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Sweeney Todd Programme
THE CLIENT: Clarkson Music Theatre (CMT) THE PROBLEM: Designing a programme for CMT’s 2008 production of Sweeney Todd. THE SOLUTION: Tim Burton’s film adaptation of Sweeney Todd had seen it’s home-release on DVD in April of 2008. The show was scheduled for November. As Marketing Director for CMT, the timing could not have been better. [...]
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ILLUSTRATION: 3-DAY NOVEL CONTEST poster: I was commissioned to render some characters for the 34th Annual 3-Day Novel Contest PINOCHIBIRD: An illustration about war, peace, lies and truth. BAXTER PAMPHLET: Illustrated and designed this pamphlet for Baxter Canada’s medical Affairs Team. BEING A BIRD IN NORTH AMERICA: I illustrated this & this for the upcoming [...]
3-Day Novel Contest
CLIENT: 3-Day Novel PROBLEM: The client wanted to maintain the branding of the 33rd annual, while incorporating something new. The poster was sent to me with the concept of construction characters renovating it into the 34th Anual poster. SOLUTION: The design of the character has the right level of quirkiness, cuteness and charm so as [...]
Pinochibird
PROBLEM: Peace prevails over the lies of war. SOLUTION: War is a hollow, angry, tense and giant thing, motivated by needs which are often immature, and often exploiting the brave men and women who help to facilitate it. Representing this is a chalk-like image of a child’s toy, a puppet, angry and so large it [...]
Fog
Everything was silent, and absolutely still. Suddenly, that dark thing that sits below the surface of suburbia is revealed in full, ironically under the shroud of fog. Alien and eerie, its always there. We just don’t talk about it. Shot with a Canon Digital Elph something or other. It wasn’t anything fancy, but got the [...]
Baxter Pharmaceuticals: Medical Affairs Division
CLIENT: Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Medical Affairs Team PROBLEM: Baxter wanted to circulate an internal flyer promoting and informing their employees on their Medical Affairs team, who they are and what they do. The flyer had to be in-line with their brand and convey the sense of teamwork. SOLUTION: Straightforwardness. The typeface (Helvetica, although Matthew Gruman would [...]
Grassroots: Natural Health & Wellness Logo
CLIENT: GrassRoots Natural Health & Wellness Clinic PROBLEM: A logo that captured, a clean, fresh and “organic” aesthetic, that spoke to the philosophy of the clinic that Healthcare was undergoing a paradigm shift at the grassroots level, where patients are taking their healthcare in to their own hands and away from a system that no [...]
Being a Bird in North America: Spotted Owl
CLIENT: Robert Alvo, for his upcoming book “Being a Bird in North America“ Just a simple illustration of the Spotted Owl, rendered on the Wacom, using Photoshop & Illustrator. I removed other elements that I feel didn’t work, but if you want to see them, I encourage you to buy the book on its release! [...]
Being a Bird in North America: California Quail
CLIENT: Robert Alvo, for his upcoming book “Being a Bird in North Ameria“ The illustration was a bit of a challenge given the space restraints, literally in print, a 2 inch by 2 inch square. The idea of a bird having been introduced in North America for the sole purpose of being hunted struck me [...]
2 Many Drawings
Hey everyone! Hang tight, the next big ol’ update is on the way. I have to sift through a lot of drawings to share with the big wide world – most of them sketches. Until then, gimme a follow on Twitter: @ Dany. Peace! D.