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Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas

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Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas

June 9, 2013

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I'm in love with the movie Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, I think it's my favourite Johnny Depp movie. I wanted to tribute it by drawing a portrait of him in the movie. I absolutely love the colour detail in the shot I chose. What do you think? Let me know in the comments

I DO Designs & Décor

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I DO Designs & Décor

June 5, 2013

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Jennifer Capobianco of I DO Designs & Décor insists that every celebration must be a memorable one. Whether it just be the Ceremony , Reception, the draperies, backdrops, chair covers, sashes, table cloths, over lays, table runners, lighting, favours, personalized embellishments, aisle runners, vase, vase collars, centrepiece rentals, custom cake stands or specialty rentals, including columns, furniture or trees—every

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Yummi Pops Advertising

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Yummi Pops Advertising

May 24, 2013

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It's always awesome working with a client for a second or third time. I definitely enjoyed working on this project with my great client Yummi Pops we put together a spiffy new flyer and banner for their event table along with some snazzy new business cards to compliment the entire brand identity. Also, i wanted to mention that Yummi

Vivid Logo Design

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Vivid Logo Design

May 23, 2013

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Vivid is the name of a new fashion brand coming out of Toronto. The client was looking for something with a pop of freshness. We loved the idea of going with a very intricate border to simulate the effect of a greek key or native/aztec style. I love the way it turned out and I am totally in love

Temple Logo and Branding

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Temple Logo and Branding

May 22, 2013

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Temple was born out of a small local shop in Montreal's Chinatown in the early 80s. It is a collection of like minded skateboarders from Montreal and around Canada. The foundation of Temple was built from the ground-up with pure heart, soul and dedication to skateboarding. Temple has now grown beyond its physical walls and its line of branded products

Misha-Q

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Misha-Q

February 21, 2013

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This is a portrait and logo design for recording artist Misha Q. I drew the logo from a picture of her bottom lip tattoo. The portrait was drawn in Adobe Illustrator using my wacom drawing tablet and the brush tool. Let me know what you think of it in the comments

Ingenious Paradox

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Ingenious Paradox

January 30, 2013

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The Ingenious Paradox logo was ..well... genius! We took a couple of different paradox ideas and combined them together to create a fantastic logo idea. I also used type that has an optical illusion like the paradox triangle. What do you think of the logo? Leave your comments

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Nicki Minaj Portrait

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Nicki Minaj Portrait

January 23, 2013

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I have decided to take up drawing portraits. I know your like sarah are you nuts? How much work do you already have on your plate? Well the truth is I love working and I love keeping busy. So whenever I have spare time on my hands I am going to dedicate it to creating portraits. On the Portraits page

Keysha Freshh Branding & Web

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Keysha Freshh Branding & Web

January 23, 2013

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This is the new branding for recording artist Keysha a.k.a. Keysha Freshh. I designed three different logos for her to use all with the same branding, a watermark for images, a colour guide, a range of patterns and textures, website header image, and some secondary illustrations she will be able to use for other branding and marketing purposes. Keysha

Yummi Pops Branding & Web

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Yummi Pops Branding & Web

January 23, 2013

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Yummi Pops branding was a blast to design I loved playing with all the different colour combinations. I chose a yummi colour scheme to go with their products and name. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, toffee, for the warm tones and paired with brighter pops of colours like cool peppermint, peaches and cream, and even lemon merangue. The client was looking for

Sugar Chalet Branding & Web

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Sugar Chalet Branding & Web

January 23, 2013

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As one of Ontario’s premier cake boutiques, Sugar Chalet specializes in custom designed cakes for all occasions. From weddings, anniversaries and bridal showers to birthdays, baby showers and corporate functions, they work personally with each client to design a cake for your celebration, taking the time and ensuring that the final result is no less than a masterpiece!

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Dolobox TV Pitch Deck

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Dolobox TV Pitch Deck

January 23, 2013

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Dolobox Television is Canada’s first television broadcast channel exclusively featuring content generated by youth, for youth. Dolobox TV’s programming will be cutting edge, gritty and compelling. It will appeal to a diverse range of Canadian and international youth from ages 14‐34. TV has the potential to impact youth who by their nature or circumstance may be deemed ‘disadvantaged.’ In addition, Dolobox TV will

Tiffy Diamond Branding

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Tiffy Diamond Branding

January 23, 2013

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This is the new personal brand identity for Los Angeles model Tiffy Diamond. We wanted to incorporate the T and the Diamond together to make it a logo. We also gave her tons of secondary forms of logos she will be able to use in her portfolio and on pictures for press and promotion. We also provided her

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AKA Frazier

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AKA Frazier

January 23, 2013

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Put In Work Demo by Aka Frazier features a digitally illustrated cover art. I was able to pick out the perfect pictures and illustrate them digitally by hand in Illustrator. I love the way the illustration pops off the cover. This one is definitely an eye catcher which is just what you need for a demo

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Jae Apollo

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Jae Apollo

January 23, 2013

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Working on this album and poster art for Jae Apollo's All The Right Mistakes was amazing. When I listened to his tracks I truly felt the lyrics. I knew pretty much what I wanted to do for his design in my head I just needed to design it. Jae Apollo and his team were amazed with the cover.

5&5 Logo

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5&5 Logo

January 23, 2013

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This is a logo I've designed recently for 5&5. As soon as I heard the name of the logo I knew what I wanted to create. I weaved the numbers and the ampersand together and it looks like a very solid, versatile, & modern logo. The clients even went as far as getting it tattoo'd on

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CHRY 105.5FM York University

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CHRY 105.5FM York University

January 23, 2013

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This is the brand standards kit I designed for CHRY 105.5 FM York University radio station. As a Campus Community Radio Station their primary role is to provide alternative programming such as music, not generally heard on commercial radio. You will not hear Top 40 songs (both current and/or past) or “Canadian” artists such as Nickleback. They are dedicated to

Robin Steele Branding

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Robin Steele Branding

January 23, 2013

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Robin Steele Records is an artist services company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, specializing in artist management & development, web marketing and creative consulting. Robin Steele is headed by Myke Bulley, an up and coming music industry professional who is a recent graduate of the Music Business program offered at NSCC. Since completing his program, Myke has worked and consulted

Viola Branding

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Viola Branding

January 23, 2013

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This card was designed for Viola, yup you guessed it! She is a bottle hostess in Toronto. She wanted to come up with a way to make her clients keep coming back. So we figured a thank you/business card would be the perfect solution. She also was in need of a new logo. So we went with a more

Cadilac Cuts Corporate Identity

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Cadilac Cuts Corporate Identity

January 23, 2013

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Cadi a barber who was starting a business contacted me looking for a a logo and branding for his new barbershop. He wanted to call it Cadilac Cuts and incorporate the Cadillac logo. I went with the classic barber pole colours, because I wanted to keep it classic. But with the burst of clean and modern type and logo

SheSoFab Branding

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SheSoFab Branding

January 23, 2013

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SHESOFAB was founded by Keneisha Williams. Keneisha wanted to create a medium all women could share, relate and indulge to make them laugh, feel embraced, and celebrated. SHESOFAB is all about living a fabulous lifestyle beginning with you. Your life should be celebrated, you should feel fab in your Louis shoes, and even when you have no make upon! You should

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Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga

June 8, 2012

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LadyGaga

This is the first portrait I drew it was of Lady Gaga! I love how extravangt she is, her makeup and clothes and performances, she's very mysterious but I think that's what makes her so popular amongst most fans. What do you think of the portrait? Let me know in

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