Kureji Usagi Kendo.

Added a new design in the store: Kureji Usagi takes on Kendo.

Grim Words.

New line of dark humor designs: Grim Words

Graphics

Front of mug

Rear of mug

Happy Thanksgiving.

I'm thankful for a dog that amuses me, who never seems to grow old, and football on Thanksgiving.

Holiday cards are done.

I sent my cards off to Moo to get them printed, just in time to take advantage of their 25% off discount, and to get them in time to send off the first set.  This year, I've decided to create 3 variations for different parts of the season.

Obviously I'm not posting them ahead of time, but here's the back of the cards.

Kuropea!

My friend just got this mostly black border collie puppy -- the runt of the litter.  I tried to convince her to call him Kuropea, or, black pea.

It didn't stick.  Still, I think it's kawaii.

What happens when the ideas run dry.

I start going off on tangents.

Happy 55th Birthday Card.

Biz (ID) card unboxing photos!

Let me explain.  These are no ordinary cards; these are Moo.com's Luxe cards, and are presented differently...thus a desire to do an unboxing post.  They're quite luscious in thickness, the colors are spot on (pun intended).

I also got stickers and postcards made, and they too are gorgeous in presentation and finish -- postcards are glossy paper on the image side; stickers are glossy, thin vinyl.  The prints are solid, with the small details coming through.  Love it!

On to the Luxe cards unboxing.

01 Plain outside cardboard box.

02 Opened box reveals "Luxe" inner box.

03 Some tissue wrapping paper inside.

04 Ooh look, a cloth-wrapped box inside.

05 And it has a nice ribbon and a wax seal.

06 Top card has a Jerry Meguire quote -- part of the presentation.

07 Finally, my cards!

08 With fifty cards and ten different "backs".

09 Close-up view of a dark-green black PMS color.

10 Another close-up view of a different card.

In production -- shop drawings of casework.

Second round of shop drawings just approved; now the waiting game... less than a month to go. :D

Next up: looks like we're going to have the opportunity to do the marketing graphics on this particular project. Exciting! (Scary too. Hope we don't f' it up.)

Original design concept.

Final shop drawing submittal.

In the middle of a new piece.

Only half-way done, and still not sure whether to keep it b/w colorized or full color.

Favorite graphics and general design websites

• Smashing Magazine
• Dezignus
• Core77
• DesignCrave
• Mayang's Free Textures
• Vyonyx's cutout people, trees, textures and background references