He wanted skanking tomatoes for his kitchen, so I threw 'em at him. Hope you like it.Wednesday, November 11, 2009
2-maTone Commission
An old school rude boy from the UK commissioned me to do this painting, which I completed in my spare time last night.
He wanted skanking tomatoes for his kitchen, so I threw 'em at him. Hope you like it.
He wanted skanking tomatoes for his kitchen, so I threw 'em at him. Hope you like it.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Design Educator reviews my lecture at Chapman University
Last week I gave a lecture to some graphic arts students and members of the AIGA at Chapman University in Orange. I just rambled on and I really enjoyed it.
Today I found this review and thought I'd share. The article is paraphrased strangely in a few places (and it was a PJ print I sent off to China, not a toy), but overall, it's pretty accurate. I'm flattered and grateful that my friend Julia Prescott gave me the opportunity to speak in the first place.
Well here's the review in it's entirety via: http://designeducator.info/?p=260 or just read it below.
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Parker Jacobs says, “Make Rad Stuff”
Parker Jacobs, wearing a Yo Gabba Gabba! t-shirt, was wildly animated at his lecture Wednesday night at Chapman University.
Parker Jacobs gave a fun, light-hearted, and entertaining talk at Chapman University last Wednesday night. Here is a summary of his advice for design students, but I have to admit, if you weren’t there you really missed a show. My translation of his performance into a few textual bullets here is like designing in a Word document. The good news – the picture I took with my cell phone does seem to capture, at least, some of his energy.
“Make rad stuff.”
This is Parker’s professional tenet for his work as a creative professional. In support of this, he laid out the following:
• Don’t use technology as a crutch. Sometimes you will find a better solution to a design problem by drawing, picking up the paper and turning it upside down.
• Draw all of your display fonts. You don’t really have to draw all of them, and if drawing isn’t one of your strengths, this may not be for you. The most important concept here is to see headlines and display typography as an illustration in the layout.
• Embrace chaos. This relates to not relying on technology as a crutch because technology stifles chaos. The creative process is disorganized and random.
• Put your heart into everything you do, but keep your ego out of it. Hear, hear!
• Effectiveness always wins: whatever is more effective beats out awesome. I might reword this as concept over form, or, I guess we’re going to end up here: form follows function.
• When you’re gonna do something, know that someone else has probably already done that thing, probably awesomer. Research is vital. I was just thinking last night at the Art Institute’s panel (the next DE post, coming soon) how closely related the research process is for journalists and creatives.
At the end of the talk he took questions, so I asked my favorite question – one I never tire of hearing or talking about, “What was the biggest mistake you made [at Paul Frank Industries]?” This question always baffles the responder for a short moment – we all make so many mistakes it is difficult to choose just one. Here’s his story:
The first time he sent work to China in order to have a toy made he sent the disk with a partial print out. The entire design was not represented on the print out. The manufacturer never looked at the disk. They simply made up the rest of the toy (the stuff not represented on the print out). The immediate lesson he learned was to always include the whole print out when sending a print along with a CD. Another lesson is that communication is essential during every step of the creative process.
Technical mistakes happen frequently if you forget to expand patterns, create outlines for fonts, use strokes (strokes could expand if moved), group your objects, and so on. Always send a clean file to your printer, whether they are down the street or on the other side of the globe.
Today I found this review and thought I'd share. The article is paraphrased strangely in a few places (and it was a PJ print I sent off to China, not a toy), but overall, it's pretty accurate. I'm flattered and grateful that my friend Julia Prescott gave me the opportunity to speak in the first place.
Well here's the review in it's entirety via: http://designeducator.info/?p=260 or just read it below.
---
Parker Jacobs says, “Make Rad Stuff”
Parker Jacobs, wearing a Yo Gabba Gabba! t-shirt, was wildly animated at his lecture Wednesday night at Chapman University.Parker Jacobs gave a fun, light-hearted, and entertaining talk at Chapman University last Wednesday night. Here is a summary of his advice for design students, but I have to admit, if you weren’t there you really missed a show. My translation of his performance into a few textual bullets here is like designing in a Word document. The good news – the picture I took with my cell phone does seem to capture, at least, some of his energy.
“Make rad stuff.”
This is Parker’s professional tenet for his work as a creative professional. In support of this, he laid out the following:
• Don’t use technology as a crutch. Sometimes you will find a better solution to a design problem by drawing, picking up the paper and turning it upside down.
• Draw all of your display fonts. You don’t really have to draw all of them, and if drawing isn’t one of your strengths, this may not be for you. The most important concept here is to see headlines and display typography as an illustration in the layout.
• Embrace chaos. This relates to not relying on technology as a crutch because technology stifles chaos. The creative process is disorganized and random.
• Put your heart into everything you do, but keep your ego out of it. Hear, hear!
• Effectiveness always wins: whatever is more effective beats out awesome. I might reword this as concept over form, or, I guess we’re going to end up here: form follows function.
• When you’re gonna do something, know that someone else has probably already done that thing, probably awesomer. Research is vital. I was just thinking last night at the Art Institute’s panel (the next DE post, coming soon) how closely related the research process is for journalists and creatives.
At the end of the talk he took questions, so I asked my favorite question – one I never tire of hearing or talking about, “What was the biggest mistake you made [at Paul Frank Industries]?” This question always baffles the responder for a short moment – we all make so many mistakes it is difficult to choose just one. Here’s his story:
The first time he sent work to China in order to have a toy made he sent the disk with a partial print out. The entire design was not represented on the print out. The manufacturer never looked at the disk. They simply made up the rest of the toy (the stuff not represented on the print out). The immediate lesson he learned was to always include the whole print out when sending a print along with a CD. Another lesson is that communication is essential during every step of the creative process.
Technical mistakes happen frequently if you forget to expand patterns, create outlines for fonts, use strokes (strokes could expand if moved), group your objects, and so on. Always send a clean file to your printer, whether they are down the street or on the other side of the globe.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
G13 New Tee Design
G13 can't be stopped! While they're still in stock, pick up some all new smart gear from your free agents, the GOGO13!!
Check out this new tee design!
Buy it only at mercho online!
*Click here for the link*
Buy our limited edition collectors vinyls too!!!
Check out this new tee design!
Buy it only at mercho online!*Click here for the link*
Buy our limited edition collectors vinyls too!!!
Friday, October 23, 2009
GOGO13 - Bluebeat Lounge Tonight!!!
Check out this write up from Gabbafriends.com!!!
Like it says I will be doodling for dollars! Come meet me and it will be fun!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Parker Painting on Sale!
T&P Art Gallery is unfortunately going out of business, and they're slashing prices!
Take home this large painting (nice out of focus picture) and add it to your collection. SAVE $200 !
Click here!
and save!
I'm not desperate!
Take home this large painting (nice out of focus picture) and add it to your collection. SAVE $200 !
Click here!
and save!
I'm not desperate!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
GOGO13 - ¡Es Ploded! / Cereal 7" Vinyl Available online!
¡Es Ploded! / Cereal 7" Limited edition, hand numbered, double-single on orange colored vinyl. Comes with digital download MP3 card. Available now! Click here!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Sprout Tee!
I have this friend named Thomas Campbell. He is a surfer, a film maker and a brilliant artist. He is nice. I love his work.
He made this move called Sprout and ask me to design a tee shirt for it. I was sincerely honored to do anything for him. He gave me some of his artwork as payment. I think it was the best deal I've ever made!
Well I found the shirt design online this evening and I thought I'd share.
Thomas Campbell Tee By me!
Here's some of his links:
T-Moe art
T-Mossian Movies
OH! And he's the painter in this Shins video:
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