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Mini Catalogue: Marketing Impact Ltd.

 

Marketing Impact Limited is Canada’s leading manufacturer of display and merchandising systems. You’ve seen their work in virtually every store you visit, from Walmart to Sobeys. Every time you pull a bag of lettuce, or whatever, from a shelf, and the product behind pushes forward, chances are that’s a Quickload Pusher System. MIL also makes tons of other products, including security boxes, sign holders, trays, dividers, hooks, bins and gorgeous custom POP displays. …read more about Mini Catalogue: Marketing Impact Ltd.

Retrospective: McRae Imaging

 

McRae Imaging is the undisputed world-leader in digital imaging and fabric printing, starting out in downtown Toronto many years ago as a humble photography studio/film developing house. Back in the mid-90s, they saw their industry shifting, so they positioned themselves as one of Canada’s earliest adopters of large format printing. They haven’t looked back since. …read more about Retrospective: McRae Imaging

Vehicle Wrap: Smart Car

 

"Nice portfolio, but I'm not seeing any vehicle wraps."

This was an actual quote a nameless recruiter said to me this past summer.

At first, this comment made me feel totally innadequate and full of shame, despite my many career successes. But I was determined to not let this get me down. Cuz while I love cars and graphics with equal passion, I just never had any opportunities come up to design a vehicle wrap.

And how do we get opportunities to do things we've never done before?

We MAKE THEM. …read more about Vehicle Wrap: Smart Car

Illustration: Master of Plusses

 

G+ is a place I don't visit often these days, cuz only the same three types of people ever post there. Ya got:

1) POLITICS GUY who posts videos of New York's finest driving over occupy protesters;

2) POP CULTURE GUY who posts movie trailers and comic book covers, and;

3) WEBCOMIC GIRL who posts announcements of her new swag, photos of her new swag and links to buy her swaggy swagger swag.

 

Now, I love these people. They're great. But there's a fourth type of G+ poster: the METAPOST SUPERSTAR.

Enter BEARMAN. …read more about Illustration: Master of Plusses

Breaking Bad Babies

 

Just got back from the grocery store with a small, but most peculiar shopping list: glass cleaner, vinegar, bleach and baby formula.

As I stood there at the checkout, it suddenly occured to me that I was basically Walter White of the show Breaking Bad. In the show, Walt plays a Chemistry teacher who uses his knowledge of the force Weird Science to make drugs and stuff. …read more about Breaking Bad Babies

Industrial Design: Tucker 2048

 

Long before the internet ever existed, I grew up building model cars. I got hooked at the tender age of 8 with my first-ever model kit: MPC's Killer 'Cuda. And all through my teens, all through university and even into my early 30s, I was obsessed with building highly-detailed models. By 2000, I'd accumulated hundreds of them, and my basement apartment looked less like a love shack and more like Jay Leno's Garage. …read more about Industrial Design: Tucker 2048

Logo Design: going dutch

 

Hey Mom, I finally made it onto the big screen. Sort of.

Here's a logo project for AJ's new film production company. He came to me with three images: 1) a mockup he made of a camera iris with the company name inside; 2) a camera graphic he found, and; 3) a photo of a matte box with its flags folded away. He wanted a logo that incorporated some of this imagery, and he was particularly keen on the matte box, so I started the project by recreating it as a framing element.

  …read more about Logo Design: going dutch

Logo Design: naturally gassed

 

Here's a real hot logo I just finished designing today. It's for a Natural Gas Heating company, and by this fall, I should be completing a full branding suite as well. In the meantime, here's some insight into my logo design process.

To start off, my client wanted only to have a simple blue flame appear alongside a simple wordmark; pretty basic stuff. But this also meant I had carte blanche to do whatever I wanted. …read more about Logo Design: naturally gassed

Graphic Design: Dimensions Displays

 

For over 10 years, I've been doing graphic design for Dimensions Displays, and the branding has always been simple, clean and elegant. Lots of crisp whites and that classic Pantone 285 blue.

Here are several of the many projects I've worked on during that time. The above sample is a double-sided 11" x 8.5" product sheet (image on left is the front), and here's a similar layout for a slightly different product.

  …read more about Graphic Design: Dimensions Displays

Graphic Design: fast and furious

 

A few years ago, I designed this fast and furious Sport Compact Revolution brochure as part of some work I'd done for Toronto's Canadian International Auto Show.

The concept for this piece was simple: appeal to the sensibilities of the import tuner market with hot cars, bold colours and urban lifestyle.

This brochure is a six-panel, double-sided, 12" x 9" open (4" x 9" finished) piece using several photos I took from the previous CIAS show. …read more about Graphic Design: fast and furious

Logo Design: a glorious failure

 

Earlier this year, I had a logo design project come in for a new salesforce initiative. The team wanted a logo that played-off their existing product's look and feel, and I was totally koo with that. But I wanted to take things even further. So, while they only asked for pancakes, I gave them their pancakes, in addition to a huge stack of french toast with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Above is my primary concept; the design I felt was the strongest and most capable. …read more about Logo Design: a glorious failure

Band Branding: The Jolly Rogers

 

Back in 2005, The Jolly Rogers were Hamilton's hottest ska-punk sound. So when it came time for the band to record their first studio album, I jumped at the opportunity to create the artwork for it.

First, band member Tyler presented me with his kickass logo concept combining a skull, guitar and trombone. I refined the design and created a suitably playful and evocative wordmark to complement it. …read more about Band Branding: The Jolly Rogers

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