Rest In Peace…MCA

2012 Canadian Modern Pentathlon Championships

Did I mention that I love posters?

I have been commissioned by Pentathlon Canada to design their 2012 National Championships Poster. For those who may not know, the modern pentathlon is a multi-discipline sport: fencing, running, shooting, riding and swimming. Personally, I have never tried it, but my brother competed in the sport for a brief time as well as a few other friends. From what I can tell, it’s a not a easy thing. If you would like to learn more about it, click here.

Below is the poster. If you live in Canada and happen to see this in the near future, I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed designing it.

4th Clampitt Wine Label Competition

I failed. Again. boo…

Here’s my design. Click here to see my previous designs.

Hooray! You got a promotion!

Ahhh, the elusive professional promotion, a rite of passage.

For all of you who’ve been promoted, you know this is a time to celebrate. And rightly so. It’s an occasion worthy of a 24-pack of NattyLight! And just like any occasion, this one too deserves a flashy card. In collaboration with SurlyZ, we’ve created such a card.

FYI, this is a Rated R card. No one under 18 is admitted to see it. Also, if you’re offended by obscene language, you may want to keep moving along.

You can download it here. Enjoy.

More Helvetica, More love

This is for all the hard working women of the world. I think the only missing from here is…money. I love this “Helvetica list” design. Oh! Helvetica, how I love thee. I have this design available in t-shirts at my Simiansoul.com store. I will also have it available as magnets (to come) as well as cards and some 8×10 prints. Check back later for the latter items.

See my previous Rat Pack and Reservoir Dogs posters with this same style as well as my Individual Medley t-shirts.

Barcelona…deja vú

My wife and I traveled to Barcelona once again last Dec. 2011. This only my second time, but it’s becoming one of my favorite cities. We had a short stay, so we decided to stick around the Gothic Quarter the whole time. It’s such a cool section of the city. Again, we were amazed and impressed with Bar-”ZE”-lona,

Here’s an updated version of a previously designed poster for Barcelona. Buy it here.

Mexico 1968 Olympics

It’s an Olympic year and February is Black History month. Here’s to Tommie Smith and John Carlos. From the wikipedia page:

On the morning of October 16, 1968,U.S. athlete Tommie Smith won the 200 meter race in a world-record time of 19.83 seconds, with Australia’s Peter Norman second with a time of 20.06 seconds, and the U.S.’s John Carlos in third place with a time of 20.10 seconds. After the race was completed, the three went to collect their medals at the podium. The two U.S. athletes received their medals shoeless, but wearing black socks, to represent black poverty.Smith wore a black scarf around his neck to represent black pride, Carlos had his tracksuit top unzipped to show solidarity with all blue collar workers in the U.S. and wore a necklace of beads which he described “were for those individuals that were lynched, or killed and that no-one said a prayer for, that were hung and tarred. It was for those thrown off the side of the boats in the middle passage.” All three athletes wore Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR) badges after Norman, a critic of Australia’s White Australia Policy, expressed empathy with their ideals.Sociologist Harry Edwards, the founder of the OPHR, had urged black athletes to boycott the games; reportedly, the actions of Smith and Carlos on October 16, 1968were inspired by Edwards’ arguments.

Both U.S. athletes intended on bringing black gloves to the event, but Carlos forgot his, leaving them in the Olympic Village. It was the Australian, Peter Norman, who suggested Carlos wear Smith’s left-handed glove, this being the reason behind him raising his left hand, as opposed to his right, differing from the traditional Black Power salute.^[7] When “The Star-Spangled Banner” played, Smith and Carlos delivered the salute with heads bowed, a gesture which became front page news around the world. As they left the podium they were booed by the crowd. Smith later said “If I win, I am American, not a black American. But if I did something bad, then they would say I am a Negro. We are black and we are proud of being black. Black America will understand what we did tonight.”

The Rat Pack

My love for Helvetica continues. Another simple poster. The Rat Pack. Available for purchase at simiansoul.com. Get it!

From Anteaters to Zebras, Animals Are Totally Amazing!

I’ve written a book! Oh yeah!

Well, “written” maybe the wrong verb.

More like I’ve illustrated a book. It’s a simple and easy reading book that will help kids learn their ABC’s in a fun and colorful way. Plus, they’ll  get to meet some interesting characters along the way!

You will be able to get a printed version of this cute book from blurb.com. Click here!

It’s a 7×7 hardcover book. I only have a printed version available for purchase, but I will be making an iPad and Tablet eBook version very soon. Hopefully, I will sell it on iTunes and Amazon.

Below is a poster showing all 26 characters from the book. I hope you like it. For a larger view, click on the image.

You can also get a 23×35 large format wall print of these cute little guys. To purchase a poster, click here.

2012 Calendar

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I wanted to share this 2012 Calendar I designed. All photography used in the calendar are photos taken either by me or by my wife during our vacation trips this past year. It was quite the year. Here’s to 2012. Hope it’s a good one.