Graphic Arts

I’m not sure I have an identifiable design aesthetic. Some of what I do is inspired, some miscellaneous, some serve a client, a brand, or work as a user interface or user experience element. Most of my work is a playful combination of photography, graphic design and vector graphics. All of it is fun to create.

Beer Labels

My wife and I have been brewing beer since 1995. Our first labels were created with a now extinct application called SuperPaint before moving on to Photoshop. The question is always – which will turn out better the label or the actual beer!

Inebriated Philosopher Ale

Description.

I created the tilted label as a separate Photoshop file (which I seem to have lost). I found a photo of a frame online, cut it and scaled it to the size I needed. The sketch of St. Jerome is one of mine based (see my Illustrations) on a sketch by Albrecht Durer. I scanned my sketch, brought it into the Photoshop file, and applied a sepia-tone to it. The “K&D” logo is slightly opaque. It appears on all our beer labels. I created it based on an old photograph of Daine and I in front of one of Diane’s quilts. There are a few labels, like this one, that don’t use the standard “Brewed and Bottled…” ribbon across the bottom because it wouldn’t work with or would detract from the overall design.

 

Information.

  • Title : Inebriated Philosopher Ale
  • Style : IPA
  • Main Font : Papyrus, Palatino
  • Medium : Graphic Design, Photoshop, Illustration (paper and pencil)