Recently, as I was sorting through boxes in my basement, I uncovered a portfolio of my work from when I was younger. All of it was created by hand, with the help of markers, pencils and tracing paper, circa 1980 BC (Before Computers) or earlier.
Unlike today’s designs, most of which is done with the aid of a computer, the handwork had a certain charm and a tactile characteristic that cannot be achieved with the computer. Please don’t get me wrong, I love the computer. It allows me to create designs I never could have done in the past. It also allows me to make changes to colors, images and copy much faster and easier. These types of changes always created a monumental headache when forced to do it by hand with markers.
Here are some examples of sketches, marker comps and final inked logo art. Imagine changing these by hand.
College Project: Marker rendering of a logo for use on the side of a truck.
Pencil rendering and final title art designed for CBS Television.
Two logo designs for a record company. When the pencil sketch was complete, Denril (a smooth plastic film) was secured over the sketch and the final artwork was drawn with a Rapidograph (inking pen) using a series of straight edges, rulers and french curves.
College Project: Verbal phrase constructed of letters hand-cut from illustration board and glued to a surface board to simulate an embossed effect.
College Project: Marker rendering of a logo for a horseback riding club.
College Project: Logo rendered with black marker for presentation. The yellow color was applied with color film which was then carefully cut and peeled away.
College Project: Book jacket design created with the use of color film. The film was applied to the board which contained a pencil drawing of the letters. Using a sharp X-acto knife, the white letters were then cut out and peeled away.
College Project: Verbal interpretation of a selected television commercial. All letters were hand-cut from color paper with an X-acto knife and applied to black board (this was an all-nighter).
Just for fun, two examples of envelopes I decorated when sending letters to my girlfriend in college. (That’s right, there was no Facebook, email or texting).
College Project: Marker rendering of cookie box for the Bronx Zoo.
Rough pencil sketch, finished pencil sketch and color exploration rendered with colored pencils of logo for use on stationery.
Drawing of bicycle chain with the use of black ebony pencil.
Design, made by hand.
Recently, as I was sorting through boxes in my basement, I uncovered a portfolio of my work from when I was younger. All of it was created by hand, with the help of markers, pencils and tracing paper, and was circa 1980 BC (Before Computers) or earlier.
Unlike today’s designs, most of which is done with the aid of a computer, the handwork had a certain charm and a tactile characteristic that cannot be achieved with the computer. Please don’t get me wrong, I love the computer. It allows me to create designs I never could have done in the past. It also allows me to make changes to colors, images and copy much faster and easier. These types of changes always created a monumental headache when forced to do it by hand with markers.
Here are some examples of sketches, marker comps and final inked logo art. Imagine changing these by hand.
(scholastic film festival)
College Project: Marker rendering of a logo for use on the side of a truck.
(baccarat)
Two logo designs for a record company. When the pencil sketch was complete, Denril (a smooth plastic film) was secured over the sketch and the final artwork was drawn with a Rapidograph (inking pen) using a series of straight edges, rulers and french curves (shown here).
(cotton bowl)
Pencil rendering and final title art designed for CBS Television.
(cut letters)
College Project: Verbal phrase constructed of letters hand-cut from illustration board and glued to a surface board to simulate an embossed effect.
(bear ridge)
College Project: Marker rendering of a logo for a horseback riding club.
(bicentennial)
College Project: Book jacket design created with the use of color film. The film was applied to the board which contained a pencil drawing of the letters. Using a sharp X-acto knife, the white letters were then cut out and peeled away.
(one ounce)
College Project: Logo rendered with black marker for presentation. The yellow color was applied with color film which was then carefully cut and peeled away.
(Noooo Yessssss)
College Project: Verbal interpretation of a selected television commercial. All letters were hand-cut from color paper with an X-acto knife and applied to black board (this was an all-nighter).
(envelopes)
Just for fun, two examples of envelopes I decorated when sending letters to my girlfriend in college. (That’s right, there was no Facebook, email or texting).
(jungle crackers)
College Project: Marker rendering of cookie box for the Bronx Zoo.
(paula)
Rough pencil sketch, finished pencil sketch and color exploration rendered with colored pencils of logo for use on stationery.
(chain drawing)
Drawing of bicycle chain with the use of black ebony pencil.