Vossome 2.0: June 2008

I have been a professional designer and illustrator since 2001, working in Omaha, Nebraska. As one of the original Be A Design Group authors, I launched the highly popular Be A Design Cast in 2005 with Donovan Beery and Tom Nemitz, and continue to host the show today. I also serve as an Adjunct Professor of Design at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha. You can view my work in HOW and STEP Inside Design magazines, the book Fingerprint: The Art of Using Hand-Made Elements in Graphic Design, and around the web from time to time.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Illustration: Sean Adams

The Reflex Blue Show illustrations keep pouring on in.

Sean Adams reminds me of a classic movie star, like Sinatra, but with a bit more color and good humor. This time I got to use a bit of everything from rubber cement to salts to white-out over on unfortunate smear of ink. Watercolor's never officially been my thing, and while the bright colors are definitely very Adams Morioka, I think the next spot's going to see me experimenting with some more subdued tones. Hope you enjoy!

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from Nate Voss to you.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

John Henry Müller & Dave Nelson

So one of the things I've been wanting to do for a while is quick illustrations of our guests on The Reflex Blue Show. I'd say 60% of this was completed during editing of the show, in between clicks and snips, then taken to town with a $1 watercolor set. I haven't used watercolors since college, but I've always loved the results you get when you go quickly. So while it's essentially a sloppy mess, it's a step back into my old shoes. Hope you like it.

As for the show we recorded with these two fine fellows, click here to listen. Or visit the links on the right-hand side of the page to check these guys' sites out.