End of the Summer Announcements

Well, as the summer winds to a close, I thought I would give some announcements on what I have finished for the summer and what will keep me busy through the end of the year.

First, I wanted to say that it looks like Threadless will not be making my t-shirt design. I thought I would get an official “no” from them, but it has been close to a month, so that is probably a “no” right there.

I have made a few adjustments to my web site. I’ve organized my current style into one area of my site called Vectors. I have grown very comfortable and energized with this graphic style I’m trying to perfect in Adobe Illustrator. Many of the places that talk about organizing a portfolio say to stick with one style so people know what to expect if they would like to commission you for work. I was a little leery of sticking with one style since I did not want to just constantly push out the same thing, but I sort of organically arrived at this style that just works for me. I completed three musician comic book covers over the past couple weeks and they are currently on my site.

I am also still working on my Chicago 2010 artwork. It has almost been a labor of love for me. With the school year approaching, I have put it aside, but I’m hoping to finish piecing it together over the next month. If I do say so myself, it looks awesome. My next job is to find a way to make posters of the final piece and begin to sell it. That seems to be way out of my league right now, but I need to at least explore it. Plus, I have added another video blog to chronicle where I am at.

I am taking an Adobe Illustrator class at the School of the Art Institute and I plan to start another epic landscape type poster like Chicago 2010 very soon. I already have the initial idea and the drawings, so I just need to put it together.

Let the school year begin!

I Missed Out on City Chase

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I have been looking to do an “urban scavenger hunt” for a while now, and it looks like I missed out on the one that just came through Chicago called City Chase. I did the Urban Assualt last year, but that was more bike ride than scavenger hunt. I remember seeing some folks on the CTA a while back participating in some kind of scavenger hunt, but I am not sure if it is the same one. Anyway, here is some more information:

The City Chase is a unique urban adventure that requires participants to exhibit teamwork, resourcefulness, determination and the ability to make decisions on the fly as they search for ChasePoint challenges scattered in unknown locations throughout the city. The challenges are designed to test mind, body and spirit. To conquer this urban event, two-person teams will run, walk and use public transit to navigate their way throughout the city, while calling family and friends for help, accessing the Internet and even employing assistance of total strangers. After two years, City Chase became the largest “Urban Adventure” race series in the world!  There is limited space in each city so invite your friends and register today.

Here is hoping they come through Chicago again next year…I’ll jutst keep an eye out earlier since I know what it is called.

Jason Raish

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Image courtesy of Jason Raish

I really like these illustrations by Jason Raish. He puts a lot of emphasis on the faces and then has a slightly different treatment for the rest of the images. His caraicatures are also very impressive. Check it out…