GoalPost.tv

I just finished a design for GoalPost.tv that will be used for many football fans websites. The brief was a sexy but not pornography soccer girl holding a whiteboard that can be used to display different items. I didn't have to code the items thank god. After a lengthy discussion about ethics with my fellow designers I did this one for a very small sum but I do the same work across the board and I think she turned out mighty fine.

NeonCon

I just finished a design for NeonCon, but sadly my design was not chosen. I have however been featured in the top ten and shown over at their site. Check it out, if I could make it to Vegas I would.

The design was for a robot that was some what associated to the convention, I whipped up a quick on that I thought looked really nice. I just wasn't able to finish the details before the contest finished so I think that is why I wasn't picked.

For Now

Now I am caught up on my old designs, there is an idea for those who have read them of what things are to come. I have been working on a few projects that are still in progress, once they are done I will post them here with a little bit of a description of how they came to be.

For this post I ask you out there to send me your questions about my works and I will try to answer them. Hopefully creating a process to stay connected and up to date on more than just my designs.

So E-Mail Me with the subject 'SRD-Questions' and I will answer them next week.

Other Sources of Work

I love working privately with clients as much as possible but the truth is that I don't always have a steady stream of work, so I started going to 99 Designs as a way to make more money than what I was at Digital Point. The truth is that now I only go by Digital Point to look for mascot work, which is what I really like to do now after working on the Webfective project. I go there looking for mascot work because I know I have a better chance at making a quick buck because most of the people that enter the mascot contests there cannot draw at all. I have always found a Graphic Designer that can't draw as a paradox that never made sense.

So now that I am entering contests at 99 designs, I entered a contest for a Poor Pharmacist website. and the design I came up with looks pretty nice in my opinion, but sadly I was not chosen.

Webfective

The latest project I have finished is working for Webfective, they are a web design company that does some of the most amazing work. Plus working with Bill Jordan was a great pleasure, he was professional and at times hilariously polite. Not realizing that he was paying for my services and I was going to do what I could to accomplish his thoughts in a timely manner. 

The character we created was 'Joe' and he got Joe in four poses and one detail copy that I created later. My first detail copy in my opinion looked awful, but I changed my style and created something that I am proud of.

That is the way I work, I create something I am proud of and if it doesn't look up to par with the money someone is spending I do it again and again until it looks perfect. 

These images of 'Joe' are copyrighted under Webfective. I always give my clients the option to have exclusive copyrights for the works I do for them, that way I cannot use the likeness for any future projects.

The Real Work Starts

From now on I will be taking a more direct writing style with the blog and less of a reflective style. That is because I am now caught up to current events and I cannot write past tense anymore.

I have been working on a website for my father's non-profit organization The Lost Boys Pirates. They have a back story that I wanted to show in the light of the theme of the site. So I designed this piece after looking up some inspiration from Disney's Peter Pan. It is 100% vector and available for download from the site.

My First Job as Shawn Ross Design

After time spent with the Digital Point Contest Forum I finally got my first request for work. It was for a Beta Leak site and they wanted a Ninja attacking someone with an NDA form with them. I did this in illustrator and boy did I have fun with it. This was my first paid work under the new Shawn Ross Design, and I was proud of myself. That is when the real work started.

Logo Trail and Error

My next few projects took place over at the Digital Point Contest Forum. I was not a pro and I knew it. I decided to try my hand at a few projects that I am posting now, Boy was that a fun time. None of these logos were picked for the winning prize. I thought I did quite a good job on them for the time but I was not the best out there.

My First Post

I guess my first post is underway, I had taken a break from designing for a long time. Almost a year and a half. That is when a dear friend came to me and asked to redo the logo design for her boyfriends Studio. I think it turned out well enough but this started me on the road to re pursue my love of Graphic Design as a freelancer and not just a student.