"Eyes" Various Corporate Bannerheads. Eyes was a short-lived series about corporate risk management. So, each week I was responsible for a different corporate identity right down to the letterhead. Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Eyes" Corporate Logo. This episode was about the rivalry between two Aerospace companies locked in a patent dispute. Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Eyes" Corporate Logo. Same episode. The bad guys. Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Eyes" Corporate ID badge. As I said I had to do everything down to the letterhead for dressing and props. Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Eyes" Government ID badge. The same applied to government agencies and since you could not use State Federal Agencies' logos, we had to make 'legally acceptable' ones of our own. Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Inconceivable" Wine Label Concept #1 Inconceivable was a mercifully short-lived series about a fertility clinic. One of the characters comes from a family that owns a Napa vineyard. This is the 'Opus One' concept. Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Inconceivable" Wine Label Concept #2 This is the 'Coppola Vinyard' concept. This is the one that was chosen. Presumably, because it was dull looking. I'm not judging! Just sayin' though... Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Inconceivable" Fertility conference banner. Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Inconceivable" Concert promotion banner. Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
"Inconceivable" Adult bookstore door covers. Well, 'Fertility Clinic' covers more than just IVF ya know... Executed in Photoshop and Illustrator.
Another game project, this one a role-playing game called “Incunabula”. Selections from the rule book. This is an ongoing project. The idea was to have the rule book look like an old grimoire. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
“Incunabula”. Selection from the rule book. The inspiration for the project's look was the CALENDRIER MAGIQUE by Manuel Orazi. I photo-bashed his stuff to make many of the images. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
“Incunabula”. Selection from the rule book. The main problem is that they are damned hard to read. Apparently that's ok, players will feel a sense of accomplishment just reading the rulebook. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
“Incunabula”. Selection from the rule book. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
“Incunabula”. Selection from the rule book. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
“Incunabula”. Selection from the rule book. A double-page spread showing what the charts and tables in the rules look like. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
"Long Road to Valhalla" Book Cover. This dovetails with the deck plans of Ulysses in the 'Illustration' section of this portfolio. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, Watermark, and Spacecraft in SketchUp and Layout.
"Long Road to Valhalla" Chapter Splash Page. The splash pages relate to documents and drawings in the story. The font is called Unifon it is a phonetic alphabet. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
"Long Road to Valhalla" Star Map. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. No, part of that was a photograph or done by hand, it was all made digitally.
"Long Road to Valhalla" Chapter Splash Page. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
"Long Road to Valhalla" Chapter Splash Page. Executed in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
"Long Road to Valhalla" Map. Executed in World Creator, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop. World Creator generated the height map which was composited into terrain in Photoshop. The font is Unifon again.
As I have mentioned in other parts of this portfolio; there was a time, shortly after the Earth’s crust cooled, when we had no Graphic Artists in the entertainment industry. Graphic production was the job of Set Designers or Art Directors in conjunction with studio sign shops. All the work was done by hand until Adobe Illustrator came out. Learning that program (and its sibling Photoshop) required both money and time nobody wanted to spend and it was not long until we had dedicated graphic artists on staff. Early on I hacked through the process of learning both Photoshop and Illustrator, thinking it would make me more employable. It did until a few years later when the Graphic Artist’s Local was founded. After that, the graphic work went to those who have a LOT more skill than I do in the subject. But by then I had signs and labels I had done on shows, some of which I include here for completeness as much as anything. Even as my graphic arts jobs have vanished in the entertainment industry, I have continued to design documents for private commissions and personal projects. I have included a sample of those as well.
