Happy Holidays! 12/24/2009
 
My apologies for the long hiatus--I've been on winter break. I just wanted to drop by and wish you a very Happy Holidays. See you in the new year!
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Zazzle.com is having a fabulous Black Friday sale today! The code is ZAZZLEFRIDAY, and gives you free shipping over $35 as well. I posted about this yesterday, but just wanted to let you know that I've added a whole new line of items to my Zazzle store, and it is dinosaur themed.

You can even design and sell your own products.
 
 
Looking for unique, personalized gifts? Go to Zazzle.com! There are tons of items that you can personalize, and tons of items that others have already designed (check out my Zazzle store here).

And today/tomorrow is the time to do it! Zazzle is having a Black Friday sale.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I just wanted to take a moment to list some of the things for which I am thankful:
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Leftover ink from silkscreening, being washed down the drain.
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This sale is good on all Zazzle items, not just mine :P
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14.92% of the net sale price will be deducted when the coupon code 1492COLUMBUS is applied at checkout. For most products, the net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). For Zazzle Custom Stamps, the net sale price is the difference between the price of the Zazzle Custom Stamps (excluding shipping and taxes) and the face value of the postage. Offer is valid from October 9, 2009 at 12:01am PT through October 12, 2009 at 11:59pm PT. This promotional offer may not combine with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only.
 
 
After spending a year working on Invisible Children, I've been looking for design projects to work on. I've decided to design for some print on demand websites, and am really loving it :)

Here is my latest design: SOUNDWAVE. It was inspired by some audio equipment. Check out the products!
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Skate deck, from Deckpeck.com
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Journal, from Deckpeck.com
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Messenger bag, from Deckpeck.com
 
 
My book received its first review on Amazon.com over a month ago but I didn't realize that until this week. Here's the review:

"5 out of 5 stars June 24, 2009
By Kenneth J. Herrmann Jr. (East Pembroke, NY USA)
This review is from: Invisible Children (Black And White Version): The Third Generation Of Agent Orange Victims In Vietnam (Paperback) The author provides a powerful clarity through which the silence of these invisible children makes a great noise that should get the attention of the reader. This is a book with a mission. The purpose of exposing those who still suffer from the use of weapons of mass destruction by America over its decades of imperialism in Vietnam is accomplished. This is a book written by the pain of children. From those of us who have been working for decades to improve the lives of such victims in Vietnam, I thank the author for telling this story."

I am so incredibly excited by this positive review from a complete stranger. The purposes of my book were to raise awareness and concern for the Agent Orange children, and to raise funds for the hospital that I volunteered at (a portion of the proceeds from each book will be sent to the Peace Village in Ho Chi Minh City, where they care for many children affected by Agent Orange).
 
 
I just tweaked the layout so I have a new background that I designed. I used some free tape textures from Fudge Graphics, some hand drawn scribbles, some Dover images, and a brush from Bittboxx. If you haven't perused those sites before, I strongly recommend that you do--they are fantastic resources for newbie designers!

If you do like my new background, you might want to take a peek at this new journal that I designed:
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Mockup view of the opened journal.
 
 
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Radiolaria inspired bracelet from n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com
I saw this bracelet on TheCoolist.com and am in in love. Not only does it look fascinating, it's based on structures found in nature. This particular bracelet is modeled after radiolarians (translation: irregularly shaped one celled organisms with a cool skeleton made out of minerals [Thank you, wikipedia!]).
 
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