Good friend and favorite nemesis Patrick Richardson Wright found this...
I really really like it.
in other news... some other things are not perfect... but dammit they sure are nice.
hearts and knuckle push up
SWC (III)
September 3, 2010
August 24, 2010
MY DESIGN: The Tallest Man on Earth
been quite a long time since i've posted it seems...
for awhile there i didnt have a whole lot of time for fairly big names or semi complex designs..
anyway... started sketching a lot more.. even went to a sketch club last night started by lovely friend Kate Bailey of FreeTime Industries...
lets hope that goes well..
as for other things...
maybe another time... when we are both cats
<3 SWC
June 24, 2010
MY DESIGN: Neumos Beach Party!
this was my first crack at re-imagining or re-designing an old movie poster for a different design. seen plenty of other chaps do it before with some success. i had fun seeing this one done. i had only 8 some odd hours to get it done too. (grinDING)
also this is the first poster that i know of that has been printed in a weekly. specifically Seattle's "The Stranger" in which it was orinted full color 1/4 of the page. I'm pretty stoked on that considering my newspaper layout background... not cheap. thanks Neumos :)
hearts and such
SWC
June 20, 2010
MY DESIGN: Father's Day / #SWCprotip
I'd have to say the bulk of my #SWCprotips definitely came from life lessons learned from mi padre KevinWilliamCallahan. much love to you good sir. wish we could have shared multiple beers on the back porch today.
your son,
SWC
June 1, 2010
Photography: KJ Payback
A lil over a year ago one of my favorite photographers and good friend, Kyle Johnson, snagged a portrait of me at Linda's at this very same table. www.flickr.com/photos/kjten22/3422774810
after a pretty rough night/day for me, Kyle invited me out for a whiskey and photos. which helped more than anything else had that day.
did my best to snag a portrait in return
cheers KJ.
es duble u si
May 26, 2010
MY DESIGN: MATMOS @ The Triple Door. 6/17/10
My newest poster design and first time workin with The Triple Door. (grinDING)
i plan to have this whole city blanketed with my designs soon enough
(evil villian laugh)
(awkward silence)
(i need coffee)
SWC
May 20, 2010
SLOG: Flickr Photo of the Day
nice lil surprise i stumbled upon...
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/05/20/flickr-photo-of-the-day
anyway...
(smirk)
xx
SWC (III)
May 12, 2010
MY DESIGN: TORTOISE (with my basic design history)
one of those posters again where i was just kinda learning as i went along...
not sure if i've mentioned yet but i'm pretty much self taught. once upon a time i did some BASIC page layout in quark and indesign where i had to make the occasional sales ad space filler or layout the A&E section i was the editor of in a small college newspaper... (PCC) (2003 - 2005?)
back in Tucson,AZ i had made friends with Matt McCoy (DJ/ Graphic Designer) and was always watching and admiring his poster designs wishing i knew how to make them... (2006 - 2007) (www.squarenoise.com to see some of his stuff)
about 2.4 years ago i moved here to Seattle and with in a month or two i had made friends with Josh (Tigerbeat) and possibly bluffed that i knew..... errr or as my ego may have said back then "hustled" that i knew how to make basic posters... he called my bluff as josh usually does haha... but for whatever reason let me try anyway. (2008)
looking back at my first few tries now hurts my eyes and heart... but kept tryin. kept "husltin." kept "grinDING." eventually got smart and bought a book on photoshop/illustrator and started looking to McCoy and other designer blogs/websites
after that winter i had grown a lot as a designer/promoter/blah blah.. but sparing the details Josh and I stopped workin together yet have remained good friends and he now has a rad designer for all his stuff (wish i remembered the guys name... he seriously kills it)
flash forward to late 2009/now. thanks to a lil faith and good word from friend Blair (bar manager at Neumos) i was asked to do some posters for Neumos through "Market Mistress" Alicia.
since then i've been tryin to step up my game, keep my style fresh and increase my design knowledge. so far i've done calendars, business cards, posters, hand bills and even some ghetto invoice designs haha.
been blessed with this opportunity and plan to take it as far as i can.
wow this turned out to be really long..
thanks for reading and all your support.
(ya'll know who you are.. no more name drops)
hearts and push ups
SWC
May 11, 2010
MY DESIGN: Mother's Day & Birthday
thanks to Mom i think found a new calling! Greeting Card Designs haha. Just like Tom in (500)Days of Summer.... good grief
best mom ever though... seriously.
SWC
May 8, 2010
Music: Buke & Gass
So rarely find music or get excited about new stuff. this is not because i dont love music. but with a past in music journalism that left a bitter taste in my mouth, i tend not to look into the whole scene this much these days...
but on occasion i stumble onto stuff that makes me really happy i did. yesterday, after scrolling pass the article and podcast tons of time, i found Buke & Gass on radiolab.com (my favourite podcast place ever... next to Nerdist.com)
anyway... here is a link.
http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2010/04/20/the-loudest-miniature-fuzz/
(III)
May 4, 2010
MY DESIGN: My Goodness, Salmon Thrasher. May 9th
quick lil flyer i did for for My Goodness with Salmon Thrasher. two really great local seattle ROCK bands. check em out digitally or at this free show.
SWC
May 3, 2010
sheesh.
i
really
need
to
post
some
more
design
stuff
and
get
film
developed....
i'm slackin.
all is well.
umm.....
k bye
really
need
to
post
some
more
design
stuff
and
get
film
developed....
i'm slackin.
all is well.
umm.....
k bye
SWC
April 14, 2010
for once...
bored. never just played with text, texture and patterns before. i think i might try it more in the future with more care. this only took me 15 minutes or so....
in other news... i really dont know what to think.
feels like a slightly scrambled version of the last to stories in the screen play.... yet this time...
im not wanting to bounce back...
blah blah blog
SWC
April 12, 2010
SWC and Nerdist
I havent laughed that hard in a long time.
Chris Hardwick of Wired Magazine, G4TV, Attack of the Show, Web Soup and Nerdist.com played a comedy show at Showbox April 10th.
Epic Nerd humor on sooo many levels....
Chris was a super nice guy too and after seeing him sign someones iPhone I thought I'd step it up and have him sign my Casio Calculator watch. Turns out he has the same watch too. haha.
SWC
April 6, 2010
MY DESIGN: STARFUCKER
For how simple this looks I probably learned the most so far this year from this design. With Starfucker as a band name I was overwhelmed with ideas. too many ideas in fact.
So I decided to go out for a walk around my city one night and see what else was posted out there and then try and build on that while also providing something different than what was out there and expected.
My two main inspirations came from a random mini van I found with one of those Family decals on the back of their window. Dad, Mom, Son, Daughter, Baby haha etc etc.
The other came from (http://outforstardom.blogspot.com) my friend Greg aka Radjaw from Mad Rad/Fresh Espresso. A few months back he had hand drawn cartoons of his band, champagne champagne, and Mash Hall (They Live! at the time)
Thought I would toss those two in a blender and then do my best to take the style/clothes I saw of Starfucker in some press photos
This is what I cam up with...
hope ya'll like..
see you at the show.
xo
SWC
March 30, 2010
Been using different search engines today..
soo i have a new poster assignment...
therefore been doing a lot of image searching and its funny how much better ive become at finding images i want... annnnd what search engines to use to get them
anyway...
reminded me off this screen image thingy by Kevin Pereira (@kpereira) (one of my favorite interweb/cable TV personalities)
thats all.
SWC
PS i need a nap
March 5, 2010
Roll 24: Fin?
Signed. Sealed. Delivered... 24 rolls of film shot through my Canon AE-1. I've come a long way in this one year since getting the Canon back in my hands after six years of dust was wiped clean from the camera and my knowledge. Some shots I'm really proud of, some others not so much haha.
Yet with over 300 shots I've definitely learned a lot and met some great people who have not only inspired me to grow with my photography but have also taken the time to educate me a long the way as well.
I still have penciled in plans of printing my 12 favorite shots from these 24 rolls of film in hopes a cafe or gallery would be kind enough to hang them on their walls.
again thanks to all who have commented, clicked favorite/like and gone with me on all the countless photowalks. You're all great people and cant wait to make more photos with you in 2010.
cheers
SWC (III)
March 2, 2010
Roll 23: Closer
Just a few days passed Valentines Day I was in a wee bit better than normal which is always surprising because that particular Holiday hasn't always been soo kind to me in my days in Tucson...
Regardless of the lessons learned in the past I've definitely noticed that in general I am much more pleased with my photography when I'm in better moods. Which cant be said about all my other creative ventures for sure haha.
The momentum caught with this roll carried me quickly with confidence into Roll 24.
cheers
SWC
Roll 22: FRINGE
Being on the fringe? There have been a few number of times in my life where I have felt on the fringe of change. Be it life, occupation, creativity.
This is one of those times where all three feel as if they are at my door. As far as my photography goes this roll was where I had reached my original goal of 22 rolls in one year since I having my 6 years dusty Canon AE-1 and accessories sent up. I decided to up my goal to a solid 24... which you'll soon see.
SWC
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