Rawn Design [Process]: 2011

Spills and Thrills

A little something created in Etobicoke with another amazing artist Megan Bray.
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Cover and an inside back cover design for a Volcom Snowboarding catalog project I'm working on.

I used photoshop heavily for these designs which is something new for me, I really got into digitally painting the sky and using layer masks to create the clouds.

Really excited about using these techniques in future work!

Sustainable Cites of The Future Charette

For the past five days I have been participating in a design charette. It is an intensive design initiative held by George Brown College. I along with my fellow studio lab Graphic Design partners worked with the Institute Without Boundaries grad students and collaborated with Advanced Digital Imaging students as well as some new and amazing creatives from Copenhagen in Denmark.
We all divided into four teams of 10 - 12 and worked intensively to come up with 4 programs to help bring sustainability to Markham On.
My group created an investor/cyclist sponsorship program to help promote biking as a mode of transportation for commuters and residents. The breakdown of this program is that large companies and investors sponsor section of major roadways in Markham to bring funding to help build bike lanes and continue upkeep.
The cyclists part in the program is to use social media, mainly twitter to document problems and create a communication between commuters.
The program is designed as an app for smart phones which documents the cyclists route, distance and CO2 saved by biking. The cyclist can instantly upload photos of obstructions in roads and interesting or funny events that might happen to them during their trip. The information provided by the cyclist not only is posted to the online community but is also sent to the city of Markham to archive and correct.

I am so lucky to have been able to work with such amazing people and designers all weekend! Below is the kiosk presentation and branding that I had the pleasure to create!

Some Fine Lookin' Kids

Some preliminary work for a work in progress project. I'm planning on converting them to digital work and then colorizing them. There was some talk of making us into zombies......
Pen on marker paper approx. 20" x 8.5"

Ice Dream

The giant ice cream is done! It was a long process but I am happy with the result. Hopfully this is a sign of more good things to come!
The final is 72 inches by 30 inches wide, acrylic and ink on canvas

*Ice Cream UPDATE!

Rule# 44
Marathon Painting does not allow for lunch breaks

So I've spent most of the day today working on the full size painting of my rat cream. I've made alot of progress and am hoping to finish tommorow. I still need to think of a title....
I'm also thinking of making a custom stencil to spray paint a logo or stamp/seal in the lower right quarter, I want it to be a quote or quick statement circling a logo mark but similar to the title of this peice I am undecided.....
Anyways I thought I'd share the progress I have made so far! Enjoy.

Vintage Movie Poster Series *Hitchcocks, The Birds

Created for a upcoming series of redesigned vintage movie posters.
*Final and more to come

Pigeonfarthings Emblem

This illustration was created for Levi Weir blindphysiognomy.blogspot.com/, bicycle enthusiast and photographer. Cycling as a main mode of transportation, the client required messenger bags with a custom emblem stitched on the front approx. 8" x 8".

For Levi.