider this the confession of someone whose knee-jerk skepticism has been overturned in favor of love and one very happy day. Really.
The first commission came from a couple with very specific needs—like all pre-wedding couples, I imagine: specific content, tone, color palette....
October 2011
2 posts
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Another Blogger® bites the dust.
Archived posts can be found in their no-longer-pleasing grave:
http://shortdivision.blogspot.com
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The Briny Smell of Inspiration
If you enjoy the title sequence for “Boardwalk Empire” then you’ll love this. Near Astoria Park, in viewing distance of Roosevelt Island, is a small area of waterfront near which residents show off their hot rods and nit-pick at sparkling engine parts. On the other side of the riverside railing lies the East River in the shadow of the Triborough Bridge, and, while pretty nice,...