2011 Demo Reel
Summer is in full swing and that means it’s time to collage some work into an annual demo reel.
Read MoreProcess
Many of my clients ask me about my process in creating a rendering. It’s difficult for me to explain how I get from a blank canvas to a final rendering, and every project is somewhat unique. Some people are genuinely interested in the process, and some simply want to know if there is a “trick” or “filter” that I use. Unfortunately, there’s no magic bullet;...
Read MoreIn Memorium
As many of my clients know, my oldest dog Frank was a great travel companion. I called him my “studio manager”, but he was more than that; he was an ambassador. I brought him with me to many of your offices, where he would kindly greet your staff and quietly make their day with his droopy eyes and soft ears. Frank passed away this week, peacefully in his sleep, without much pain or...
Read MoreGoogle’s 3D Basecamp
Every few years, Google invites 150-200 digital and 3D artists from around the world to their Boulder, Colorado campus for an event called 3D Basecamp. I was fortunate to be invited to attend this year, and I also used this as an opportunity to see my family back in the Rockies. The Flatirons from the Boulder Turnpike This year’s event was considered an “unconference”, where...
Read MoreOverhaulin’
Another decade, another website. It needed a little spit and polish, so I did what I do best and gave it a complete overhaul. Call it GDJ 3.0 if you will (and if you think 1.0 was rough, you should have seen the beta). Take me on a journey I’ve noticed in the recent years that I have become a fan of a thing I call the “Slow Web Movement”. You may have heard of the “Slow...
Read MoreGetting Ready for Opening Day
As the Art Director for the Brick Street Market, we have been feverishly preparing for the grand opening on July 4th weekend. This shop will be located in the town of Delavan, Wisconsin (about 1 -1/2hrs north of Chicago and an hour south of Madison) It is going to be a sweet little shop, where you can get your fix of the finest cheeses, and some other gourmet foods, from small farms around the...
Read MoreStaff Changes
We lost a dear member of our staff last Autumn. Sadie was as good an office manager as one could hope for. Frank was brought in to fill her sizable paws as office manager. As a ten year old Beagle, he comes with a breadth of experience in office management and human resources. Although he will be traveling occasionally as special envoy to my wife’s place of work, the rest of the staff...
Read MoreThat's Right, We've Moved
We’ve incorporated our Blogger account into our meager site here on the great “inter-web”. Hopefully, this isomerisation will create a page filled with more regularly contributed quips, quibbles, and quirks of life in the design and illustration business. We will be migrating some of our older posts onto the big B and hopefully they will remain chronological. We already feel...
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