California – a selection of photos
January 2012 trip to California – here are a few photos from San Francisco and Napa Valley.
Design // Logo on a Branding Iron
Danielle Crespo’s newest design is a personal logo made in to a branding iron. Custom-machined for wine barrels, not cows
Screenprinted items
A variety of my screenprinted designs.
Design // Crespo Liqueur labels
Labels for our 2010 Christmas present, Mandarin and Coffee flavor-infused liqueurs. Hand-drawn type.
Design // Poster: ATX Social at The W Hotel
Poster designed for the ATX Social Club, a branch of the “A Small World” network.
Photography and design.
Logos // Austin Race Brand
AustinRaceHotels.com is a website that is part of the Austin Race and Suite Pass brand family. Two other niche websites in the Austin Race brand are AustinRaceEvents.com and AustinRaceRentals.com. The sites have successfully assisted visitors of the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas find hotels, short term rentals, and relevant events for the race weekend. [...]
Branding // SuitePass, LLC
Suite Pass is Austin Race Hotels, Events, and Rentals. The brand encompasses sites assisting visitors to the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
Photo // Dog Bath
Photo of the new family Scottie dog getting her first bath. By the look on her face, it may be her last bath.
Production Skills
The importance of knowing the design process from Idea through Presentation How much value is a designer if a print shop has to spend hours preparing her files for production? My most recent design job allowed me to be involved in the sign making process from the customer’s first call, all the way to delivering [...]
Design // Spanish Light Study
After a long and late lunch, most of a Mediterranean town will rest and the streets will be empty. In those few hours before the sun sets, all is quiet and visitors have space to study the city itself.
Logo // AustinF1Hotels.com
Logo for AustinF1Hotels.com, which is a site I started in May of 2010 when the Austin Formula 1 track was announced.
Political Sign Design // Campaign Signs for Maria Talamo
Set of Political Sign designs for Maria Talamo. Graphic design included full color 4′ x 8′ street signs and 18″ x 24″ yard signs.
Design // Quick Logo: Golf Tournament
I designed this logo, cut it in vinyl, weeded it, and applied it to his signs in under 15 minutes. Speed, y’all.
Design // MercuryPermits.com
Website design for the original mercurypermits.com.
Illustration // Vixen Night Club – Scratch Cabaret
Illustration on scratch paper. Vixen Night Club, Detroit. You don’t wanna go there. (Well, maybe you do, we ain’t gonna judge) (Student Work)
Design // Blues CD Package Layout for T-Model Ford
CD packaging for T-Model Ford, bluesman from the Mississippi Delta and self-proclaimed bad-ass His birth was sometime between 1921 and 1925. At one point he was sentenced to 10 years on a chain gang for murder, but was able to get it reduced to 2 years. Still alive and playing. Inspiration for the Tours Project [...]
Design // Poster-as-a-Cubist Sculpture
Assignment to make a poster advertising a sculpture exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. This poster advertises the art of sculptor Julio Gonzalez, and is designed to be cut apart and reconstructed into a replica of one of his cubist sculptures (Mask: Reclining Head [Masque: Tête couchée], ca. 1930). Photo of the finished [...]
Photo // Suitcase, Weathered
Suitcase left to weather in the Texas climate. I love the colors in this image. This was originally part of a small set of photos taken for a CD booklet design. After the success of that layout, I returned to take more photos of the surrounding area and now have a few dozen good photos [...]
Photo // Aging Paint Series
Tractor shed paint, left to age for decades. This was originally part of a small set of photos taken for a CD booklet design. After the success of that layout, I returned to take more photos of the surrounding area and now have a few dozen good photos with the same feel. See “Tours Project” [...]
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California – a selection of photos
January 2012 trip to California - here are a few photos from San Francisco and Napa Valley.
Design // Logo on a Branding Iron
Danielle Crespo's newest design is a personal logo made in to a branding iron. Custom-machined for wine barrels, not cows
Design // Crespo Liqueur labels
Labels for our 2010 Christmas present, Mandarin and Coffee flavor-infused liqueurs. Hand-drawn type.
Design // Poster: ATX Social at The W Hotel
Poster designed for the ATX Social Club, a branch of the "A Small World" network. Photography and design.
Logos // Austin Race Brand
AustinRaceHotels.com is a website that is part of the Austin Race and Suite Pass brand family. Two other niche websites in the Austin Race brand are AustinRaceEvents.com and AustinRaceRentals.com. The sites have successfully assisted visitors of the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas find hotels, short term rentals, and relevant events for the race weekend. [...]
Branding // SuitePass, LLC
Suite Pass is Austin Race Hotels, Events, and Rentals. The brand encompasses sites assisting visitors to the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
Photo // Dog Bath
Photo of the new family Scottie dog getting her first bath. By the look on her face, it may be her last bath.
Production Skills
The importance of knowing the design process from Idea through Presentation How much value is a designer if a print shop has to spend hours preparing her files for production? My most recent design job allowed me to be involved in the sign making process from the customer’s first call, all the way to delivering [...]
Design // Spanish Light Study
After a long and late lunch, most of a Mediterranean town will rest and the streets will be empty. In those few hours before the sun sets, all is quiet and visitors have space to study the city itself.
Logo // AustinF1Hotels.com
Logo for AustinF1Hotels.com, which is a site I started in May of 2010 when the Austin Formula 1 track was announced.
Political Sign Design // Campaign Signs for Maria Talamo
Set of Political Sign designs for Maria Talamo. Graphic design included full color 4' x 8' street signs and 18" x 24" yard signs.
Design // Quick Logo: Golf Tournament
I designed this logo, cut it in vinyl, weeded it, and applied it to his signs in under 15 minutes. Speed, y'all.
Illustration // Vixen Night Club – Scratch Cabaret
Illustration on scratch paper. Vixen Night Club, Detroit. You don’t wanna go there. (Well, maybe you do, we ain’t gonna judge) (Student Work)
Design // Blues CD Package Layout for T-Model Ford
CD packaging for T-Model Ford, bluesman from the Mississippi Delta and self-proclaimed bad-ass His birth was sometime between 1921 and 1925. At one point he was sentenced to 10 years on a chain gang for murder, but was able to get it reduced to 2 years. Still alive and playing. Inspiration for the Tours Project [...]
Design // Poster-as-a-Cubist Sculpture
Assignment to make a poster advertising a sculpture exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. This poster advertises the art of sculptor Julio Gonzalez, and is designed to be cut apart and reconstructed into a replica of one of his cubist sculptures (Mask: Reclining Head [Masque: Tête couchée], ca. 1930). Photo of the finished [...]
Photo // Suitcase, Weathered
Suitcase left to weather in the Texas climate. I love the colors in this image. This was originally part of a small set of photos taken for a CD booklet design. After the success of that layout, I returned to take more photos of the surrounding area and now have a few dozen good photos [...]
Photo // Aging Paint Series
Tractor shed paint, left to age for decades. This was originally part of a small set of photos taken for a CD booklet design. After the success of that layout, I returned to take more photos of the surrounding area and now have a few dozen good photos with the same feel. See “Tours Project” [...]
