Author: aaron

  • AIGA LA Portfolio Day

    AIGA LA Portfolio Day

    On occasions I shoot pictures. My friend Sheharazad asked if I could volunteer to shoot AIGA LA‘s portfolio day event… so glad I did. It was being held at Steel Case WorkLife Center in downtown LA (top floor of the AT&T building). Super nice furniture, and the view was awesome. I think I could’ve stared out the window…

  • How To Look After Your Jeans

    How To Look After Your Jeans

    I’ve been doing it all wrong for years…washing my jeans.  Dear jeans, I’m sorry. From this point on I will take better care of you.  Cheers. This video is dope. Job well done Mr. Porter.

  • Animodul by Atipo

    Animodul by Atipo

    Internet surfing today and this article by Logo Design Love caught my eye. I think every designer, design firm, design organization should produce at least one product. It helps get your ideas out, focused, and it’s another avenue for revenue. Base on the projects I’ve seen from Atipo‘s website, they have an awesome design aesthetic. Almost makes we want to head to Spain.…

  • Doom

    Doom

    When I was younger and didn’t have a care in the world, skateboarding helped spark my imagination. I would skate around town, and everything because a fictional character in my story. Good times. Check out more of Jonathan’s work on Vimeo.

  • Brian Roettinger on Designing Album Artwork

    Brian Roettinger on Designing Album Artwork

    Always good to see the designer behind the celebrity/musician.Brian Roettinger has some very well planned out projects. That Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail package is really dope. I was thinking about buying it just for that. Check out more of Brian Roettinger work.

  • #LIVINGOFFTHEWALL

    #LIVINGOFFTHEWALL

    Really digging this Vans documentary series Living Off The Wall. I started watching the “Hustin’” series by Jared Eberhardt. The first two are about …. you guessed it Aaron James Draplin. Love that dudes passion for design. Check out all the videos at #LivingOffTheWall

  • Illustrating the McLaren F1 Owner’s Manual

    Illustrating the McLaren F1 Owner’s Manual

    This is an awesome looking manual. I have done a few manuals, but nothing that looked like this. If I could buy that book… Prints not dead. It’s reserved for special things. Check out the full article on Subtraction.com.

  • Phil Noto Drawing

    Phil Noto Drawing

    With a little extra time I have been checking out more drawing tutorials. I really dig Phil Noto’s work. I honestly can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this video. More info on Phil Noto and his work.

  • Everybody Street

    Everybody Street

    This just looks like a dope movie to watch. I love some photography. More info about the movie: Everybody Street

  • Elayna Madden – Broken Heart Syndrome

    Checking out some music. Adding it to my work playlist.

  • Sam Brown and The Mills: Guinness “Made of BLACK”

    New Kanye video, nope. A directors reel, not even. This is a video for one of my favorite beers, Guinness. It’s their new Guinness Africa ad. Got me motivated to crank out some work. Read the full article on Stash by Stephen Price. Agency: AMV BBDO, London, UK Production Company: Rogue Films Director: Sam Brown Post-production Company: The…

  • Della by Vans

    VANS.COM/CLASSICS: Della by Vans. I love to see communities working together from around the world and back again. The process of the patterns in the fabric gets the ideas flowing. Enjoy the video and get inspired.