The Everywhere Project

If you haven't had a chance to check out The Everywhere Project, you should head over there immediately — well at least after you read this post. The group of incredibly talented designers and illustrators involved in this collaboration have been tasked to design luggage labels paying tribute to the classic song I've Been Everywhere.

The project was started by Adrian Walsh and I am honored to have been invited to participate. I was even lucky enough to represent my native state of Colorado. Below are some details of my submission. I embedded some puzzles and codes in there so try to figure them out — there's a handful of them.

It's hard to pick, but some of my favorites include Waterloo by Nate Luetkehans, Amarillo by Jeff Rogers and Wichita by KU alumni Matt Chase. All the others are amazing as well so be sure to check them out and return often because new ones are still being posted.

Type Fight: Letter S

Awhile back, I was invited by Ryan Paule and Drew Roper to participate in Type Fight. Their idea is to bring two designers together and have them each create a predetermined letter. People then vote for their favorite letter between the two.

I faught against the very talented Evan Huwa. We were given the letter "S" and since both Evan and I are from Colorado, the original theme was Snow, but we weren't required to be strict to this direction. It was a close battle, but I was lucky and edged Evan out 427 votes to 328.

Type Fight has new fights weekly so be sure to make frequent visits and vote on your favorite letters.

Designers.mx

A couple weeks ago, I was invited to do a mix and album cover design for the ever-popular Designers.mx. The instructions are simple — pick 10 songs and design a cover.

I was pretty excited and it seemed obvious that my choice of music would be aimed to fill a niche that was lacking in their current library. I also wanted an emotional and centralized idea that tied my song choices together. My mix, appropriately named "End Of The World", is a compilation of post-hardcore and (experimental) metal. The lyrical themes reflect on everything from zombies to religion to failures of heroes and cities left in ruins. The sense of desperation and panic tightly thread together with the music in a powerful and intense set.

I'm curious as to what your thoughts are so give it a listen and let me know what you think not only of the music but the design as well. Feel free to leave some comments.

Track List

1. Revive // The Devil Wears Prada
2. Taking Cassandra To The End Of The World Party // Fear Before The March Flames
3. The Portrait // Oceana
4. A Lesson Never Learned // Asking Alexandria
5. The Life They Promised // The Air I Breathe
6. The Novelist // Bleed From Within
7. The Color Theft // Oh, Sleeper
8. The Sadness Will Never End // Bring Me The Horizon
9. Monument // Miss May I
10. Fill; Avoid // The Color Morale

And with all that said, December 21, 2012 isn't that far off.

Dance For The Kids Charity Event

"Some charities want you to run a 5K. Some want you to get dressed up for a fancy dinner. We just want you to party." Dance For The Kids is an event concept created to introduce Kansas City to the latest in electronic dance music while also raising money for charity.



Proceeds from the event go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City and Young Variety. For more information, visit Dance For The Kids on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

The video was Directed by Austin Walsh, Edited by Dustin Schirer, with Creative Direction by Glendon Scott (full credits here). I was invited to design the logo. Very fun project, and a very cool concept. Hope to see everyone at the Midland Theater in Kansas City on Saturday, May 22nd. Watch for future Dance For The Kids events...

Repeat-X Repeat-Y

I recently stumbled across Repeat-X Repeat-Y (on Twitter @repeatxrepeaty). An awesome collaborative that 'showcases the most badass patterns from around the world'. They have a nice little collection of 200px by 200px patterns, so I thought I'd contribute my own (original pattern).

Check them out and if you decide to submit something, be sure to share a link in the comments.

Random Type Detail (1)

I recently came across and have become addicted to an awesome blog called Friends of Type (on Twitter @friendsoftype). Throughout the day, they post little snippets of random type. Most of which is experimental, all of which is extremely awesome. Be sure to check them out!

Since I too have a plethora of type that is unseen and collecting dust, I've decided to make use of it and start posting some details of my own... consider it a tribute.

This is a detail of some hand-drawn type I did for a clothing company awhile ago.



As always, let me know what you think in the comments. Leave a link to your website, thanks!

Kiosk 37 & Smashing Magazine

It's already made an appearance before, but Kiosk 37 has once again been featured in a Smashing Magazine post. This time, it was featured in Creative Print Typography Layouts. Check it out, there's also a wealth of inspirational work that's definitely worth a look.

It was also featured in the June of 2008 post Beautiful Brochures and Booklets. Smashing Magazine is an online magazine/blog tailored to the creative industry. They always have some great posts and a huge subscription base, which means a lot of exposure. If you're not familiar with it, it's worth adding it to an RSS Feed.