Mountaineering Brand

Here's some logo ideas I rendered working with office mate, Jena Hanson.  The client went in a different direction, but I thought these were sweet.

Tattoo 2

I consider it a deep compliment when asked to design a tattoo.  I've only been asked twice and I take it very seriously since it is by far the most permanent work I do.  If you think about it, most design work either gets thrown away right away or, in the event of a logo, last only a decade or so before it's replaced.  Tattoos last a lifetime.

John Penzien of BI Worldwide gave me a rough sketch of the elements below and I added some embellishment. Interestingly enough, I spent as much time researching crests and coat of arms as I did rendering it.  I get lost in the detail of the art created hundreds of years ago by amazing designers.

Knowing John will carry this image with him for (hopefully) 40 or more years, I didn't want it to be trendy. So, I picked a style that has been around for several hundred years. (:

Brand Champ

I'm pleased to announce a new collaboration I'm participating in that we hope will be very successful and fun.  I'm working with 4 of the most-talented guys on the planet. Paul Howalt, Time Frame, Ty Wilkins and Von Glitschka and I are test driving Brand Champ: hire 5 amazing talents to brand your business either as a tag team or as a grudge match.  The work will be amazing (did I mention these guys are the best in the biz?) and the cost discount to you will be a great value.  Try us out and let the trash talk begin!

Tradeshow

A couple posts back, I showed you the packaging for a medical device client.  Here's how I extended the brand to trade show panels.

Energized Icons

I just noticed I haven't posted these icons... which are still some of my favorites.  I really enjoyed the energetic line quality.  Thanks goes to John Eastman when he worked at BI Worldwide for commissioning these.

Medical Packaging

At a glance through the last several posts, you might think all I do is draw cartoons. Not true.  Our office just received actual product of some medical device packaging.  These contraptions are components that propel a powder hemostat into a surgical operation... usually an endoscopic surgery. The product is actually amazing.

Variety

I while back I showed you the winning mark for a children's ministry logo.

But I also wanted to show the other marks presented.  Even though I like these marks, they didn't fit the environment of the space (think amusement park) like the above mark.