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Hello Artists Corner!

I have been lurking the past couple days and have been really impressed with how much development many familiar names have made. I'm really happy to see so many people still active and at-it!

For those that dont know me and are like "Who's this cat?", I used to be an active member here in the AC. I think I was a mod at one point too...lol.

I just wanted to share a couple pieces from my experience here on the production side of design. (the one with a lot of rules and marketing people tearing your work apart...) These arent necessarily my best, just a good selection that I felt best portrayed what I do!

I wasn't super diligent in sizing these for web so Im just going to provide links to the images instead of mounting them here. I am marking time allocated so anyone interested in pursuing design as a career can get an idea for the pace at which I'm expected to develop media.

I look forward to hearing from all of you! Are there still any weekly/monthly events for submission in the AC?


These three were all 13x19 promotional, if you click on them they are pretty self explanatory - all were about 3 hrs in total from concept to final.

http://img36.imageshack.us/i/tcams24x165.jpg/
http://img836.imageshack.us/i/2010footballtabrack.jpg/
http://img101.imageshack.us/i/hydrorace ... d2010.jpg/


Agents in Action, promotion for local real estate listings
Concept ~5 mins, Construction ~10 mins
http://img692.imageshack.us/i/agentsinaction.jpg/

Sponsor Thank You Advertisement [10.875" x 10.5"]
Concept ~1 hr, Construction ~6 hrs (Including the photoshoot)
http://img39.imageshack.us/i/garlickfpbg.jpg/

Health Care Center Week [10.875" x 10.5"]
Concept ~0, Construction ~30 mins
http://img690.imageshack.us/i/laclinicawrapf.jpg/

Car Dealership Advertising
These two were a lot of fun!
Concept ~1 hr, Construction ~2 hours (each)
http://img683.imageshack.us/i/archibaldsheader731.jpg/
http://img178.imageshack.us/i/archibaldsheader814.jpg/

Medical Center Ad [10.875x20.597"]
Concept ~ 30 mins, Construction ~2 hours
http://img545.imageshack.us/i/laclinica628.jpg/

I just realized I didnt convert any of these to RGB so the colors are slightly off...

*jaw drops*

RIZLA!!!!!!!!

Ah, rizzle ma nizzle. Good to see you haven't kicked the bucket.

I totally feel you about the business side of design. The first time I stepped foot into an ad firm I left with tears. Well not really but it still took time to get over the " godamnit, listen, that's not going to look good!" attitude with the clients. I don't know if I've just grown jaded but it doesn't phase me anymore when a client tears into a piece I've done for them.

Anyway, now I'm just babbling. Good to see you again and I love the "Agents in Action" one--it's neato.

I don't know you but please come back to AC

I'm not digging:

(1) the drop shadows
(2) font gradients
(3) stock "grunge" fonts

They just don't seem very polished.

dom wrote:I'm not digging:

(1) the drop shadows
(2) font gradients
(3) stock "grunge" fonts

They just don't seem very polished.

Wrong thread bro

Rizla!

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Sig wars is dead but we got King of SRF for the time being.

Rizla!

dom wrote:I'm not digging:

(1) the drop shadows
(2) font gradients
(3) stock "grunge" fonts

They just don't seem very polished.

Oh how I miss designing for myself. In a vacuum I'm totally with you, Dom!

Shomari wrote:Rizla!

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Sig wars is dead but we got King of SRF for the time being.

I'll have to check it out!

Rizla, I've always looked up to you're art. Just sayin' .

Rizla I know you! I use you to hold my tobacco together!

Your Images doesn't show up @Rizla.
Just a small red crappy "X" in the corner.. xD

MasterKojito wrote:Rizla, I've always looked up to you're art. Just sayin' .

Thanks Kojito, that means a lot to me.