A New Look!

I've recently decided to revamp the look and feel of my business. And yes, it is a full blown business now! I'm getting business cards printed up and everything.

The concept is a simple one: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. The colours used in print. And a very sleek, simple, sans-serif font. I think this look is much more sophisticated while still bright and attention grabbing. I've also decided to keep the lovely grey that I had going before, because I like it :)

So here it is! My new logo, banner and letterhead:

My Business Card

The site banner

And even a letterhead for my invoices!

You may notice that my phone number is on my business card. That's right, you can now email me or call me to talk about your graphic design and illustration needs :)

Magazine Cover Design

I've always liked magazines. The look and feel. The smell. The texture of the glossy pages. And of course, the layout. I think I fell in love with layout design when I started scrapbooking. To me, it's almost the same principle: putting different elements together in a visually pleasing way. There's all sorts of stuff happening. Balance, colour, the tension between text and images. All sorts of good stuff. And then there's the print. I love print. Don't get me wrong, digital layout is cool too. But there's nothing quite like holding the physical thing in your hand, is there? I'm crazy about paper from all the drawing. When design, good printing (things like proper alignment and quality ink) and pretty, glossy paper meet, you get a really great magazine.

I've had a job doing layouts for restaurant menus for about six months now and it's all well and good. But once in a while I have to stretch my creative wings and that's what this mock-up is about. Unfortunately I can't print it out and show it to you, so you're just going to have to enjoy the design from the screen :)

Disclaimer: The photograph does not belong to me, only the design. Made for fun, not profit.