Design is dandy.

Eat, Pray, Crochet

janograf — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:00:19 +0000

My coworker and I signed up last year for the employee craft fair held each December. I sold crocheted goods while my coworker sold crafted jewelry. We developed “Doily,” the brand of our craft collaboration. Our Etsy site is on hold while we try to push the production of our goods forward against our busy schedules. Here are some samples of what I crocheted!

Bae Wedding

janograf — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:27:11 +0000

I found photos of the invitations I designed and letterpressed for my cousin’s wedding. I added the dinner menu design for kicks. I’m about three years late, but better late than never!

Chapel bells ring again…

janograf — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:01:35 +0000

These were letterpressed. Hopefully, I’ll post some photos!

poodlejewels.com

janograf — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:19:18 +0000

I had a former client just launch a jewelry company, poodlejewels.com. Here’s a small ad I designed for it that will be published in Dog Days LA.

My Chef

janograf — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:23:11 +0000

I just finished developing a new identity for a personal chef business. First I redesigned the logo (I will spare you the “before” picture), and then went on to design the business card and promotional postcard. I think I smell menu design in the near future?

Jubilee has been sign, sealed, delivered.

janograf — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:34:57 +0000

Here’s the final product of my 2009 Christmas card design. I got them printed and mailed out just in the nick of time!

Thankfulness is underrated.

janograf — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:10:02 +0000

After recently turning a quarter of a century old, I’ve been realizing how blessed I am. I am so grateful for my health, job, family, friends, food, shelter, clothes, a car, the train, and even for the computer I’m using now. How humbling it is to be reminded of thankfulness (even for the little things) when I fall into anger, sadness, doubt, or anxiety. It is so powerful! Being 25, alive, and thankful has inspired me to crank out this series of “Thank You” cards. You can never be too thankful!

Jubilee

janograf — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:39:56 +0000

Here’s the Christmas Card I’ve been working on these days. I know, I’ve been in a “dashing” sort of mood lately (see Eels and Harp Seals post). Jubilee is such a beautiful word. Nevermind the weird girl from X-Men whose only powers were spraying glitter out of her fingertips.

Eels and Harp Seals

janograf — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:14:02 +0000

This little doodle was inspired by the song “In My Dreams” by Eels. I happened upon it when I downloaded KCRW’s Summer Selection (free!). Wow, this song is great…so great that I felt compelled to create a visual interpretation. Coincidentally, I had a very memorable dream about eels a few days before I heard the song. A vast shoreline had a layer of washed up eels, squirming, and above that layer were beached harp seals.

I looked my dream up.

Eels = Issues with commitment, problems holding onto things
Seals = Playfulness and your ability to use and incorporate differing ideas and thoughts into a situation, symbol of good luck, success, and spiritual understanding, prosperity, faithful friends, and security in love

Conclusion: Since both animals were basically dying in my dream, does this mean an end to my commitment problem, but also an end to all the great things the seal is suppose to symbolize? Dreams are trippy, man.

Mawwiage…

janograf — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:35:48 +0000

Let’s start off with a fun project I had the opportunity to work on — a wedding invitation!

My friend, Monique, requested a contemporary yet feminine and whimsical invitation for her wedding. She didn’t want a style that was too formal or traditional, but something unique and chic. Here it is!