Sometimes I just have to surrender. I work at the University of Florida and some clients want design with UF's college colors. So I stick on my Gator hat and Photoshop bleeds orange and blue.
My Work: Extension Symposium postcard
Celestial Seasonings Redesign
I guess I haven't bought tea for a while because when I went to find my favorite Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer tea, I couldn't find it. Not because it wasn't there but because the Celestial Seasonings brand has been updated and redesigned.
It's interesting how we get so familiar with the colors and shapes on our usual brands that we don't even read them anymore — we recognize them by shape and color alone. This brand update was different enough that I was unable to go by shape recognition and was forced to read box by box until I came to my tea.
I actually really like the new design, especially the new logo, the use textured elements and the new illustrations. It will just take me a little longer to find my teas.
Dear Adobe.com
Adobe makes the products designers love to love and love to hate. Dear Adobe.com is an independent outlet for gripes (and a few raves). Some of them really hit the spot...
Europe 2008
Highlights from my travels included: visiting a 19th century castle in southern Belgium, hiking in the Swiss Alps, eating wild blueberries at 6,000 ft, quiet reflection in the Swedish countryside, mild and breezy summer weather, window shopping in Amsterdam, and beauty in unexpected places.
The Artwork of Gustav Klimt
Most people have probably seen Gustav Klimt's famous painting The Kiss. I think it's a beautiful painting and love the vibrant use of color. But my favorite is actually this beautiful rendering of mother and child, a closeup from the Three Ages of Woman painting. So much tenderness...
1984 and Animal Farm
Stitching a Panorama with Photomerge
Photoshop's Photomerge feature has completely automated the process of stitching together a panorama. It works even for non-tripod held panorama photos, like this one from my hike in the Swiss Alps.
The Photomerge feature works best if you use the panorama feature on your camera to assist you. If your camera doesn't have that feature, just remember to capture plenty of image overlap and try to keep the horizon in the same place in each photo. The steps:
- In Photoshop, open all of the image files you'd like to use in the panorama. (Photoshop requires at least 2 images.)
- Choose File > Automate > Photomerge
- In the Photomerge dialog box, choose Auto and click on the Add Open Files button. Make sure Blend Images Together is checked. Click OK.
- Crop, apply Curves and clone as necessary to achieve your final image.
This 5 photo panorama was taken on the Blumen (flower) trail from Bachalpsee to Waldspitz in the Swiss Alps.
Details on/in Wood
The same point of view can get boring in photography so I try to both take in the entire scene and be attentive to any details that catch my eye. I found the door handle and the unique toilet door sign in Belgium. The flower-like cutout is on a pedestrian bridge in the Swiss Alps.
My Work: Mandala Card
Right before I left for vacation, I designed this card for a friend of mine. I was inspired by the second character in the Florals2 font (free from dafont.com) to create this warm and rich mandala design. I love the way alternating colors and simple Photoshop effects can create a complete design from very few elements.
I'm back
I'm back from vacation. Europe was wonderful. We visited Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden and even had a half-day in Amsterdam. Over the next week or so I'll be sharing photos and design I noticed on my trip.
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