Portfolio Submissions: Logos

These are the three logos (excluding my personal logo) that I am planning to submit for portfolio review. I'm definitely submitting the Ernest Gaspard and Fantasyland logos, but not 100% on the APT Logo. I have business cards made for APT and the logo is displayed on their website...but I'm not sure it's one of my best pieces. Any thoughts?


Ernest Gaspard Logo (interior design showroom)




Fantasyland Records (Atlanta record store)




Advanced Pool Technologies, Inc (A company that inspects pools and adds the necessary chemicals for sanitation)

Specialty update

Specialty Item update

Specialty Item Sketches/Drafts

Here are some sketches.






Here's a really rough draft of my DIY CD Packaging Kit Layout.

The "Art" of Panchiko Machines

So what the hell is going on here?, you might ask.



Video and Explanation From http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/made_in_japan_vol_3.html

Circuit Bending Pachinko Machines -
Pachinko is somewhat of an obsession for many in Japan, and the craze for new pachinko machines in pachinko parlors leads to a very constant turnover of new machines coming in and old machines going out, making them them a prime candidate for "artistic repurposing" projects such as circuit bending. Pachinko machines are part pinball, part video slot machines, and part music makers, and as anyone who has stepped foot in a pachinko parlor can attest, these machines are LOUD and good at making noise to begin with. YouTube user DevgonAsh has taken to circuit bending outdated pachinko machines, tweaking everything from their sounds, their video screens, to their mechanical motors and solenoids and linking them up various controllers, matrices, and even regular old spoons.

Specialty Item Examples

Scanned in some postcards, stickers, invites and other things i had laying around.

Burned

So I am really feeling burnt out and this is not supposed to be the time for that sort of business...any suggestions, anyone? I've always thought a quarter system would be marvelous...

More Ad Drafts...

Blah...I am bored and finished with these layouts. Now that I've got these finished, I'm going to try and bust out some crazier collage type ads this weekend and get started on specialty pieces (which I'm quite excited about).

Ad Typography

Just experimenting with typographical based ads. This was the first series I came up with.

...and Another.

Ad Layouts using vinyl so far.

2 Directions

These are the two directions I'm currently working with. I feel like I'm getting closer, but haven't quite hit the mark yet.

Record Photography

Since I wasn't able to photograph my records in my light box, I had to come up with an alternative plan. So I ghetto-rigged my lighting system with the same fabric I used on my lightbox and taped a white piece of paper over the fabric to dim the light because records are quite shiny/reflective. I set up my tripod to where I could take a straight vertical shot at each record. After I set up the very first record, I made a mark in the center so that each record would sit in the same place when it was their turn. This helped to keep the lighting and effect the same for each photograph.

Here are the records I've photographed thus far (cropped) and a couple of photographs of my set-up for this process.

More Ad Drafts

And more inspiration flows...

Surfing

Can't sleep. As if it's not enough to design during the daylight hours, my mind keeps dreaming of design at night while I sleep. Guess it could be worse, a nightmare.

Decided to browse through Flickr and find some inspiration. These are images of retro/music design and some others that caught my eye.