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 […]
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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 […]
CuriosityKillz.com
More than a year ago I scratched out a very rough sketch of a cat pawing into an aquarium for a snack, and subsequently being pulled in by a huge octopus. It was an idea I had to illustrate the idiom “curiosity killed the cat”. That sketch got filed away in an ever increasing pile […]
Conference event logos
Every year I create an invitation for a non-profit organization’s national conference (not spec work). The invitation is typically 16-20 pages, 8.5×14 saddle stitched. It includes the typical conference stuff, like a brief write up on the host city or state, event schedule(s), guest speakers, registration forms and special sessions. Each of these special sessions […]
SnapTotes
Like all good wives mine drops hints all throughout the year of what they want/need for special occasions. She’s been telling me for months that she needed a new purse. When she didn’t get one for Christmas I was in serious hot water. Although the water quickly cooled when she opened her brand new MacBook. […]