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Sep 30
2009

It finally happened

Posted by Jay in icons , bsd info

I actually enjoy it now... tweeting. It's ridiculous. You can follow me on twitter now if you like. Below is the avatar that I designed just for Twitter. I almost feel ashamed =)

 

 

 

 

As for me, life is really busy. We had to move into a new house over the weekend (it's pretty dang awesome) and are of course without internet for a week. This does not help me get work done from home in the slightest.

 

Long nights in coffee shops await me yet again...

Sep 19
2009

Busy busy busy

Posted by Jay in graphic design , bsd info

I've obviously managed to keep from writing anything in a long time, largely due to the fact that I'm too busy. I took this job editing photos for a company in Spokane that, while temporary, is currently full time, and it's been eye opening.

 

One reason it's eye opening is that it reminds me regularly that I prefer being my own boss. It's also encouraging to work for a company that's run by kind, competent people. I've had some rough jobs (as I'm sure we all have) before in companies run by complete goobers.

 

I'm also in the process of trying to either find a way to fill my house with roommates, or find a new house for the few of us left. It's a 9 bedroom, so it's quite a project.

 

I do have a few fun logo projects under way currently, and I finished my work with Grace Christian Fellowship as well. Below are a magnet and a handout that I made for them recently.

 

 

 

 

I'll also be making a video for the Spokane Shock here soon which should be a fun project. I'll be sure to post it here when it's done. Until then I guess I'll keep plugging away and hopefully be back on top of things in a month or two.  Drive fast and take chances!

Aug 18
2009

bsd v3

Posted by Jay in bsd info

So I finally managed it, Blue Swan Design v3 is up and running. Of course this last week our internet went down, so I spent most of my time sitting in the Service Station (a local coffee joint) working as best I could. It's amazing how much a change of environment can really throw you for a loop, concentration was a problem.

 

The new site has a few glitches to work out, thus the "under construction" bit in the logo,  but I'm really happy with it regardless. I'll keep playing with some of the displays but for the most part the layout and major graphics are all done.

 

I've also been a bit too busy to post anything lately, between needing ct scans for jet ski incidents and helping photograph the national conference championship game in Spokane for Arena Football I've been pretty busy. I'll post some of those photos here soon.

 

Anyways, hope you like the new site as much as I do.

Jul 21
2009

Fiddling

Posted by in logos , bsd info

I know I'm currently on v3 of the website but I'm already wanting to get back to the darker feel that I used to have... I have enough problems to work through without wanting to redo my website again but... well it's impossible to settle on mediocrity and it feels like I can do so much better. It's so much easier to make something satisfying for other people; I guess I'm weird.

 

Either way I'm working on capturing the original logo design that was in my head. Kind of late after printing off 250 business cards, but I may revise it in the future. Either way you can enjoy what I have for now and maybe someday you'll be pleasantly surprised to find it has taken its place at the top of your screen.

 

 

In a way I guess that's the fun of designing, you can always re-invent yourself. It'll happen someday =)

 

In the meantime I'm dreaming of Paris and wishing I was there right now... man I miss it.

Jul 14
2009

The Colorado Rockies

Posted by Jay in bsd info

I'm currently in the Colorado Rockies running a kids camp for a church planting organization. Basically just taking care of the kids while their parents are in session. I'm also trying to take some time to re-vamp the site (again, I know) when I can. You'll notice some new work has been added to the websites section, but expect to see some more changes soon, however subtle they may be.

 

Jul 06
2009

The new site... why?

Posted by Jay in bsd info

Well to put it simply I threw the other one up over the course of an afternoon simply because I hadn't had time to get it done. This one has taken more of a concerted effort and instead of basically using my business card as the main logo (and only graphical attraction on the site) I decided to take some time and make this one a bit more engaging.

 

It is completely different in style though so hopefully no one gets completely lost in expecting a white page with a blue box and black bar.

 

Not that the old design was terrible, it was just in need of some love. This one is actually equally simple, believe it or not, having only one more image to load than the other. It just comes across a bit more involved I guess.

 

Anyways, it's 2am and I have a 9am meeting. This sleep schedule has got to change. More to come!