Who doesn’t LOVE well-done infographics? I’m always impressed by artists who can take a pile of information and turn it into a work of art (check out this site for some great examples). I was thrilled recently when asked to create an infographic to be used in an online presentation. I was given a general outline…
New logos added
Added two new logos to the portfolio section of the site.
New work added
Updated portfolio to include several projects from the later half of 2010. Dogs were the inspiration for two different logo assignments. These logo concepts were ultimately rejected for much simpler designs.
Thoburn 2.0
It’s been a big year (so far) for Thoburn Design & Illustration. On August 1, I left the safety and comfort of my “day job” to support this business full time. It’s a direction I was quietly being nudged in, but a plunge I was reluctant to take until I was pushed. I had grown…
Bass Coalition
The Bass Coalition is a summer workshop for Bass players and enthusiasts. One of their sponsors, NoTreble contacted me and asked if I could design a logo for the coalition. One of the biggest challenges that they mentioned was that it needed to appeal to both kinds of bass players, classical and electric. I was…
Branding the Tea Party
Here’s a post sure to touch a nerve. For starters, I’m an artist and this is a blog about art, not politics (there’s plenty of those out there). Personally, I think art is much more interesting and is less likely to cost friendships. Within the past two years a movement started sweeping across America known as…
Mechanics Logo
When I was asked to design a logo for the “Mechanics” something very different immediately came to mind then the final result (All I need is a miracle began bouncing around in my head). Designing this logo required some digging into American History. In the days before the Revolutionary War, Paul Revere organized the Mechanics, a group of…
Scot Lienke – Professional Drummer
Scot, a professional drummer well seasoned in multiple styles (roots rock, rock-a-billy, blues, classic soul, old school funk, redneck jazz, contemporary Christian music, all flavors of country – honky-tonk, alt and contemporary) asked me to create a logo for him. We had worked together in the past on some promo posters for his band “Oz…
Winchester Star Article
Our local paper, the Winchester Star did a little write-up on our design studio.