Author: pete
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SUMMER MOVIE SERIES – Week 3 – Star Trek Into Darkness
So I realize I’m a little late in releasing my review of my week 3 choice but I was waiting until I saw Star Trek again in 3D this time, before I chose to report. Let me start off by saying I’ve never seen any of the original Star Trek series or movies despite my…
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PROJECT UPDATE – The Combs Wedding Suite Invitations
Finally the day has come!! The Combs wedding suite invitations have been designed, printed, and sent to their recipients. Aimee and I couldn’t be any happier with how they turned out and it’s really great seeing my ideas come to life. Since I designed the save the dates to look like a vintage movie poster, it was only…
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SUMMER MOVIE SERIES – Weeks 1 & 2 – Iron Man 3 & The Great Gatsby
If you don’t know that I love movies then you probably don’t know me all that well. Like I said, I LOVE MOVIES!! I’m also a huge supporter of seeing movies in their true form, on the big screen surrounded by hundreds of extremely loud speakers. There is no remote control to turn the volume…
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We all want to be Jessica Hische
In the global design community there are a metric fuck ton of amazing designers but one in particular stands out among the others. Her name is synonymous with amazingly detailed custom lettering and typography and some of the best you’ll see in this modern age. She is Jessica Hische and we all wish we were her. In…
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NEW PROJECT: Logo for Pain Clinic
I was approached by my roommate Jeramy that a clinic he does IT work for needed a new logo and also some marketing. Premier Pain Management is a pain clinic in the Mesa/Tempe area that not only concentrates on chiropractic but other forms of pain management as well. Their original logo was agreeably not great,…
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Expensive Hotels Can Cure Creator’s Block
Excerpt from 11 Tricks For Battling Creative Blocks, From Leading Creatives 3. CHECK INTO AN EXPENSIVE HOTEL. —Claire Dederer, writer This only works if you are a little on the cheap side. Check into an expensive hotel for three nights. It’s good if it’s near the airport or some other deeply boring location. Bring whatever you…
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Photoshop CS6 keyboard shortcut cheat sheet
Found this article that includes a cheat sheet that shows you all of the keyboard and action shortcuts for Photoshop CS6. Pretty useful thing to have around if you use PS as much as I do.
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SNEAK PEAK: Wedding Invitation Designs
After receiving some amazing positive feedback on the Save the Date designs, I got right to work continuing my vision and designing Aimee and Tom’s all-important Wedding Invitation design. I can’t totally spoil the surprise so included above is a little sneak peak of what is to come. Since the Save the Dates resembled a…
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NEW PROJECT: Sarah Willgrube Business Cards
Sarah Willgrube business cards needed to be designed STAT!! She just moved to LA and is mingling like crazy. She approached me with an idea and I’ve hand lettered her name and occupation for one side of the business cards. On the other side is very simple type with all of her information. The hand…
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The end of a trip, a toast to good memories
Seeing my best friend Rebel after almost 2 years was the most amazing thing even if it was only for one night. We woke up rather early to maximize our time together before she was to head back to Oceanside to finish up her vacation. When Sarah returned from her “adventures” the three of us…