Fun weekend project.
So here goes… Remember when Steve got out the MBA from that manilla folder? We all wow-ed right? Well, turns out my significant other got so wowed she decided she must have one. MBA that is.. not the manilla folder. But lo and behold there’s no sleeve or folder or case for the MBA. Not here in the boons anyways.
So she could either order one from manila mac and wait forever (as it seems they’re all sold out most of the time) or… she could punch her boyfriend in the shins saying “you’re a designer right? you can do better than those dudes.”

So yeah. I got my revenge. I used one of her coats. Leather.. and wonder of wonders - with a leopard underside hah!
Of course it wasn’t enough to have just a sleeve. There’s the adapters, cables and whatnot that need to be carried as well. So I made a pouch too.
This is what came of it.

the buttons are leather too. I found those in my mom’s buttons case. She has this old navy biscuits tin can filled with buttons and needles and such. Things like that are so ubiquitous I’m willing to bet 60% of households worldwide have a tin can filled with buttons (must write essay on tin cans and buttons)

the edges of the sleeve are stiffened with a meter-long piece of IV transfusion tube sewn inside a leather flap. The tube should provide some cushioning too in case the laptop falls on its edge… I hope never to test it. Also since the whole thing was sewn by hand it provided a nice way to cover my not so straight lines.

the open pouch. I figured since the MBA uses Leopard… and since time immemorial leopard print was used to pimp stuff up … well it went well together. You can see some of my less fortunate sewing techniques here. When it’s closed you can’t see the bad parts though

For more (and larger) pics head on to the Sleeve&Pouch Project set on flickr.

It’s been so long since I’ve updated the portfolio I almost forgot what to put up : 8 websites, lots of print stuff, an identity piece. I’m sure there’s more somewhere… but I couldn’t find it. As usual, they’re in no particular order, some are really old now…

I wanted to do something for Halloween. Well I didn’t. I did a few things last year and they should be still good this year as a “special theme ” item. So instead I made the zodiac signs. I just realized last Halloween was also the last time I put anything “free” on the site. I’ll try and do better heh.

Anyway you can get the signs on the Goodies page .

Not mine this time. I helped a friend put up his stuff online. His name is Gabriel Balazs and he is a painter, a singer, an illustrator and an all around nice guy. He’s also not competition haha. He does stuff the old way (pencils, actual paint on actual canvas… that sort of stuff). I’ve always been a fan of his and it’s a small way of showing my appreciation. So I donated a little space and a little time and put together a blog/gallery for him.

Be sure to visit Gabriel’s website. If you like anything - buy it:)

This is what he gave me for my troubles . It will go straigth on my livingroom wall as soon as I have it framed.

Just so you know that I’m not just vacationing - I updated a little my web portfolio. Just a couple of websites but I’m lazy so I’ll put more updates when I can

I decided to give in and use Picasa . I tried to hold out.. but they’ve gotten too good.
So here goes - this year’s vacation pics from Crete :

This is for Crete in general - the island we spent most of the vacation. Includes a short trip to the temple of Knossos, waterpark, driving around and getting tans

This is at Gramvousa Bay - the westernmost accessible point of Crete. Check out the beach dudes and duddettes.. a trip here is well worth the 3 hour hellish drive over pointed rocks and swerving madly to avoid goats… The most tropical-like place available in Europe.. and the only place where the water is clearer than in pirate movies set in Jamaica…

And finally - this is for Santorini, the island of honeymooners (rich ones). If you ever saw a “Greek adventure” poster - chances are you saw a pic from Santorini. It’s a place worth visiting at least once in a lifetime.

A while ago I went on a trip to the muddy volcanoes in Buzau. Looks like Nevada to me:)
Anyway, I found the pics..and a little time to post them.

Check them out in the photography section in the new subsection called Muddy Volcanoes.

I found a little time to complete a piece I had started a while ago… I call it “My chick’s drumsticks.” See it better here.

I finnaly updated this with my Illustrator tutorials: read’em here.
You can learn a trade…or at least some Illustrator

I always seem to put up freebies rather than update with portfolio pieces. Heh.. anyways.. long overdue: about 7 new websites, a logo and 3 new print projects. They’re in no particluar order, some are really old now..some are wip’s….