land creative

i took the liberty to create a new blog dedicated to land art, to showcase personal, collaborative, and discovered land art creations and inspirations. my aim is that this land art blog will eventually have a a bunch of contributors and will serve as an inspiration to all. i will still post personal and collaborative work on this blog.

click here to visit the land creative blog.

brand identity concepts

i have been busy creating a brand identity for a winery here at work. i created a ton of concepts for the winery that is soon going onto the market. the chosen brand will be integrated into the oversize brochure and system design, as well as a website. here are a few of the concepts. although not my favorite, the fourth example is shown due to it being potentially chosen by the client.

new design position

i recently obtained a new design position at a small yet forward thinking design, web, and consulting studio in downtown sacramento with a great group of talented guys (i hear that arnold schwarzenegger has an office a few floors up from mine...). i have already jumped full force into some brand identity design and various re-branding projects. i look forward to posting some of my upcoming work.

scandinavian design radio interview

radio free finland, a live weekly talk show, interviewed helsinki based designer, igor polyakov, on scandinavian design, such as furniture and industrial design. i found this to be a very educational and inspirational broadcast.

click here to read more about the interview, as well as to download the interview in mp3 format from the finland for thought blog (a great resource in itself).

inspiration

i came across this quote of inspiration via logic + emotion.

"inspiration. where do ideas come from? insights are the fuel of inspiration. you don’t get ideas from sitting at your desk. use the world as a source of inspiration (not as a source of validation). it starts with empathy and seeing things from other people’s viewpoints, not yours. aim to understand people on multiple levels: physically, cognitively, emotionally, socially, and culturally."
– ideo's tim brown from mxsf 2007

click here to read the full article on the adaptive path blog.

a square of fennel stalks

even though it was a drizzly day in sacramento, it thankfully didn't stop noah and i from venturing forth to a great plot of land by the american river for a little land art collaboration, utilizing the oh so prevalent dried (well, rather sodden on this outing) fennel stalks. it was rewarding to see our creation grow and grow...into a square.

updated blog

i took the time to make some minor changes to my blog, such as the inclusion of labels in the sidebar.