wednesday, august 11th, 2010
A few months ago I was asked by Advanced Photoshop if I'd be interested in writing a tutorial on the creation of "bespoke typefaces" similar to my previous Elektrotrash project. After giving the idea some thought, I decided to do something similar but with a greater emphasis on 2D arrangement and compositing, instead of creating the entire character set a single 3D space.
The result is Baroquen, a music-themed handset that takes its lovably disjointed inspiration from the quirky, multi-layered world of baroque pop. As usual, I created a number of posters to explore the character set across a multitude of styles and layouts.
Lastly, if you're interested in the tutorial behind the typeface, check out the August 2010 issue of the magazine. It should be on newsstands now in the United States and might still be available here and there in Europe.
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tuesday, january 19th, 2010
Check it out! I've posted a new series of 10 experimental type pieces.
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monday, december 28th, 2009
Finally got this mofo wrapped up. Check out the entire selection of Elektrotrash posters here!
I'm now in the planning stages of my next series. I'd like to talk more about it, but all I'll say for the moment is that it involves time travel.
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tuesday, december 22nd, 2009
This time around, I wanted to let the detail of each glyph speak for itself in an otherwise simplistic layout. I've also had a sudden interest in silkscreening lately, which I think influenced the look of this piece a little. This is actually the fourth Elektrotrash poster I've done so far, so it's safe to say that this series has virtually zero stylistic consistency. I'll be posting the rest in the coming days.
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sunday, december 20th, 2009
The last few days have yielded a creative output that can only be described as hella mo' shit, which means I've already got multiple new Elektroclash posters to put up. I feel like their conceptual paint is still drying, however, so I'll be waiting until tomorrow before sharing.
In the meantime, I thought it'd be fun to post a couple crops from the previous poster at full, 300dpi resolution. Check it out:
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thursday, december 17th, 2009
Inspiration struck and I got this little guy knocked out way faster than I expected. My intent for this series of posters as a whole is to feel like traditional, almost minimal typographical designs, but I was compelled to wheel out some 70's glam on this one for whatever reason. It's a totally different direction than I had planned, but I like keeping things a little unpredictable. Enjoy! :)
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thursday, december 17th, 2009
After about a week and a half of continual, back-breaking labor (by which I mean 90% screwing around and maybe 10% actual work), I've finished the complete Elektrotrash alphabet. With this type specimen out of the way, I'm starting work on a series of typography posters that put the letterforms to use in various awesome ways. I'll absolutely, definitely have the first of them posted by the end of the weekend, but remember: I am also a liar. So it might not be until early next November. Who knows.
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tuesday, december 15th, 2009
Elektrotrash is my latest typography project, a "found typeface" of sorts that derives letterforms from what looks like an assortment of retro electronic and musical junk (as well as other more random things). I have a series of posters planned around it, which I'll be posting as I produce them next week.
As always, everything is a composition of 3D, vector and bitmaps. In other words, except for certain elements of the textures, it's all digital.
For now, here are the first four letters. I'll be posting the complete set in another day or two, followed by usage examples. I also have some rather unorthodox ideas for conveying punctuation and emphasis, which I hope to explore in the coming days.
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