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Mothers Day / Fathers Day

By bhurst on May 22, 2013 in Graphic Design

I don’t post a ton Mariners work on my blog. Actually, I don’t post a ton, period. But, I’ve been having a lot of fun working on some projects lately, so wanted to share some here.

First: Mother’s Day. Hand-drawn script-y script. The final product followed by 2 process shots.

Next: Father’s Day. Just finished up the final mark for what we are calling “Dadfest”. The design brief was basically: make it look like Obey Giant/Shepard Fairey. The final mark, followed by some alternates that didnt make the cut.

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Living Room

By bhurst on April 3, 2013 in home

My wife keeps a neat little home. We recently just built and installed that mantel and the frame around the mirror (Mirror was already up and securely attached…)

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City Logos

By bhurst on March 28, 2013 in Graphic Design

In my travels over the past couple years I come across some great city logos. Logos that have stopped me in my tracks and caused me to snap a photo. One such logo is for the city of Lisbon.

The logo is a ship, with two ravens. Its based on the legend(?) of St Vincent – parton of the city. As the story goes, when the Saint died the body was sent to southern Portugal, and the grave – or tomb – was constantly surrounded by ravens. Or being protected by ravens, I guess, depending on how you interpret the story. Later, the king or whoever sent for the remains of Saint Vincent to return to Lisbon. It was loaded on a ship and sailed for Lisbon, ravens following and circling the whole way.

I did a quick search for city logos and put together a few that I felt were excellent. I’m sure a missed some, so please share!

1. Lisbon, Portugal
2. Istanbul, Turkey
3. Stockholm, Sweden
4. Melbourne, Australia
5. Sydney, Australia
6. Prague, Czech Republic
7. Belfast, Northern Ireland
8. Bratislava, Slovakia
9. Tallinn, Estonia

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Photos from Paris

By bhurst on March 20, 2013 in photographs

Finally, on our way home from Portugal, we had to make a connection in Paris – so we decided to make a weekend of it. I had never been to Paris so we went to most of the typical spots: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame. We also made some stops at a fancy macaroon shop and the supposedly famous (but overpriced) Paris flea market.

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Work for World Vision

By bhurst on December 28, 2012 in illustration

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

I have been invited to create a few illustrations and infographics for their blog over the past few months. They are a fun crew to work with, and it’s a great cause. If you haven’t already, check out the great work they do.

The most recent piece I did for them was a series of illustrations for an article about finding and researching a charity to give to. (Click the image below for the full version.)