03.08.10 Posted in New Projects, News by Daniel Liam Gill
Grounded High is a troupe of acrobats doing original productions in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They asked me to do a poster for their new show “Many” and I gladly accepted. I shot the aerialist, Amy, Jen and David, is several poses with various props over the course of a couple of evenings. I chose the cube and the dancers in black and placed theme against the warm brick wall. I lightened the windows in a nice gradation to further warm the piece and chose Bauhaus for the typeface to echo the lines of the cube. I rendered the poster using Nupastels on Stonehenge paper. Amy and company are very happy with the poster, it will be available as a print at their performances along with drawings of the individual acrobats. If you’re interested in prints, please let me know by leaving a comment on this post or contact me.
Check out more shows and classes from Chattanooga Aerials.
11.30.09 Posted in Case Studies by Daniel Liam Gill
I met Fritz Koch of WayShapeForm while teaching an Advanced Illustrator class at PNCA.
He emailed me one day with a project, create 40 spot illustrations of food types for a diabetes patient guide. The images had to be simple and easily read from a distance. It’s the kind of project that I love and a great way to showcase Adobe Illustrator’s capabilities. The guide was a success and Fritz was a blast to work with. See the thumbnails for more examples.
10.09.09 Posted in New Projects by Daniel Liam Gill
Working with ALAN, the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents, on their book award seal. The client asked a design that captures the unique nature of the award, primarily its emphasis on literature for teens that demonstrates a positive approach to life, appeals to teens, and demonstrates literary merit. The design also needs to include reference to the award (Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award), as well as ALAN (Assembly on Literature for Young Adults) and NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English.
We tried a couple of avenues and agreed on the portrait of Elizabeth Walden. We also experimented with acronyms, again agreeing that WALDEN worked out the best. The design will be made into an award, a medal and a foil stamp for the Walden winners.
10.09.09 Posted in Case Studies by Daniel Liam Gill
Tom Fralia, the creator of Sodalicious came to me asking for sportswear designs for his company. Sodalicious is a cookbook– cooking with soft drinks. We put our heads together and I created some nice designs. I noticed that the characters he had looked a bit stiff and suggested adding some life. We rolled them out into placemats, apparel and a another cookbook. I redesigned the original cookbook along the way as well.. Thanks Tom.
10.08.09 Posted in New Projects by Daniel Liam Gill
Beverly Lazor is a very talented painter out California way and she’s also a great client. I’ve just updated BeverlyLazor.com with some of her latest. Her landscapes make me all misty eyed for the west coast.
I’m invisible!
10.05.09 Posted in Case Studies by Daniel Liam Gill
I was asked by Hollywood Entertainment to bring their character Zoltar to life. Zoltar is a genie who suggests movies to you based on movies you’ve rented in the past. He’s got a gift. Hollywood needed a head for the logo and a full bodied genie for the standee. I grabbed my friend Todd Leninger for reference (he’s quite tall and gifted), made a turban out of a towel and dropped the whole thing into Adobe Illustrator.
Turned out nice again.
Fast forward to a few months later, Zoltar needed to move, eat some popcorn and fit on an endcap. I grabbed Todd and magic ensued. I really enjoyed tis project, especially the gold boots. You can see Zoltar at your local Hollywood Video. Ask him what’s good.
10.01.09 Posted in Case Studies by Daniel Liam Gill
When I was living in Portland I participated in The Chalk It Up for Literacy movement presented by Organized by Oregon Literacy with assistance from the Portland Literacy Council. I worked with them for four years and produced some great work based on the literacy theme.
It was an outdoor event in Pioneer Square, right in Downtown Portland.
Three of the pieces sold and were donated to the charity.
The Walrus and the Carpenter still hangs in their offices.
09.22.09 Posted in Case Studies by Daniel Liam Gill
I’ve done a lot of work with Kimberly-Clark over the years. Everything for technical drawings for their medical divisions to posters and flash animations and Kleenex boxes. It’s a challenge and a pleasure.
09.16.09 Posted in Case Studies by Daniel Liam Gill
Krayon Kids is a Musical Theater Company in Oregon City, Oregon. I’ve been working with them since 2003. They’re a great group with lots of energy. Every poster is a challenge and a joy, the designs are multi-use. Program books, postcards, posters and coloring books are part of the roll out. The design has to be flexible enough to accommodate several formats and still be fun. My first posters we’re done in Painter. I’ve switched to Illustrator in recent years as improvements have been made to the filters and transparency.
09.03.09 Posted in New Projects by Daniel Liam Gill
I work with the Krayon Kids Musical Theater Company every year on the poster for their current production. This year’s is Gosh, I Hope I Get It!
A small town girl makes it to the Big Apple!! Will she become a big star? Who will she meet along the way? What choices will she make? Will it be all she dreamed it would be?
I had a great time working with Brian Stewart on this one. We did the usual three sketches, made some adjustments and had ourselves a poster.
The final art was created in Illustrator and does triple duty as a poster, program cover and postcard. A good way to make your design dollar stretch.
Check below for the sketches.
