My personal freelance logo.
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International Recognition.
So I come home Friday to check my email from a long day of single and double clicking, and I receive an email from someone at Logo Lounge. They notified me that two of my designed logos made the cut for their first ever Master Library Series. The series will be a collection of logos focusing on initials and crests and it will be published next year.
The logo for “Seventh Row” was a freelance project designed for my uncle who runs an entertainment booking agency in NYC. This was probably the first logo I created with Freehand 8 that was running on a really, really, and I stress “really” old PC.
*The other logo is for a decorative switchplate manufacturer in Morgantown, WV called “Aberdeen.” The name is derived from a place in the UK. This logo was the first project I tackled when I got my first job out of college. I remember using Illustrator 8 for the first time (industry recommended switch) to design the logo.
Anyways, that really made my day. I submitted these logos over a year and a half ago and I’m glad that they were chosen. It really gave me some feeling of accomplishment… 10 years into doing graphic design professionally. But in reality, I’ve never entered or submitted anything for a national publication or a contest before. I’ve entered the local Addy’s and was quite successful, but I feel that this is more an accomplishment because of the international reach of the book.
So to summarize how I feel in one word it would be “RELIEVED!” I’ve been looking for that one glimmer of acknowledgement for my work and I think it found it. Actually I think it’s more of a “flash” than a glimmer since to me this is huge!!!
by Future portfolio pieces to come…
I will be adding more portfolio pieces as soon as possible. I’m working off a MacBook Pro and it’s not the fastest equipment to use while working on several graphic projects. I’ve been saving up for a new Mac Pro for over two years now, since my Dual 533 mgz G4 just decided to retire. I wonder when the new ones will come out. Rumor has it that it might not come out til early next year… but who knows. I’m sure that once it comes out, it will not dissapoint.
by Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-19
- The server's down! The server's down! Oh (mt) the pain you cause me! Curses!!!!! #
- Reinstalling some apps so I can get some work done! Anyone like designing a preso on Keynote? #
- Found out last night that 2 of my logos had been selected for Logo Lounge's Masterpiece Collection. Will be published next year! #
- Just got back from the Mellow Mushroom for pizza with some friends. #
by Long Week
It’s been a long 1.5 weeks since I updated. I’ve been awfully busy getting caught up with projects, but I actually got a chance to think about future projects tonight since I finally got my laptop working again.
Working on a website for a really cool digital company called Voices Heard Media. Their new site is in production and we’re hopeful that we can launch it by mid to late March.
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