Truth

New shirt design that I just got posted today; Truth. Based on my composite style of design the shirt depicts some different elements and the word Truth. Hope you enjoy.

Revolution featured on Little Wonders Blog

I was recently contacted by Damien Mason who asked for permission to post one of my works, Revolution, on a blog he hosts called Little Wonders. Little Wonders is a compilation of inspirational works of the highest caliber found on RedBubble. I very graciously accepted and a post for my print has been made. Damien Mason is a very talented illustrator and I would recommend anyone to check out his work via the link listed above.

Mask of Terror

New shirt design available for sale at the DesignbySolo Shop. Modeled after an iron Ressi Men style mempo (Japanese Samurai battle mask). The mask design is from the Momoyama period in Japan and was employed by the samurai to inflict debilitating fear upon enemies whom they faced in close combat.
The design is off-white on white to simulate the face emerging from the mist or fog.

Bubblesite Storefront

Got my new Bubblesite Storefront up and running today courtesy of RedBubble. Here you can view some of my apparel and art designs which are available for purchase. Check it out here.

Fear

This is a design-for-screen, typography based work that I did for a competition a month or so ago. The premise for the competition was to create a design that described fear in some way. This is a compilation of quotes relating to fear from the NIV Bible.

Logo Designs

Here are some recent logo designs that I have done shown in the manner which I usually present to clients. Logo designs are for Limelight Productions and Pertuset Car Wash, respectively. View more logos that I have designed here.

Shirt Designs

I am sorry that my posts have been non-existent for a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been working. Here are some shirt designs I did for a company. The first is based on the film Cry Baby with Johnny Depp, the second is based on the anime show Naruto, and the third is an original design of my own.

Typography -- Newport

Some pretty good, metal-cut typography found on a fountain downtown Newport, Kentucky.

Font Design

This is a simple font design that I drew up on paper some time ago. The font is designed with a modern, san-serif look based on the Cyrillic alphabet, which consists of 33 characters. This design was never turned into a usable font on the computer.

Website Debug

As you probably know, I recently launched my new website. The design is completely HTML based, something that I am new to (my previous sites were Flash based) and there were a few bugs that showed up across different browsers/resolutions. I think I have the majority of these issues debugged and I will be able to sleep more peacefully. If you run across any bugs, please report them on this blog or via email. Thanks for your continued support.

Heredity and Training.

New print design, Heredity and Training. The basis for the typography is a partial quote from Mark Twain's, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court; quoted as, "We speak of nature; it is folly; there is no such thing as nature; what we call by that misleading name is merely heredity and training." The photography was taken downtown Cincinnati.

Distortion Experiment 1

Wanted to do a little bit of experimentation on photo manipulation/distortion. This is pretty basic, but I think the result is interesting.

Joshua & Proverbs in Print

Here is some photos of the printed works, Joshua & Proverbs. Thought you might want to see. Enjoy.

7M3 Poster

I made this just for fun. I have been looking over a lot of musical event posters lately (mainly at gigposters.com) and I was inspired to try my hand at the style. Seven Mary Three was one of my favorite bands several years ago (their American Standard album is still one of the best in its genre) and I wanted to feature them on the poster. Let me know what you think.

Bridge

An overexposed photo I took of one of the bridges going from Newport to Cincinnati this evening. The treatment is up for interpretation.

Planet of the Apes

This is one of the best movie posters that I have ever run across. It blew my mind. The design is by Todd Slater.

New Prints -- Proverbs & Joshua

Here are a couple of new prints that I just finished working on (I will be posting them on the website soon). These posters are inspired by quotes from the Bible. These are a few quotes that stood out to me and I wanted to present them in a manner in which you probably are not accustomed to. Both quotes are presented in a low contrast colour layout which emphasizes the fact that they have to be truly look at and examined to absorb the meaning behind them (you can't take everything in at a glance).

Downtown

Finally, I have the new site up and running (smoothly, I hope) and I have time to post some of my work again. I hope to be able to make regular posts once again on this blog, so stay tuned in. Here are some pictures I took of downtown Cincinnati. These were taken with my Canon 350D.

New Website

The new website relies solely on HTML and does not require any Flash player add-on's for viewing. This means that the DESIGNBYSOLO website will be more accessible to non-conventional web browsers (ie. ipod, cellular phones, nintendo wii, etc.) Hope this is helpful for anyone who has had trouble viewing my website in the past.

New Website Live

Just finished getting my new website online... It was quite a chore. The new design is much more expansive than previous versions while it maintains an ease of navigation. Please, check it out and let me hear your thoughts on the new design. Hopefully you will enjoy.