filth E design

Quote on artist appropriation

2012-01-31T11:44:00.001-06:00

"It's not where you take things from—it's where you take them to"
—Jean-Luc Goddard

new product line for filthEdesign on etsy, great gift for valentines day!

2012-01-30T14:10:00.000-06:00

at the airport

2011-09-03T11:33:00.001-05:00

at the airport
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

June 29, 2011

a cold one

2011-09-03T11:32:00.007-05:00

a cold one
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

waiting

2011-09-03T11:32:00.005-05:00

waiting
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

cottin's hardware

2011-09-03T11:32:00.003-05:00

cottin's hardware
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

picnic

2011-09-03T11:32:00.001-05:00

picnic
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

along the way

2011-09-03T11:31:00.001-05:00

along the way
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Considering the Political Nature of Emily Eakes\

2011-09-02T17:09:00.000-05:00

Considering the Political Nature of Emily Eakes\

Blog moved to www.filthEdesign.com/blog

2011-07-21T12:56:00.000-05:00

My blogging has moved, but in the meantime take a look at this :)

Welcome to Brownbackistan T-shirts available now $2 from every shirt sold will be donated to help support the arts in Kansas. Unisex and Ladies styles available in white, brown, grey and black. It's only $20 and it was designed and printed here in Kansas :)

fishheads fishheads

2011-06-14T14:27:00.001-05:00

fishheads fishheads
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

John's name in Chinese

2011-06-13T09:24:00.001-05:00

John's name in Chinese
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Yes, he leaves for Japan at the end of the month...but he was invited to join a summer class through the KU Confucious Center to begin learning Mandarin Chinese :)

After installing our new front door, I painted the inside with chalkboard paint and Saturday, John conditioned it and left us this note :)

New Blog at www.filthEdesign.com

2011-06-12T15:48:00.000-05:00

Visit my new blog here:
filthEdesign.com/blog

www.filthEdesign.com

2011-06-08T09:31:00.000-05:00

My domain is live, with a decent little site if I do say so myself :)

I used a site called weebly which is a lot like iWeb, but for me it's easier...not sure everyone would agree with that.

It's still a work in progress, but check it out if you like:
filthEdesign fine art & design by emily eakes

getting a passport for a minor child under 16, the drama

2011-06-07T10:46:00.000-05:00

Didn't know there'd be drama. I've been married to my husband for nearly 3 years, together for 7 and the only dad that my 15 year old son really knows. So the boy was accepted to a sister city exchange trip with scholarship to Japan this summer. He had to fill out an application, provide 2 letters of reference and go through an interview with 2 members of the city committee. Pretty big deal IMO. We found out in October that he was accepted and in November we learned we received a scholarship to help pay for the trip - awesome :). So in January, we went to the post office to apply for the boy's passport. He had his birth certificate and picture ID (took drivers ed last summer) and my husband and I filled out the application...we waited our turn and sat down. Then we learned that the father's signature has to be the "father" listed on the birth certificate. It's a LOOOONNNNNGGGGG story that I'm not sure I want to fully go in to here, but despite the fact that baby daddy forgot his ID the day the boy was born and wasn't initially on the birth certificate, he is now. And he hadn't seen the boy since he was 6. And I'd heard stories (his daughter from another mother found me on facebook) about him living with his sister, his father before he died, on the streets, but hadn't talked to him.

So I fill out the new passport app. with only my information and an explanation about why the baby daddy was not available to sign...that despite legal joint custody, he was not in my child's life. About 2 months later we receive a letter asking for more detail, proof...so I send the court records for child support and the actual child support payment record. Both show inaction for many years.

Then a month or more later I get a letter saying they need a court order! I fah-reaked the f**k out. It was $1750 for a step-parent adoption and then I found someone who could fill out papers and I could file myself, but there was no way at this point to get a court date before we had to buy tickets and without a court date I had no idea if the judge would even agree that my kid should be able to travel without his bio-dad's signature.

Talked to several lawyers and was learning the fastest way to get this done would be to google baby daddy and see if I could get a notarized signature on an affidavit. I'd searched before and never found recent anything, but this time he was actually on facebook, surreal...so I write him a msg. Last I heard he was homeless so I'm guessing he's not camping out under bridges or sleeping in shelters with a laptop or smart phone.

Anyway, one day goes by, no response...but the second day he responds! I think OMG this could actually work! Days were passing by, we were already in May now and 2 weeks away from the date to buy plane tickets. He said he would be happy to sign but had no ID for a notary...are you effing kidding me?!?! I offer to buy his ID, give him a ride to the dmv and the notary...ANYthing to make it so the reason my kid missed the trip was NOT because of a signature from a man who is irrelevant!

Then no response...it'd been nearly a week now...didn't know if I was going to hear from him again and in the meantime learned court was absolutely not going to work in the now 1 week I had left...

So yeah, I spent that Monday on the phone with lawyers, courts, the passport office in New Orleans, law professors at KU, everyone...and nothing...so I sent the program coordinator an email and said we'd have to pull out of the trip there was no way that he could get his passport in time for the trip...

I was spent...I cried the whole way home, you know that cry where you cry with your whole body, gasping for air, angry, sad, hurt...

I got home and for some unknown reason the boy checked the mail that day (he never does, his generation has no idea the joy of receiving actual mail in your mailbox) and you will not believe it, but his passport arrived!

Clerical error? I have no idea, but the letter asking for court documents must have been sent before they received my documentation showing baby daddy hadn't been involved for 7+ years...OMG! At that point I started crying again! I couldn't believe it! I had done it! A passport for MY minor child under 16! In our hands! I couldn't believe it was real :) but it was...being the parent for 15 years, being there, being engaged, paying for everything, working my ass off, it worked! I was the parent with the rights and the ability to decide!

What a f**king trial I tell ya...then of course there was a chance the trip would be called off for radiation leakage as a result of the earthquake...OMG! They are going this year, we're confident in the decision. There are only 12 kids instead of the usual 20, but I feel good about it and I know the other parents who decided this was a good time to go, do too...

Alphabetical Order

2011-05-31T15:43:00.001-05:00

Alphabetical Order
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This is the piece I donated to the KCAI Art & Design Auction 2011

Point of View

2011-05-31T15:40:00.000-05:00

I used to have a livejournal (still do, just don't update it anymore) and it was much more of a journal, where as this is a blog and in my head that distinction is personal vs. business which is perhaps why I don't really have a voice from which I write this blog. I posted daily design back in the winter...when I had time for such things. I post photos as I move about my world and occasionally I string some words together...about something or another.

I'm an artist. A visual artist. I primarily make fine art prints—linoleum blocks, intimately sized. My most recent series was the alphabet. I have donated an installation of the piece to KCAI for the art and design auction. I think this is a perfect venue to display the work. It belongs in a gallery and not behind a table at an arts & crafts fair. I'm not sure I'm done with the series, but I'm not sure where it goes from here either. I've seen some amazing work lately at the Lawrence Art Center and other venues and I want to create again. I'm being drawn to nature (it certainly sells better than conceptual or cerebral pieces). But to do nature, you have to do it better than anyone else...or have a point of view that is interesting and new...because the "go-to" subject matter for hobbyists is landscape, there's a ton of it and most of it is blah to bad...

But lately I've been focused on design, freelance work. It pays so much better than fine art, but it's not consistent. I was overwhelmed with my day job—the job was transitioning from designer/art director to project manager/gatekeeper/info gatherer. And the latter, I have zero interest in. I was working day and night to try to keep hold of the design, but it's been made clear that I'm not needed in that position, except for powerpoints (news flash—ppt is not design) and the occasional internal logo. But I find my design work and skills/talent as a designer are being marginalized when I'm given 1 hour to create a logo. Or the same amount of time to put any design piece together.

I could go on forever...but I need to get more work done...for the day job...a part of me wants to get "dooced" which is why I'm publishing this at all.

OMG the updates I should make...

2011-05-23T16:30:00.000-05:00

Topics ranging from KCAI Art & Design Auction to getting a passport for my 15 year old kid to finding out the trip may be off to learning it's only with nearly 1/2 the kids who were originally accepted into the program. Oh and there was local hail and tornado activity recently and my day job is just turning into a bit of a nightmare... And then my postcard for my dentist appointment came in plenty of time and so I called this morning to reschedule since it was in the middle of my kid's 9th grade recognition ceremony tomorrow. Turns out it was actually today! and I called to reschedule about 10 minutes into what would have been the appointment...yeah, the least interesting story to tell, but the one that takes the least amount of effort :)

I'll save the rest for later!
enjoy the day...

peonies III

2011-05-22T22:23:00.003-05:00

peonies III
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

peonies II

2011-05-22T22:23:00.001-05:00

peonies II
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

peonies

2011-05-22T22:20:00.001-05:00

peonies
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Lilacs!

2011-05-15T17:35:00.002-05:00

I just did a motor boat in the lilacs!
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Gun (framed)

2011-05-15T17:34:00.002-05:00

Gun (framed)
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

my art in the Lawrence Journal World for Art in the Park 2 weeks ago :)

2011-05-15T17:33:00.002-05:00

my art in the Lawrence Journal World for Art in the Park 2 weeks ago :)
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Easter tulips

2011-04-28T12:13:00.002-05:00

Easter tulips
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Pegby is a great tool for organization, for collaboration and personal use

2011-04-20T11:59:00.000-05:00

I've used it and it's great. I have to make lots of lists to keep myself organized...crossing things off my list or moving them to the "done" list is good stuff :) I also manage a lot of creative projects in my day job and this would be a great tool for my team.

You should check out Pegby too :)
Pegby - online organizational tool that is highly collaborative

rabbit by MIKO DESIGN

2011-04-15T15:54:00.002-05:00

rabbit
Originally uploaded by MIKO DESIGN

gorgeous kansas sky

2011-04-05T22:01:00.002-05:00

gorgeous kansas sky
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

hand lettering

2011-03-27T21:40:00.002-05:00

hand lettering
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

just a great truck that sits behind a house that I walk by when i'm out exercising over lunch...

First Fridays in Topeka, KS - Tinkham Veale - Come out for art

2011-03-27T21:39:00.000-05:00

Come out and see the art (some will be mine).
Tinkham Veale - Facebook event

rip salza

2011-03-01T10:03:00.002-06:00

salza
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

lost in the accident last june...

sweat joint detail

2011-03-01T09:27:00.004-06:00

sweat joint detail
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

ahhh taking you to the way-back machine...when we were working hot and heavy on our house....polishing concrete, reframing the bathroom & the closet, wiring electric, soldering copper joints...

good times :) i'm in wichita all week...kinda wish i was home though :)

chema madoz | le reve des objets

2011-02-26T21:56:00.002-06:00

chema madoz | le reve des objets
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Tang

2011-02-19T22:19:00.002-06:00

Tang
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

The Tang

7:00PM Swing

2011-02-19T22:03:00.002-06:00

7:00PM Swing
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

great steamy shot at the dance hall about 12th & mass.

filthEdesign.com 1.0 is live!

2011-02-16T21:21:00.000-06:00

filthEdesign.com is my domain. There are many like it, but this one is mine... :P Full Metal Jacket is a great flick... :) Anyway, I've had it since August 2010 and have been trying to figure out wordpress on occasion and without any luck. My husband recent got a new job and part of the job is web design and he's decent in dreamweaver but had been working with some HTML email template sites and in the process discovered iWeb...something both of us have on our machines, yet never touched. Now we have and O_M_G_it's_buttah!

I put up a countdown clock to March 1st. Also an email link, blog link and etsy link. I hope to use iWeb to put together a gallery/portfolio site...on my freaking awesome domain :) I CAN'T WAIT!!! :)

pictoral rant on valentine's day | the oatmeal

2011-02-14T15:00:00.001-06:00

CLICK THE IMAGE TO BE AMUSED :)

off the snowy path

2011-02-13T15:50:00.003-06:00

off the snowy path
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

tree

2011-02-13T15:50:00.001-06:00

tree
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

the yellow rose

2011-02-13T15:49:00.001-06:00

the yellow rose
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

The Art of Good

2011-02-09T16:52:00.001-06:00

I hope SPRING is 'nigh...I'm feeling good and I want to get out!

I haven't been creating art lately, but I've had a decent amount of freelance work (for someone who had zero freelance work 2 months ago!) and while I enjoy the fine art just a tad more than the design, the design sadly pays better. Though ultimately not sad since I'm getting paid and mostly not sacrificing style or point of view.

The good news is I think I have a venue/show for an assemblage piece (ceramics and found objects, etc.)! Very exciting because I have a surprisingly large body of work from oil paintings to ceramics to printmaking...and a lot of it I've never shown outside my home :)

To be continued...
The boy needs a ride home from swim practice...

Hand Drawn by Mara | Valentine's Awesomeness

2011-02-09T12:06:00.000-06:00

I think I found this by clicking on a Facebook ad of all things :) But I love these!

Houses and Hill | Valentine's Day card

2011-02-07T20:35:00.000-06:00

Valentine's Day card on Etsy by Little Hill Big Sea

Hot air balloons | Emma Block

2011-02-07T19:02:00.002-06:00

Hot air balloons
Originally uploaded by emma block

Found this UK illustrator by way of Pikaland - an excellent resource for inspiring illustration. Emma Block's work is whimsical and fun. Enjoy looking through her flickr stream by clicking on the image.

Boyer | Therapist business card design

2011-02-05T17:51:00.002-06:00

Boyer | Therapist business card design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

I designed these cards for a friend from high school. She is a licensed therapist and wanted new and fun cards for the new year. She recently opened up shop on her own, a big risk, but I think she's doing well :)

The price of the die and set-up put this out of budget, but she loves the purple sofa and so do I :) wish it wasn't so expensive!

Laura Crosta’s Thought Balloons | Beautiful Decay

2011-01-31T17:05:00.002-06:00

Laura Crosta’s Thought Balloons

Click the link above to see the photography. Pretty interesting...I think it's something my friend Heather of CameraKarma would like...both because of the photography and because of the conceptual approach.

poinsettia | iphone toy camera app

2011-01-30T17:01:00.002-06:00

photo
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

The Jackpot | lighting

2011-01-30T17:00:00.003-06:00

photo
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

backyard farmers | daily logo design

2011-01-27T16:54:00.001-06:00

backyard farmers | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Can't remember if I posted this one already. It was inspired by the notion of the political...referencing Obama's logo for the 2008 campaign. Backyard Farmers is not necessarily about changing the world, but it's still a bit of a social message.

backyard farmers | daily logo design

2011-01-26T15:25:00.002-06:00

backyard farmers | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Kansas landscape

2011-01-25T15:27:00.002-06:00

Kansas landscape
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

new camera app, have only started to figure it out :)

to do list #1039 (or so...)

2011-01-25T14:53:00.000-06:00

• Pick up art from the Sabatini Gallery in t-town
• Photograph my work for the filthEdesign Studio fire sale
• Add Excalibur rehearsal dates to my iCal for the rest of the semester
• Ask off for swim meet dates, and just general time off
• Get quotes back on M. Boyer business cards
• Talk to David tonight re: his website
• Work on more BailOz drawings
• Start sending TPS graphics to the programmer
• Mock-ups for NoD
• Apply to Lawrence Art Guild's Art in the Park fair
• Do SOMEthing on my website, gallery, redirect, something...
• Piece for the KCAI art & design auction
• Talk to Starbucks about hanging more art
• Wii Fit every day
• Consume less calories, fat, carbs
• Pay off Japan trip
• Pay CJHS
• Sears batteries
• Ace Gutters
• Tires for the Fit + get the Volvo running again
• Sell ruckus - buy macbook
• Pick-up John's glasses

ivf connections | daily logo design

2011-01-25T14:25:00.002-06:00

ivf connections | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Fertility has never been an issue in my world, unless it's the issue of being too fertile. I have only love for and zero regrets regarding my only biological offspring...but if I were to have any more kids, they'd be adopted, no doubt. And I've never had trouble getting pregnant so I can't imagine what it's like to want something so bad and not be able to have it...but I also never planned on being a parent so there's a whole lot about an IVF scenario that I can't imagine...I'm sympathetic, but I am also a big believer in family is what you make it. I don't think biology has much to do with it at all...

AAAAAAaaaanyway :) this is a losing logo design for a 99 designs contest and my sister (mother of twins) said that the idea of 3 may not resonate so well with IVF seeking folks...I can definitely see that and it was really more about the cuteness of the peas than the notion of triplets! :) ah well, can't win 'em all :)

neon of dallas | daily logo design

2011-01-24T10:01:00.002-06:00

neon of dallas | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Just messing around here....the client already has a logo they love. Would have to come up with something 10 times more stunning to even get them to think of switching...

Happy Valentines Day | Etsy Exclusive

2011-01-23T18:21:00.000-06:00

It's a xerox caulk transfer onto wood - yeah, say it out loud :) it has a real luxurious quality to the surface and it's just pretty...and red! :)

heart strings | happy valentines day

2011-01-22T23:52:00.000-06:00

Don'tcha wanna buy this for your lover?

click on the image to go to the Etsy listing

BailOz (final) | daily logo design

2011-01-22T18:47:00.002-06:00

BailOz (final) | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Start-up company, that will release it's product in spring. Pretty cool deal...I met the two women who are the creators through a great friend and it's been a cool experience working with them. I hope they are super successful and I hope I can continue to contribute to that success :)

bailoz | daily logo design

2011-01-21T09:38:00.002-06:00

bailoz | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This was another proof I liked, but what they chose for the final design really fits the company, the product and the culture.

Wii Fit Plus - do you use it?

2011-01-20T12:03:00.000-06:00

Anybody out there use a Wii Fit for an actual workout schedule? With health and weight loss in mind as the goal? This Midwestern Snowpocalypse is killing me! Add that on top of a December that was spent with a ridiculous sickness...and I need to workout! I was solidly running (using the term loosely but still) 25-30 miles a week. And since Thanksgiving I've maybe run a total of 8 miles...and I am not in a position to join a gym, plus they're just not practical. One reason I like running is because the only equipment you need is a pair of good shoes....and really, good is subjective. But I guess that isn't entirely true since I have shoes but I'm not running. Anyway, just want to hear from people who genuinely use the Wii Fit for exercise...

bailoz proof | daily logo design

2011-01-20T11:38:00.002-06:00

bailoz proof | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This was one of a set of five concepts I shared with my client. They didn't choose it, but I love it :) There are a lot of faceted fonts out there, but I'm particularly loving Gotham these days (I know so is everybody else) so I faceted it myself and used coloring based on my emerald design posted a few weeks ago.

Sexy, Erotic Valentines Day Gift: Fishnet Stockings

2011-01-18T13:15:00.000-06:00

Handmade, hand-printed, matted, signed, framed, ready to hang linoleum block print. Hot, sexy, erotic, black & white with a vintage feel - some great woman would really appreciate this gift. Click image to go to the Etsy listing or contact me directly to arrange purchase. Paper is heavyweight archival printmaking paper.

Design for Mankind | Indie Fixx | Valentines Day Gift

2011-01-17T12:58:00.000-06:00

Pretty great idea for Valentines Day!

99designs widget

2011-01-16T21:09:00.002-06:00

Check out 99designs for Logo Design

filda tires | daily logo design

2011-01-16T17:00:00.002-06:00

filda tires | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

oh, ya know...giving 99 designs a try again. i got cocky with the freelance work i've been doing. but the reality is, a creative brief that you can work on WITH the client and a back and forth to develop the design is not something that a contest site can provide. and then of course you're dealing with people who don't know how to talk about design or what they want or like or don't like in design terms so you get feedback like "not what we're looking for".....um...okay, gonna give me a clue as to what you ARE looking for then? will it occur to them that if no one is providing anything close to what they want that maybe it's their brief and inability to communicate that is the problem...not the designers? though at some point someone will stumble up on it, supply the magic "right answer" and they'll feel vindicated for all the non-feedback they gave...oh well, know thyself i guess, i should NOT be doing contests! :D

TRX I - v3 | daily logo design

2011-01-15T18:30:00.002-06:00

TRX I - v3
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This was a later iteration that I really liked. The business name is TRX Integration and the "i" of integration is literally integrated into the X in addition to all the letters that form the graphic being integrated together to for a strong graphic. I can also see it's a little too abstract for most and I think it would take a strategic marketing team to really make the brand :) regardless, it's a nice one for my portfolio :)

Exit Through the Gift Shop: A Banksy Film

2011-01-14T23:51:00.000-06:00

If you have strong opinions about whether or not anyone who creates "art" is an artist, this film is priceless...

Etsy Treasury : Net Worth

2011-01-13T12:11:00.002-06:00

Etsy Treasury : Net Worth
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Click here to view the Etsy Treasury with links and comments

My hand carved, hand printed linoleum block print was included in this sexy treasury on Etsy - second row down, second from the left :)

TRX I - final | daily logo design

2011-01-13T10:29:00.002-06:00

TRX I - final
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This is the final logo for the end client. I'm pretty happy with it - nice complimentary colors, web 2.0 look without being too slick...

I can't wait to see what the web site looks like :)

on the road Saturday - v2

2011-01-09T11:51:00.001-06:00

on the road Saturday - v2
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

in the road Sunday edition

2011-01-09T11:50:00.001-06:00

in the road Sunday edition
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

southwest region | daily logo design

2011-01-05T10:16:00.002-06:00

southwest region | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

violet

2011-01-04T10:56:00.002-06:00

violet
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This is what the youngest kid in the room looks like at 2nd xmas when it's not her turn to open a present :)

Holiday Hat Trick | daily logo design

2011-01-04T09:26:00.002-06:00

Holiday Hat Trick | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This is 2 of 2 - the sales manager really wanted to reference Cat in the Hat :) I'm not sure it actually relates, but I do think it's fun. And it set a great tone for the flyers developed based on the logo for the contest rules and reporting.

A & S

2011-01-03T20:17:00.002-06:00

A & S
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

My nephews at second xmas at my brother's house in blue springs, mo. They are my sister's kids though :) She has 2 boys and my brother has 2 girls. They were recovering from sickness, but they are the prime age for all things xmas :) cute stuff :) Their mom is like 5'10" and their dad is like 6'5" and at 6 years old they are the size of an average 9 year old - they are big boys :) We were informed after the fact that one of them had lice at the time of celebration! My husband shaves his head so he has nothing to worry about and I do think that John and I were spared...but I still get a case of itchy head when I start thinking about it.

Last time I had lice I was 20 and had about 4 feet of hair down to past my ass, I had to move it as to not sit on it...crazy I had hair that long. Crazier still that I didn't cut it the hell off when I had lice in college! But no, I used 3 bottles of the RID lice shampoo and spent over 2 hours combing my lice ridden locks. Seems especially ridiculous now that I start to complain of needing a haircut when my hair gets over about 2 or 3 inches long :) I'm much cuter with short hair too :D

TRXI | daily logo design

2011-01-03T19:38:00.002-06:00

TRXI | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This is my update to my husbands design...it's basically his My tweaks were minor, but i LOVE the play of the letters. it would be a rare rare client that would love this for their identity, but I'd like to work for the client that would! :)

the cool school

2011-01-02T11:54:00.004-06:00

john
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

3 + 7 + 6 + 7 + 25 = what we santa paid
13 + 15 + 25 + 40 + 45 = retail (before clearance & coupons)
christmas presents...we had/have less discretionary income this year than in any xmas past...but we shopped clearance and used every relevant coupon and deal available to us... and ended up giving the boy a pretty awesome xmas morning :)

wreath ala readymade magazine

2011-01-02T11:20:00.002-06:00

wreath ala readymade
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Ever since I had half my thyroid removed, I've been taking a daily medication, plus sicknesses, and a cool ready made contest submittal inspired Jason to create this :) soooo much plastic in the world but at least here it looks good :)

The pill bottle was designed by Milton Glaser's studio, how crazy is that!?

Happy New Year!

emerald | daily logo design

2010-12-31T14:38:00.002-06:00

emerald | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This is not actually a logo of course, but I spent a while last night drawing and coloring it in illustrator and I'm pretty thrilled with how it turned out! It is an element in a logo design I'm working on...not sure if it will end up in the final design, but it's a nice graphic for my personal library at the very least. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

p1 | daily logo design

2010-12-30T15:11:00.002-06:00

p1 | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Teller's 3rd Floor Gallery Presents: 100

2010-12-28T13:40:00.002-06:00

Teller's 3rd Floor Gallery Presents: 100
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

A group show of works priced at $100 or less
(Poster for the opening tonight at Teller's in Lawrence, KS 6-9pm)

jenni harrison photography | daily logo design

2010-12-28T10:21:00.002-06:00

jenni harrison photography logo
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

(art)see | daily logo design

2010-12-27T13:15:00.002-06:00

(art)see
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This was another submission to the Downtown Lawrence Art D(something) for the Final Friday events. The "logo" they chose is less a logo and more a repeated keystroke in Arial Narrow, but hey, the eye of the beholder and all that...who am I to define art...or design...

Maybe I'm just a sore loser, but first take a look at the "winner" :) lol :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

seva procurement | daily logo design

2010-12-26T15:22:00.002-06:00

seva procurement | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

"too playful" for their audience...

Let's Go Fridays | daily logo design

2010-12-24T20:06:00.002-06:00

Let's Go Fridays
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

cocon rouge | daily logo design

2010-12-23T13:36:00.002-06:00

cocon rouge | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

art@last | daily logo design

2010-12-21T17:32:00.002-06:00

art@last
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

2 for 1 today :)
I have posted this before, but I still like it :) It was for a local contest. All of my submissions lost. The design they did choose was not so much a design as someone let their grand kid loose in Word, but c'est la vie. It can bring up some negative feelings when the flags fly for final fridays, but you still have to appreciate the idea that art deserves time and reverence. It's just ironic that it wasn't considered when choosing a winning logo :)

pow pow | daily logo design

2010-12-21T13:15:00.002-06:00

pow pow | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Yeah, it's not necessarily great for the logo, but I like have a revolver in my vector library :) ...along with my other guns. It's fun, but it's another loser...

p1 | daily logo design

2010-12-20T11:47:00.001-06:00

p1 | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

5 shopping days left!
buy handmade

it's sew easy | daily logo design

2010-12-18T17:12:00.003-06:00

its's sew easy | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This was not a winning design, though I did win the "It's Sew Easy" contest. They originally said NO NEEDLES...and someone commented as such on the finished contest (as if they can't change their minds). The winning design utilized a machine needle, not a hand sewing needle.

lit christmas tree (in place of daily logo design)

2010-12-17T16:02:00.002-06:00

photo
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

Let's get lit!
This day is effed...from start to finish!
1 work train wreck after another...I got a lot done, I helped a lot of people. I discovered my own mistake and am in the process of rectifying it. And now it's been WAY overshadowed by another mistake of magnanimous proportions...and there's not a lot we can do...I'm not saying there maybe weren't things that could have been done earlier, but it's later now, not earlier and man...I'm spent just thinking about it...a nightmare!

I hope I get a positive answer in the next 5 or 10 minutes...cross your fingers, say a prayer if you're into that (for the record I'm not) but I might just say one too at this point.

In the meantime, enjoy the perfect little xmas tree I look forward to going home to! :)

esquire magazine | daily logo design

2010-12-16T12:00:00.002-06:00

esquire magazine
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

I submitted 3 designs and they didn't specify in the communication which submittal they chose as a runner-up, but I'm guessing this one. It's the strongest, most transformative design I submitted. It sort of blows a hole in the existing paradigm :)

Esquire Magazine | 99designs logo contest

2010-12-16T10:52:00.000-06:00

Exciting news! I entered a contest on 99designs held by an Esquire Magazine representative. The brief stated it was a call for designers to create a transformative logo for the Esquire brand. The winner would get $500 and their logo would be published in the February 2011 print publication. They would also pick runners-up who's designs would appear, with their names, in the permanent online gallery (and on their iPad app).

1 OF MY DESIGNS WAS CHOSEN AS A RUNNER-UP!!!! :)

I think this is awesome :) The gallery probably doesn't go up until February 2011, but it's so freaking cool!

p1 | daily logo design

2010-12-15T15:32:00.002-06:00

p1 | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

I really like the use of positive and negative space in this one...

filthEdesign business card design

2010-12-14T11:24:00.002-06:00

filthEdesign business card design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This is my latest business card. It's 1-sided, I print on a laser printer...keeping it simple for now.

LOLA Giant | filthEdesign booth

2010-12-14T11:18:00.002-06:00

LOLA Giant | filthEdesign booth
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

My new laced into the frame pieces, triage, doily, 33 1/3, hoop frames...you can see cards to the left on the table and xerox transfer blocks and hanging ornaments to the right on the table. It was a great show with great women.

protection 1 | daily logo design

2010-12-14T11:01:00.002-06:00

protection 1 | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

I really liked this for a while...strong, emphasis on the "1", eh...

A talented designer friend suggested the "1" started to look like a bracket instead of a 1...he's right...

protection one | daily logo design

2010-12-13T13:56:00.001-06:00

protection one | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

This was early in the process...before we knew we wanted to change "one" to "1" but after we decided to incorporate the graphic, sonic, alarm, whatever element into the word mark...

mogul mom | daily logo design

2010-12-11T20:07:00.001-06:00

mogul mom | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

missed my daily logo design post yesterday...preparing for the LOLA Giant holiday sale today and tomorrow at Van Go Mobile Arts - if you're local Lawrence/KC area, stop by for some awesome indie, local, handmade shopping

LOLA GIANT Vendor Profiles: Early Jewelry, Kylie Grater

2010-12-09T20:30:00.000-06:00

Kylie Earlene Grater of Early Jewelry draws upon her rural upbringing on the great plains of Kansas as meditations for her natural style and the utilization of materials such as feathers, bone, wood, and leather. Early Jewelry established itself in 2004 as an independently owned and operated design company that is committed to the use and/or reuse of natural, sustainable and recyclable materials; all of which are incorporated into classic, everyday wear and one of a kind jewelry items.

The simplicity of rural life, the changing of the weather, and the cycles of planting, and harvesting have all influenced Grater’s approach to creating jewelry. Her close contact with these organic influences, in part, determines her materials.

Click here to read more about Kylie Earlene Grater and Early Jewelry at the LOLA Giant Holiday Sale Event

oshop | daily logo design

2010-12-09T16:31:00.002-06:00

oshop | daily logo design
Originally uploaded by filthEdesign

clean, simple, fresh logo design

someday someone is going to appreciate vector mint leaves :)