James T. Edmondson
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It’s a recurring dream, get it?! Oh grow up Daaaaddd.
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Kind of looks like I did it on an iPad. Whatever. Just some lettering for lettering’s sake. Been on vacation for a few days. Getting back to work. Who am I kidding? I’m posting to tumblr. This is not work.
“James! Get to work!” “Never!”
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Everyone cool in graphic design got their start by “doing posters and album covers for friends’ bands.” Unfortunately, as a nerd who got his start by “doing stuff for my brother’s real estate business” I have not yet had the opportunity to work on many music related projects.
My good friend Clive Hacker got dirty on dat illustration of the cats, and I took lettering responsibilities. I can’t wait to see this packaging for legit vinyl. Make sure you take a look at the band’s Kickstarter, and listen to their super curr song Pro Wave Rider.
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I had an idea to create signs and give them to bums. Everyone has seen a bum holding a sign which the bum author thought was pretty clever. They’re almost always black marker on a torn up piece of cardboard, and usually say something along the lines of “I’ll be honest, I’m gonna spend it on booze.” Sometimes a bum will opt for the more succinct “420”, or a more long winded “My wife was kidnapped and I’m a dollar short for the ransom.” These are all fine, but I’ve always thought there was a huge missed opportunity with bum signs. And why not put a little more craft into the whole thing?
These bastards are 100% hand drawn to evoke maximum emotion and giggles from the bourgeoisie trying their best to ignore the less fortunate.
I’ve drawn up a couple of options. They revolve around 1). Absurd reasons for the bum sitting on the ground (Unemployed mattress tester, retired juggler), 2). Excuses for unemployment or being poor (MySpace CEO, turns out my beanie babies aren’t worth shit), or 3). Ridiculous things for a bum to spend money on (invitro ain’t cheap, Ferrari fund).
If you or someone you know is on the streets, and in need of a decent sign, feel free to take one of these. The project that I was working on got killed, and I’m not homeless, so I have no use for these stupid little pieces of shit.
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This was one of the coolest lettering projects ever.
About a month ago, I finished my new portfolio website using this jQuery plugin called Isotope. When I finished the site, I bought the commercial license, and sent David DeSandro an email thanking him for his amazing work. Isotope is truly an incredible resource.
David turned out to be quite a nice guy, and without my asking, he cleaned up a ton of my code for me! Alas, I have not the same passion for web development as I do for lettering, and my code was a selection of that sad fact. As a way of thanking him for his generosity, I offered some lettering services, which he accepted, but insisted on paying. Truly a class act.
David wrote more about the process on his blog. It’s one of the nicest things a client of mine has ever done.
For me, the coolest part is seeing his application of the logo. I am not the best graphic designer, and prefer to leave logo implementation in the capable hands of skilled specialists. Seeing incredibly creative and innovative ways of putting the logo on a page is quite a thrill. Please go to Metafizzy.co, and hover over the logo. Your mind will be blown.
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Still in progress, there is always more work to be done. Thanks to Erik Marinovich for the crits. I think this is going to get painted on a huge wall.
Today I spoke to my mom, who mentioned something about coming over on Sunday. I asked her what was the occasion. Whoops, it’s Mother’s Day. Ya blew it James. Too much bezier, not enough Mama.
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I’ve been looking for an opportunity to do some beer related work for a while, and this job cam to me quite fittingly at a bar. Eventually, this will be painted large on an exterior wall, so I thought I’d start documenting the process here. Paul Rand’s quote, “Don’t try to be original, just try to be good” comes to mind.
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NSFW
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My new website is up today. Feel free to take a look. I must extend a huge thanks to David DeSandro at MetaFizzy for his amazing work on Isotope. I simply plugged in some pictures. LAUNCH PARTY!
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Hey y’all, I was lucky enough to be asked to participate in The Type Fight against illustration heavyweight Nate Luetkehans, seeing as we are both San Francisco based. Voting is open until the end of the day, so please let the world know which is better, apples, or oranges. Seriously, it seems a bit silly to say which letter is better, but that’s the game, and those are the rules. Special thanks to Drew Roper for asking me to participate.
The inspiration for my G of course came from the Golden Gate Bridge. As a bridge is a very refined and orderly structure, in the middle of the sea, I decided to think of my G the same way.
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