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!

Jazz Mutt 2016

Description.

This is the second label in the Jazz Mutt series of beers. These beers are made to share with friends at our yearly trip to the Saratoga Springs Jazz Festival.

I’ve reused the saxaphone mutt from the first label. The brick wall is a Photoshop pattern, filtered and overlayed with a gradient. The jalepenos were created by outlining a photo of one (I do this a lot. It’s an easy way to start a graphic element). Then I adding color, shading, and gradients to create the final image.

The “K&D” logo 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.

Information.

Title : Jazz Mutt 2016
Style : Left-over malts and hops from previous recipes!
Main Font : Jazz LET (appropriately enough)
Medium : Graphic Design, Photoshop