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Signs of Life: Griffith Observatory

Los Angeles Vlogs |

January 8th, 2023

After nearly 3 years since my last visit, the stars lined up to where I had a spur-of-the-moment opportunity to come back to Griffith Observatory....
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A Renewed Sense of Purpose

Updates |

January 2nd, 2023

I normally sit down to write my thoughts on the first day of the year. But this year I actually for once had plans on...

Solar System – Typography – Timelapse

Art/Design Process |

December 31st, 2022

The process for this piece took about 1hr+ to make. I made this for a space themed merch collection I released on my shop!

Custom Alphabet – Timelapse

Art/Design Process |

December 31st, 2022

A quick 20 minute warm up I did this morning. Turned out pretty decent. Nothing too crazy. Just a standard looking sans-serif alphabet.

After Midnight – Typography – Timelapse

Art/Design Process |

December 31st, 2022

Started on a new custom type design last night. I worked on the initial vector process first where I start off with a font as...

Sunspot Alphabet – Timelapse

Art/Design Process |

December 30th, 2022

Here’s another font timelapse I recorded this morning. I spent almost 2 hours on this one. Also note how I decided to leave all my...

Gravity Alphabet – Timelapse

Art/Design Process |

December 30th, 2022

Getting back into the habit of doing a complete alphabet in about 30 minutes as a morning warm up. The more i so this, the...

Reflector Alphabet – Timelapse

Art/Design Process |

December 30th, 2022

Another 45 minute morning warmup. I’m trying to get into the habit of making number sets with each of these alphabet sprints. I really like...

Binary Star – Typography – Timelapse

Art/Design Process |

December 29th, 2022

Quick 30 minute warm up from this morning. Was experimenting with creating some single-weight sans-serif characters.

Water – Serif Typography – Timelapse

Art/Design Process |

December 25th, 2022

Here’s a quick timelapse process video of me designing the word WATER from scratch. Total process time took about 20 minutes.

Planning Ahead for the New Year

Art/Design |

December 14th, 2022

I’m already doing TONS of prep work for all the things I have planned for next year. Lots of the projects I’ve started and unceremoniously...

Custom Typography Timelapse – Asterism Font

Art/Design |

July 22nd, 2022

Another morning warm up. This one took a bit longer than most. Roughly a little less than an hour. Which is fine. Main reason being...

Patreon Rewards for January 2022

Art/Design Updates |

January 1st, 2022

For as long as I’ve been on the platform, Patreon has been a open doorway to being able to pursue one of my goals as...

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