Childhood Baseball Leagues (Part 1)

You've heard me say before that, as a child, the first outlets I managed to find for my creativity where sports-related. I loved sports, and I loved to create. One of my favorite projects that I embarked on (spurred by the boredom of long hours in the car on vacation) was the creation of two separate fictional baseball leagues. Going through some nostalgic old notebooks, I stumbled upon my interesting (and excruciatingly-detailed) creations.

The first league I created (with crayon firmly in-hand) was the ABL (Atlantic Baseball League), an eight-team, international baseball league featuring national teams from countries that border the Atlantic Ocean.

Here are some of my favorite teams (complete with logo, mascot, stadium, and other various details).

I'll save the second (and even more elaborate) league that I created for another post.

OriginalDesign March Madness Bracket

It's here! The OriginalDesign 2010 NCAA March Madness Bracket. Print it out and make your picks. March Madness is upon us!

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What's the biggest upset you're picking?

Things That I Love (#3)

 


In part three of the "Things That I Love" series, we ponder the goodness of Little Debbie snacks. Can it be that a human has truly lived until he/she has savored the delectable Nutty Bar or partaken in the scrumptious Apple Flip? My personal all-time favorite is, of course, the staple Little Debbie treat: the Oatmeal Creme Pie. My newest fling/obsession, however, is the soft and airy Zebra Cake. They're ubiquitous; they're cheap; and, best of all, they're delicious. Little Debbie, you may just be an unknown lady wearing some ridiculous 19th century get-up that sells me the smallest of sweet delights, but you always bring a smile to my face - and for that, I salute you.

Booneville High School Soccer Crest

This has been a really fun project for me. Recently, I have begun to notice all the ways that my love for design has come into play (no pun intended) in the sports arena (again...no pun intended). I was summoned to create a soccer crest for Booneville High in Mississippi. I was told the school colors and given a logo of the mascot and it was off to work. Inspired by the tradition of European soccer crests, I set off on the project. The fun part for me was creating variations for different jerseys. Here's the whole set (collect all 5!) - a "hat trick" (okay...that pun was intended) of specimen:

Creative Scavenger Hunt

Earlier today I (along with a group of guys) finished my first creative scavenger hung - an exercise in creativity. The goal is to find examples within various areas of the arts of things that you think are quality/well-designed/beautiful. I quickly found that my opinion was hardly credible in most areas. Nonetheless, I thought I'd share my results with you...

(By the way, you should try this as well, it's pretty fun and stimulating. Post your results as a reply to this post.)

7 well-designed album covers:

http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/p/pedro-the-lion/album-its-hard-to-find-a-friend.jpg

http://mattandjojang.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/let-it-be.jpg

http://iknowtheledge.com/images/2008/05/rage-against-the-machine-renegades-the-originals-hhir-large.jpg

http://mandoron.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/singalong-cover.jpg

http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/4/6/9/9/20749964-20749967-slarge.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2327970611_28c56b2c47.jpg?v=0

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VbVvKaxiL._AA280_.jpg

6 beautiful photographs:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/estherase/60898068/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinasixty4/3299584302/

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AxUbDLTLj9Y/S2R7ftKML7I/AAAAAAAAALI/2v0Vo8gcCe0/s1600-h/001_1.JPG

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daexus/335917617/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/swisscan/2514879116/

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AxUbDLTLj9Y/Sw3678x_ilI/AAAAAAAAAEE/CrZrNzebY98/s1600/DSC00451.JPG

5 great website designs:

http://www.delugestudios.com/

http://www.gomedia.us/

http://www.grafikmag.com/index.php

http://www.organicgrid.com/#/home

http://www.cornerstonesimi.com/

4 well-designed fonts:

http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Museo

http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/nevis

http://www.veer.com/products/typedetail.aspx?image=JBT0000096

http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/itc-avant-garde-gothic/

3 well-made commercials: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFx3OUYpSRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYavikKP8wI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur0LENvY5TE

2 good songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soioqrYorq4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ort1-cVTnBc

1 creative website model/idea:

http://www.n8w.com/newweb/letter.php

Now it's your turn...

 

The Sequence Shirt

If you'll remember, a few weeks ago, I designed the brochure for this event. Next, it was on to the Tshirt.

The commission was to create something that looked like what students were wearing these days (with their scraggly beards and hippy clothes and what-not). So, it was off to the drawing board (actually I don't have a drawing board...maybe I should get one!). Actually, it was off to the Internet, where I researched what was "hip" and "in" (because I obviously have no idea).

Here is what I came up with...I call it "The Sequence Shirt":