I enjoyed this logo development project for the newly formed Sound Mind Studios in Charleston, West Virginia! Owner Daniel Cioffi’s love for recording & recording equipment combined with subtle references to the Beach Boys culminated in a retro-spectacular take on being of “sound mind.”
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Musical inspiration for my illustration work continues with this poster for Motel Radio playing at the Savannah Stopover Music Festival. Take a look.
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I am flattered to have been commissioned by Sheldon Vance, an Appalachian Punk musician from Charleston, WV to build a fitting image for his upcoming mini-tour. It is built upon a stylized Converse® illustration that I haven’t technically finished. Take a look. (continues below)
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In the past weeks, I have had the pleasure of working with two new clients as a branding consultant.
Say hello to Emily Shane, an artist whose current assemblage work makes use of Reader’s Digest Condensed Books (#RDCB). Take a moment to look at her new website; then find Emily on FB, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Etsy. Plus… (continues below)
Renee Suich, a mixed media artist whose work includes both collage and encaustic work. Be sure to check out her new website; then find her on Facebook, Twitter & Pinterest!
It was my privilege to work with more than 50 attendees at the “Branding Yourself as an Artist Workshop” at the Arts & Culture Alliance at The Emporium Center in Knoxville, January 13th. (continues below)
Follow-up questions are still coming in via e-mail, and I am continuing extensive individual consultations. If you are interested in branding consultation including web design, social media, graphic design & the “how-to” of keeping it all fresh & up to date, email me at thexerographist@rlgibson.com or leave a message at 865-253-6543.
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Okay, I added a blog category today–Links I Love. I trip across them and have them sent to me all the time. Here’s one that made me smile–the Alphabet Soup Work Generator. Thanks to Toni Turbeville for this one.
Send me the links that YOU love!
–R.L. Gibson
As many of you know, this blog as well as ArtAndArtDeadlines.com are produced via a wordpress.org platform. I am a wordpress devotee, and I successfully made the transition from wordpress.com to wordpress.org despite my limited knowledge of CSS and such.
I still use wordpress.com for my work blog www.ADayInTheSmokies.com, and today I ran across a official wordpress.com logo contest that looks like alot of fun. There is nothing like a side project to get the creative juices flowing. I don’t believe my blogs qualify because they are wordpress.org platforms, but I’m going to participate anyway. Click Here to visit the full post. Here’s a cut and paste version of the WordPress Logo Fun post:
While we’re away, we’ll be running a contest to see who can use the WordPress logo in the most creative way. Take advantage of your camera, graphics applications, crayons, and anything else you have at your disposal. Create a post on your WordPress.com blog, upload your image or images, and leave a comment here with the URL of your post. Please make sure to leave the URL to your post in the comment text or the entry will not be accepted.
We’ll get you started by providing some official WordPress logos, but the rest is up to you. I’m sure you can do better than the photos I’ve included here. We’ll keep an eye on submissions and post some of them to the @wordpressdotcom Twitter account during the week.
The deadline for submissions will be 4 p.m. EST on Monday, October 19.
We’ll create categories based on the best submissions and run polls to let you select the winners. Prizes will include WordPress.com upgrades, swag, and maybe other surprises. Good luck!