POCKETS O’ POSIES ETSY SHOP BANNER AND AVATAR DESIGN
I recently designed a banner and a few avatars for a close friend who is opening an Etsy store. She makes super cute headbands and clips out of zippers! So smart! Pockets O’ Posies is having a grand opening sale until August 20th! You can get 15% off of your order by using the code Posies15 when you check out. So go check it out 
PORTLAND ZINE SYMPOSIUM 2011
This was my second year going to the Portland Zine Symposium and I came away with some pretty amazing stuff! I was so glad to see so many people still self-publishing and printing even though everything seems to be digital these days. There is something so majestic about holding and thumbing through the artwork, stories, and how-tos, that someone took the time to make. I am very inspired by people that make zines and I really want to start making my own soon!
The first thing I picked up was Arts & Crafts Revolution Vol 1-3. It is filled with tips and tricks for all kinds of artsy things, even how to dye your hair! Then I bought this little book that was filled with circle designs that someone drew with pen. I fell in love with it right away because circles are my favorite shape, and it was a great example of one color design work with texture added as well. Finally, my favorite find of the day, was Vain. I had actually seen these on Etsy for some time. I purchased the newest issue, which actually came with two zines. The first was about nature and the second was on machines. One thing I did not know is that with every issue of Vain you also get a mix of music! So awesome! I was also surprised to see that one of the artists in the zine just happened to be a teacher I had in college. Small world right!
There is also a great article about the symposium here that can give you some journalistic coverage of the event!
UPDATE: BEASTIE BOYS POSTER – EDITORS’ PICK LIST
I made it onto another editors’ pick list! This one is pretty exciting and crazy because there were 422 submission total, and mine was one of 26 that made it onto this list! Whoa. I did not see that coming. You can check it out here and see some other sweet designs as well. If you want to know more about my poster concept see this post.
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