Remembering the Good Times

Almost exactly nine years ago, I adopted my very first computer, a g4 iMac. Adorable on the outside and super reliable on the inside, Adam Apple was the perfect companion for many a rainbow-making adventure. Unfortunately, a few months ago, poor little Adam finally started to have some problems with life, and I could start to see the light fading in his screen. He had a good long run, and I was very sad to call it quits. My first project on my new ‘puter {who is yet to be named and is not nearly as cute} was necessarily a tribute to my dearly departed pal.

{Originally a post for The Wheelhouse.}

The Photoventures Continue

Early morning rainbow! {Hell's Kitchen}

Not a rainbow, but still pretty. {Hell's Kitchen}

Firehouse! {Upper West Side}

Speaking of patriotic... {Midtown West}

Sunset on the Chrysler Building, as seen from our conference room. {Midtown}

Riverside Boulevard in the sixties is a really weird part of town.

As is West End Ave when you get to these buildings that literally do not end.

Speaking of weird, I think I found an offshore division of Santa's Workshop. It's across from the post office on W52 st. 

Somebody has an eye for color. {Hell's Kitchen}

And somebody is clearly an amazing human being. When I find out who on my block owns this polka-dot scooter, we are going to be BFFs. 

Jungle Buddies!

The urban-jungle dweller meets the jungle-jungle dweller. :)
You know how you get cravings for certain types of food? Sometimes I get cravings to draw certain things, and it's a very similar sensation. I had been nursing this particular urge to draw a lion for many months, but none of the lions living in my head were good looking enough to draw. I knew I needed a new lion archetype, and I wasn't sure where to get one. In hindsight, I could have just done some research to see how other people were dealing with lions, but for some reason I decided instead to just sit down and see if I could feel it out. Much to my surprise, in the very first sketch, there he was! My perfect lion. I was pretty excited to meet him.

Design: Bridal Shower Invites

My friend Sara, like all brides-to-be, is about to get some showering, and, as designer-in-residence in the bridal party, I cooked up some invites for the occasion. If I had more time, I'd definitely change a few things about the execution, but I was pretty pleased with how the concept came together:

• The colors are the colors of the wedding flowers, feel to me like a spring afternoon event, and were carefully chosen so these could be printed on a personal inkjet printer.

• Sara is a master of hand-drawn type, so I had to get some of that going on.

• The white space on the inside makes a heart. 

• The white lace-like detailing around the edges was inspired by Mehndi henna designs typically worn by Pakistani brides {Sara's fiance is from Pakistan.}

• The watercolor texture is almost entirely self-indulgent, although in the end I did like how it lent itself to supporting the above goals.