Save the Date

They weren't due to arrive until next week, but I received an nice surprise this afternoon when my postcards arrived today. PrintPlace.com really came through with a perfect end product at a modest price.

The project specs were:

To The Sea Tour 2010

Just submitted a poster to Creative Allies for a Jack Johnson contest. They are looking for fan submissions for this year's tour poster. I am really happy with how it turned out.

If you have some time, check out the site and vote for my poster. Thanks...have a good one!

This isn't MTV, We have Music Videos

I just got back from a my cousin's golden birthday. It was a blast! And, an awesome lead into the great news that both of my latest tee designs were accepted for voting in Threadless' latest tee contest. Now I need your votes to get them printed.

Threadless and Vevo have teamed up to bring Threadless Loves Music Videos. T-shirts based off of people's favorite music videos. I chose Ok Go's "This Too Shall Pass" and Kanye West's "Love Lockdown". Very different videos, but both left me with tons of ideas.

If you have not seen the video for "This Too Shall Pass" then get on it right now. They won the battle with their label to allow this one to stay on youtube to capitalize on it's viral potential. I didn't have enough room on one tee to draw out the entire Rube Goldberg machine (Actually that would have been even better to have it spread across three or four different shirts...damn!), but I was able to capture some key points and the grand finale of them being blasted with paint cannons.

Kanye's video is much different, but I found it strangely addictive. I had the idea for a tee the first time I saw it. And, what do you know? Threadless comes up with a music video tee contest a few months later. I captured some of the key characters dancing throughout the video and now have them dancing around the base of the tee while Kanye stands there awkwardly in his nice off-white suit.

If you haven't already, head over to Threadless and vote for these designs to be printed. I would appreciate some 5's. Have a good one!

Adobe Photoshop CS5

It it wasn't even two years ago that Adobe upgraded their Creative Suite from 3 to 4. So, is it worth the money to upgrade to Adobe CS5 so soon? I say no! But, it is definitely worth it to upgrade to Photshop CS5 based solely on the Content-Aware Fill feature.

I was looking at Gizmodo through some of the latest and greatest, and stumbled across this sneak peak of the most amazing feature EVER. Words just don't do justice, so here is the video. Throw on a hat, because your head might explode!

Havaianas & Threadless

It took a bit longer than I expected, but my latest Threadless submission was approved for voting. It does require a Threadless membership to vote, but the account is free and there is no spam.

Go check it out and vote...a 5 would be great!

Update Accomplished

I sketched. I planned. I Photoshopped. I developed. I tested. I am sick of coding.

I just finished updating the last XML file for one of the two simpleviewer galleries showing off my years producing seed catalogs and making corn sexy. It feels good, but I kind of think I might create a welcome page instead of just throwing the potential client straight into my portfolio. Just an idea because of some good reviews I received on the cluster of images in my last post. That could make a snazzy splash page, buuuuuuuuuuut I don't know if I want/need a splash page.

Regardless, I am done for now. I need a break from code. Check out www.andreweberwine.com and let me know what you think. Or get a hold of me if you're in need of some grade A design. For now, time to finish some tee designs.

Oh, yea...I finished the 18"x24" poster for The Longest Day of the Year.

Website Update

I know I just said I was finishing up some projects, but I have put all of those on hold.

Since parting ways with Ag Printers last month, I have been searching for a career. One of those jobs that you love so much it can't really be called work. Unfortunately, I have been a bit disappointed with the responses (or lack there of) to the positions I have applied for. I am taking it as a hint that I might need to repackage myself to make the sale. So, I have decided to revamp my website. I am excited about the improvements I am making. Thus, I just realized it is almost 4AM and I am still plugging away in Dreamweaver. I need to get some sleep, so I am fresh for an interview tomorrow, but I am excited about my progress and wanted to share.  Here is a little taste:

It should be done before the end of the month. Just in time to finish up my tee designs for the Threadless and Havaianas deadline of April 4th.

Life on the Open Sea

It is definitely a different lifestyle. And, it is quite interesting to see a yacht going down the Tennessee River. Even stranger to help navigate it down the river.

My last three weeks were not quite as glorious as Andy Samberg made it sound. Then again I was working as a deck-stew instead of rapping with T-Pain. I learned a lot about the industry and the grueling work that goes on behind the scenes. The hours were chaotic, the work was exhaustive but I love every minute of it. Well, maybe not love, but the open see agreed with me...I enjoyed my time.

Since then I have been working on a lot of different projects. Design and domestic. A poster for The Longest Day of the Year, some wedding pieces and a few t-shirts for Threadless and Havaianas. Also, I am becoming quite handy with wood filler.

More to come soon.