Star Graphic Design

The talented illustrator names Julie West has a style all her own! She has a huge portfolio with some big-name clients, and even a shop where you can purchase prints, toys and clothing. Check it out

When looking at her work, you can see all the underlying sketching and thought that has gone into each piece. I think more of us need to pick up a pencil once in a while, instead of a computer mouse.

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I came across a fantastic website yesterday called Scarygirl by an illustrator named Nathan. He publishes a comic strip and has toys for sale of all his characters. His style is very similar to The Nightmare Before Christmas. Which I love.

The website is really tiny, and difficult to see the details of the characters. But nonetheless, I highly recommend checking it out.

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Since college, one of my favorite artists has been a man named Brom. His dark, and sometimes disturbing imagery is not for everyone. Personally, I am a huge fan of Tim Burton movies, so that may explain why I am drawn to such a style. Nonetheless, Brom is a fantastic illustrator and his work can be seen in more places that you may have realized.

Below are a few of my favorite pieces.

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There are many successful logos out there. Recently while creating a logo for a client I was doing some research, and started to take notice of the most common properties of a successful logo. In my opinion a Logotype is the most common in regards to the most recognized logos in the world.

In basic design, there are 3 types of logos. Symbol, Logotype and Combination.

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I have some great advice for any Graphic Design student, or anyone coming into the industry. These are in no particular order, just things that I wanted to share that have helped me.

- Get your personal portfolio online. The sooner you buy your dot com and throw a splash page up there, the better. It helps to at least get you ranking with Google, that way when you are ready to put you final site up, you already have a base.

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Most cities have old mural advertising on the side of any building created around the turn of the century. These forgotten pieces of art are often hidden right under your nose. Just recently I have decided to document as many as I could find.

It’s amazing how far the field of Graphic Design has come, and we are lucky to still have these pieces within our view.

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