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Lofty Word Creative

Josh — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:48:47 +0000

Lofty Word Creative, my design company, has officially launched it’s new website and is ready for your viewing. Please head on over and take a look. If you have any projects coming up, let us know, we would love to discuss how we can help you accomplish them.

Lofty Word Creative

Hangtown 2010

Josh — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:54:07 +0000

Was requested to come up with a new pinup girl for the Hangtown event this year, but unfortunately, it’s not going to be used. They were looking for a more classic pinup style and this illustration obviously isn’t. I’m pretty happy with the results though, so I’ve decided to post it up here for all to see. Enjoy.

Is it Late or Early?

Josh — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:32:33 +0000

Been up for a few hours, it’s now 5:30 am. I wasn’t able to sleep with this stupid cold I have. I think it’s on it’s way out, but it’s been a crappy few days. Since I wasn’t able to sleep I figured I would try and catch up on some work. I’ve made a few tweaks to the website that I’ve been thinking about for awhile:

Removed Sifr – It was causing some slowdown on page load and just didn’t think it was necessary.
Logo Tweak – I’ve noticed a lack of color, or I guess only a slight tonal change. Wanted to expand the pallet a little bit. More to come on that front.
Misc other fixes…

I’m also thinking about changing the main font color, or background. I’m worried that the text might be a little bit on the “hard-to-read” side being white. Has anyone had any issues reading the content at all?

Anyway, it’s late, or early, so I’m back to bed for a little bit before work. Hopefully when I wake up, these changes will still make sense and look good. I’d be upset if they were simply cold induced decisions. We’ll see.

Blood, Sweat, Vector

Josh — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:27:23 +0000

Came across this website today and I love it. I used to be an Illustrator junkie but haven’t had the opportunity to play in it as much as I used to. That’s just an excuse because I’m sure I can make time, it just never works out that way. Until I can get back to the glory days of making adorable characters all afternoon, why not swing over there and check out some great work?

Blood, Sweat, Vector

Wowsers!

Josh — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:59:13 +0000

So it’s obvious, well since I’m the only one who looks at this website, to me anyway, that I haven’t updated anything for a bit. I’ve actually been super busy recently, and lazy to boot. I’ve been swamped with work so I haven’t been doing much personal work and have been trying to spend time away from my computer to enjoy the real world. Here are a few of the things that have kept me busy:

My Ideal Franchise
BikeCaffe
Life In Neutral
House Hunting (and waiting on banks to make decisions)

While things are keeping me busy, I’m pretty satisfied with how everything is turning out. As always, I’m planning on getting more up here, but who knows? You’ll see it, when I see it.

Illustrations for sale, oh my!

Josh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:04:53 +0000

I have quite a collection of old vector artwork that never went anywhere, so I’ve decided to dust them off and put them up on iStock. There are allot of unfinished illustrations that I need to wade through and cleanup before they are ready for purchase, but I’ve started that process. I don’t expect this to replace my real job, but why not put them up and make a little extra beer money? Exactly.

My account is in the approval process and should be active in the next day or so. Why not join up and get some fine artwork of your very own? And hey, if there is anything you are looking for specifically, send me a message. I’m more than happy to discuss any projects you have in the works. What are you waiting for? Click on the image below and create your account!