Old Memories Car Show - West Covina

Last month I attended Old Memories Car Show at Pep Boys in West Covina. Here are some photos of the event. ENJOY!

Thinking With Type...

Ellen Lupton, provides clear and focused guidance for those learning or brushing up on their topographic skills. Examples of work by influential practitioners show how to be inventive with a system of typographic form - and how to break the rules.

Printing again...

Recently feeling the itch to print again so I started printing Gangsta Lean today. Used a new method to keep the ink from drying up so easy. It's a added base to the ink and keeps the ink smooth and silky when applying.

There is more air drying time if I had a dryer it would be easier. Right now I'm using a clothes dryer at home. My method is to pre heat the dryer then let the shirts sit for about 1 - 2 mins then tumble dry at high heat. This helps to cure the ink to the fabric allot better. So far not bad.

The Designer and the Grid.

Authors:
Lucienne Roberts
Julia Thrift

The Designer and the Grid reveals the key to the hidden driving force behind almost all graphic design: the grid. The book begins by reviewing its ubiquity in a cultural context before concentrating on the principles of the grid within graphic design.

Future World (1976)

 Two reporters, Tracy and Chuck, get a message from a third one who discovered something about "Futureworld" and becomes killed before he could tell anyone about it. They visit Futureworld to find out what he knew. Written by Wolfgang Klimt courtesy of IMDB.

Caring over a great month..

April was great. Two new shirts: DVC x MOURN collab shirt and our new Grey Matter logo. Printing for Monster Towing out of Whittier, Ca and donating some printing time for GlobalMothers.org. Next month I have two other great designs that I am working on for print next month.

Late April I also had the opportunity to shoot my first wedding. Few hiccups here and there but overall a great leap for me in my career and experience with my 8 yrs of photography. I will post some pictures soon on my Flickr account to see for yourself.

For May:

• Start printing two new designs for DVC.*
• Finish up collab work with RDL
• Put the finishing touches on Candy Coated Vol. 1
• Shoot upcoming car shows for CC vol. 2

There are some others goals that I have for this month but I might just have to backburn some of them until the time is right.

*The two new designs coming up for DVC


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April is here, what are you up too?

April is here and I've been really busy. Finally perfected my screen coating and am currently working on printing our DVC x MOURN ONE collab design. Just finalizing the position and then we are off to the printer. It's been a long time coming for this design to be printed but the wait has been worth it.

Been working with Robert G. on a self-published coffee table book of my photographs. Don't want to give too much away but it's going to be unique in style. Feel like a magazine in style but not in appearance. Robert has been working on the lay out with me it's looking great. Keep you posted on availability and maybe a sneak peak in the coming weeks.

I've been posting my goals for DVC here and it's helped quite a bit with keeping schedules and learning to pace myself. This month will be no different so lets get started.

• I've printed tote bags and moved to t-shirts. Want to print two designs this month and have them available at the end of the month on our website.
• Photoshoot on hold til next month.
• Pushing the RDL vs. DVC to next month. Still working on the designs.
• Holding off on canvas & painting supplies til beginning of May.
• Working on new project, a coffee table book. 30% of this project is done, keep it up.
• Created new logo for rapper LOCSTA and now moving on to his Myspace page. Logo is featured below.

Thanks for reading the rant and please give me some input on the logo or just post a comment. Anything is much appreciated. STAY DIRTY!