I’m proud to say that I think the full-feature turned out even better than the cover image! From a file-structure standpoint I really forged new terrain, and went crazy using adjustment layers on layer-groups choc-full of nested & masked layer-groups. I wanted to maintain maximum editability at all times. Basically a bunch of techniques nobody will ever see (that I should have been doing years ago), but I feel like I opened up some new workflows, and tapped a li’l further into Photoshop’s abilities as a compositing tool.

Completion Time:		11 Hours			Software Used:		Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (CS3)

I totally got lost in my work while wrenching on this cover piece for S3 Magazine. Before I knew it, I had clocked over 13 hours and several revisions – specifically to the type in the main heading. I tried a few new things that really worked out well. I’m definitely excited to see this in-print!

Stay tuned for the entire 6-page feature on Ameen’s car!

Completion Time:		13 Hours 15 Minutes			Software Used:		Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (CS3)

I had a great opportunity to design Ryan Tuerck’s hero card for Gardella Racing. In addition to the card, I was also tasked with redesigning the Gardella Racing logo. Overall I am pretty stoked with the result!

I would definitely love to wrench on more projects like these… so any of you FD teams in need… HOLLER.

Completion Time:		7 Hours 20 Minutes			Software Used:		Photoshop, Illustrator (CS3)

I just finished up a four-page piece for S3 Magazine. This gully SC400 just screamed heavy metal to me, so I went for a darker approach. Within the article, Wooley mentions how people are afraid of it, and seeing it drive down the street is like seeing the shadows of death… so “Creeping Death” seemed all-too-fitting for the title. The second two pages are not actually a double-truck, they are separated by full-page ads.

I’m still on the fence about the overall layout. I like it, but I don’t love it. I guess time-crunches can do that sometimes.
Regardless, it was definitely a fun bit to put together!

Completion Time:		8 Hours			Software Used:		Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (CS3)

I lended a creative helping-hand to Lieze, and did up a poster design for her art show next week. She and I have both been up to our necks in this project. It’s scale is huge, and she still has a million things to complete before the show… but I figured I could take care of the poster, and leave her with one less thing on her plate.

The premise of the show is how advertising uses imagery and photographs that relate to our personal lives to appeal to us on a subconscious level. It will be using an array of 35mm slides projected using vintage slide projectors, with a motion graphic advertisements projected on top of the slide projections, using digital projectors. The projections are to be cast on a giant box constructed of plywood, shipping palettes, and analog VHS cassette tapes. She has sourced an insane amount of vintage technology to make all of this work.

If you’re in or around Atlanta on March 10th… come on out!

Completion Time:		2 Hours			Software Used:		Photoshop (CS3)

I was digging through some old boxes from my college days, and stumbled across these old flyers. If memory serves me correctly, Antonio Garcia, TJ McCucheon, and myself walked into the Kinko’s on 14th empty handed. The goal was to make the flyers with anything available inside the store (without using their computers). These flyers are a result of turning trash cans inside-out, and using paper scraps, scissors, and glue to assemble a completed flyer.

I have no idea who made what, but This was definitely a fun exercise, and it yielded some pretty cool work.
I might have to try this again sometime!

Completion Time:		???			Software Used:		None

A quick revamp of the MotorMavens flyer I designed back in August. This version has three new images and tighter crops on a few of the other photos. Keep an eye out for these this weekend at Irwindale Speedway for the final round of Formula Drift!

I had the opportunity to design all of the ‘Hero Cards’ for the Motorsport Nationals autograph sessions. I put a lot of time into these cards, and wanted them all to be slightly different… while maintaining a cohesive feel that I developed for the flyer. Like the flyer, I wanted the design to feel vibrant with energy to help reflect the chaotic nature of the sport.

David Jones

Erin Sanford

Daniel Willie

Andy Sapp

Big thanks to Cody for taking the profile pictures, and to Panda and Alex for coming through with action shots of the cars!