Photoshop

Here is a digital editing job I did for my father using Photoshop (he wanted a good picture of himself in a plain suit). Thought you might like an example of CS3's power. I'm not certified yet but I have some skill. When all is said and done I will be CS4 certified.

Comm Squadron Coin

Here is one of my current projects. It is a design for the 419th Communications Squadron at Hill AFB. The squadron doesn't currently have a logo and the First Sergeant approachd me to see if I could come up with some Ideas. This is the first.

So you get a huge antenna with lighting bolts coming out of the top with aglobe in the background. The ribbon in front is almost a standard on most unit logos and patches. The motto "No Comm, No Bomb" was the first appropriate one the unit could come up with. I don't know if that will stick.

When designing these logos it was important for me to remember that not only will this be used on a coin (about 1 and 1/2 inches in diameter) but it could also be used in patches or be screen printed on shirts. So one of the keys is to keep it simple.

The Second design Replaces the tower with a gauntlet. There is an actual communication's logo that has a gauntlet with lightning coming out of it, raking a globe. That is where tis idea came from. I also moved the globe down so I could fit more of the gauntlet on the coin. I'm not sure about the colors.

This Third design replaces the comm tower with a medevail tower. Many military logos use old motifs and imagry to represent their units. With the soldier sometimes considered the world's second oldest proffesion it is easy to see how these military professionals tend to connect with these kinds of designs. The Fist is still incorporated in this image.

A third gauntlet design has also been suggested withit in more of a thirds view. My feeling is that such a design would draw us too close to the already mentioned "raking" logo.

A coin back is also being designed but It will probably just use the Wing logo.

The First Blog

Alright! This is my first blog.

I was inspired by family to start one of these. Hopefully my wife and I can post regularly.

I would like to use it most to share my creative ideas with the world and hopefully get some feedback. So most of my posts will have a point A to point B approach with whatever project I am working on at the time including multimedia and traditional art projects.

Screenprinting will eventually be thrown into the mix. Those who are interested will get a chance to see what I do and how it is done. Its more complex and time consuming than you might think.

You might find that I will post an idea here that never comes full circle. Well that is where any of you folks come in. If it just so happens that people are interested enough to see one of these "seeds" grow, maybe it reach full bloom.