Eastman Media & Design

Getting Started as a Graphic Designer

Todd — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:52:51 +0000

Welcome to my first commentary post. As I begin my career change, there were a number of things I knew I had to do to get off to a good start. The first thing I did was research and connect with as many useful organizations, mailing lists, magazines, and other resources as I could find and afford. I’m also taking Photoshop, Art, and Graphic Design classes at the local Junior College, while I practice, practice, practice. If I’m not practicing, I am reading everything I can get my hands on. It is all still very fresh and exciting for me, so there is no drudgery or boredom involved. It is just a matter of how much time I have available and how much my tired old brain is able to learn and absorb.

Logo concept

Todd — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:44:50 +0000

This was created as a vector image, so that it can be scaled to any size needed. Note that it also uses a transparent background, so what ever color material it is printed on will become the image’s background color. In this case, it would look better on a white or light colored background.

Celebrate America

Todd — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:34:04 +0000

Celebrate America

This is my latest digital montage, celebrating America and our heritage. It would make a perfect Independence Day t-shirt!

Just so you know, I don’t simply pick out clip art and plop them into Photoshop. Each individual image element is carefully planned and created. I usually start with a photograph, and then I use Photoshop and Illustrator to modify the line and color elements until I achieve the effect I was looking for. Then I give careful consideration to each element’s placing within the main image.

But in the end, digital montages are just something I like to create!

On a political note…

Todd — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:38:32 +0000

Fragile Handle with Care

There is nothing more valuable than our Constitutional rights. Sometimes it seems that people often forget.

Grungish skull and blood t-shirt graphic

Todd — Sat, 01 May 2010 20:11:09 +0000

Grunge skull and blood t-shirt

Just having fun with the skull and splattered blood effect.

T-shirt for Aussie lovers

Todd — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:40:55 +0000

Okay, I cheated with this one. I created this using a photograph of my Australian Shepherd. His name is Strider and he just turned 2 years old. I then modified the image using Photoshop to get a “drawn” effect. This is a transparent image, so the photo will print on the shirt, and the word “Aussies” will be printed with the color of the shirt being the background.

Everyone loves an Aussie