graphics

Concept album art that I didn't end up using for a music project. (Front)

Concept album art that I didn't end up using for a music project. (Back)

Album art for a music project my friend Benjamin Daniel is currently working on.

A logo I made for my fiancée and I for wedding materials to send out to family and friends :)

Concept art for an instrumental music project that will exaggerate alot of the production quirks I implement in my singer/songwriter music.

Logo for a non-profit in Jackson, MS called Hearts & Hands for Hispanics (or 3H Ministry).

Logo for a nutrition consulting company.

Logo variation for Rozina Bakehouse.

Concept promotional art for my friend and talented chef, Al Betty, who is starting his own Pop-Up Restaurant Business!

I'm not proficient enough in Javascript to even begin coding up an entire JS library or framework, so I did the next best thing: make logos for trendy, citrus-themed libraries that probably accomplish something only mildly useful.

Ramen. I always get an extra egg.

There is man who I've never met from New York who makes amazing hot sauce. It's a long story as to how I discovered his products, but it inspired me to create a logo that aptly described how I feel whenever I add his hot sauce to my food. It needs some tweaking before I send it to him, but I'm pretty happy with it so far.

One of the two JBL Monitors sitting on my desk. This the first detailed svg I attempted to create. I was having a hard time coming up with an idea, so I looked around the room and asked myself, "Maybe I can illustrate something right here, in my room." So I did, and this is what came about.

Not Illustrator?

My introduction to vector graphic processing can be credited to Inkscape. (open-source is neat). And as much as I love Adobe products, there's a special place in my heart for this piece of software. :)

Other Visual Stuff

A few years ago, my good friend gave me a Pentax ME Super as an introduction to film photography. Shooting film has completely changed the way I think about photography. It has caused me to slow down, to appreciate a moment, to truly understand composition and framing. I'm learning more every day, and I recently invested in a Lumix GH4 and a Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera. I am excited to jump into visual arts professionally. Here are a few shots on film, check it out!

Allen closing his eyes with a friggin' jean jacket and a Pentax ME Super around his neck.