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Twenty Nine

I’m never too cool for some big positive statements regarding the future, and what I hope to achieve and become. Today is my twenty-ninth birthday. My twenties have been wonderful. I spent the first bit of them having the time of my life, touring and recording with my band. I got married. I moved to a new city. I bought a house, and through a quite elaborate home renovation, became the...

Jan 6th

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Video from Thread's Not Dead Hardcover Release

Click the image below to see this rad video from the Thread’s Not Dead hardcover book signing that I took part in a while back. “>Buy the book now from Amazon! Original Article

Dec 24th

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The Curse Of Ambition Pt.2

There was a bigger idea that I was hoping to make with my previous post, “The Curse Of Ambition” that was lost as I elaborated on another point. The idea is what I believe to be the true curse of being an ambitious person. There is this excitement that goes along with a mind full of ideas. Like a child thinking of the endless possibilities of “What do I want to be when I grow...

Dec 23rd

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The Curse of Ambition Pt.1

The gift of a constant stream of ambition is one that I’ve been so lucky to have been given. I’ve always had an idea, and then found myself bound and determined to achieve that goal, or at least to give it my best try, and have a lot of fun in the pursuit. Either in the pursuit, or in the success of completion, we are fulfilled by simply being immersed in what we sought out to do. In...

Dec 22nd

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Euphonic Posters

Just signed a numbered a batch of screen printed posters that I designed for Euphonic Masters. Big ups to Josh Horton for putting the whole project together, and Ryan at Kangaroo Press for the wonderful prints. Original Article

Dec 14th

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Nov 14th

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Thread's Not Dead: Launch Party

Jeff Finley has put together Thread’s Not Dead, a comprehensive guide to the apparel industry, and the book will launch tomorrow in hard cover! I’ll be up at the Book Launch Party at Visible Voice Books in Cleveland. If you’re in the area, come stop by and say hello. Or buy the book in hardcover online! I’m honored to be among the artists featured in the book, as I...

Oct 21st

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Quick Words from WMCFEST

Big thanks to Nathan Weller for this video interview. Read the full post at Abduzeedo. Original Article

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Shark Week!

Shark Week starts July 31st. Better get one of these tees, so you’re ready! Original Article

Jul 13th

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My Credo

I’ve been lucky enough to do what I love for a living. I’m hard at work because I’m busy doing the thing I love to do the most - be creative and make things. Over time, there are moments when my favorite thing to do starts looking a little bit like tedious work, and it’s up to me to step back and re-evaluate what I’m are doing, if we’re passionate about it,...

Jul 12th

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Color Titles

My buddy Jeff Finley asked me to contribute some titles for this WMC Fest video by filmmaker Aaron Freeder. I accepted the request as “make letters look cool,” which is basically all I really want to do in life. So, naturally, I obliged. As I tend to do, I overdid it. I got on a roll, and before I knew it, I had made 25 titles. I mentioned I would post all of these titles on my blog,...

Jul 8th

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WMC Video Recap

WMC 2011 was a huge success, and I cannot wait to get back next year. Click the image above to watch a recap video, which I contributed many of the title graphics for. Original Article

Jul 7th

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Awesomefest 2011

Here’s my contribution to the Star Wars Themed Awesomefest 2011. Original Article

Jul 5th

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Jul 4th

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The One-Trick-Pony Steals The Show

I think it’s important for us as designers to be a bit insecure about our work from time to time. It pushes us to improve and to push our boundaries. There is a difference between sulking or whining about not being good enough, and what I’m referring to - which is the statement “Dang, they’re better than me. I must get better!” I deal with this from time to time, for different reasons. I’m a true...

Jun 16th

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Sketching Cat

So with this new site and blog, I’ve been racking my brain about what I’d like to post. I do want to keep the posts on this blog very frequent. My favorite blogs are those that have very frequent posts, which keep me coming back. I’ll attempt to do the same here. I worked on shirt graphics for Cat Stevens this past Thursday. The Fillmore poster style was noted as an aesthetic....

Apr 30th

My Top Ten Albums

Although it’s very unrelated to most of the posts I’ve added thus far, I gave my wife my top ten albums list the other day. Now, these are not necessarily what I choose to call the “best albums of all time,” but rather the 10 albums I would take with me if I could only choose 10. These albums are more of a narration of my life, as opposed to what I consider greatness. In no...

Sep 9th

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Aug 19th

Back In The Saddle

For some odd, workaholic-like reason, I told myself that I wouldn’t take any breaks this year. After spending 2006 recording an album, getting married, and moving to a new city, then spending 2007 buying and renovating a house, I figured 2008 should be my year to buckle down, and see how much work I could actually do. I’ve taken in a ton of work this year, and couldn’t be...

Jul 21st

Watch

A quick spin of my home office. The iMac 24” is on it’s way. The Intel should save me a bit of time.

Jun 26th

Muchas Gracias.

I want to thank all of you who keep checking this blog. I definately am more motivated to post stuff, because I’m getting feedback, so thank you. I’m still in the planning stages of the new site. I won’t have anything new until I feel like I’ve created the exact type of site that I want. If there’s any web people out there who are skilled with TextPattern, please...

Jun 16th

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Commentary

I’ve added comments to this blog, which may have been one of the main reasons I didn’t use it. Without comments, you can’t really tell if anyone is listening. I’m still tweaking this blog a bit, not everything is exactly how I want it. But it’ll do. Maybe.

May 21st

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New Site Update

So I found that a few of you are following this blog. I appreciate it immensely. I am still hard at work bringing you the new Dark Collar site. I have finally found a CMS that seems to be what I have been looking for. I am currently reading up on this new system, trying to get a broader understanding of how it works, before diving into construction. I cannot wait to get the new site up and...

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