Author Archives: Ryan

Have at You!

By Ryan | Published: July 28, 2010
The last couple weeks have been a little crazy to say the least. My wife and I’s push to finish the nursery for Asher is in full swing, hopefully with some process pics coming next week once all the furniture is assembled and decorations found. In the meantime I have been making headway in a couple [...]
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Friend Friday – Lady Bear Crafts

By Ryan | Published: July 16, 2010
I have many a talented friend. One of those just so happens to be Rachael Smith, the hands behind Lady Bear Crafts. Rachael creates AWESOME hand stitched cards and bookmarks for just about any occasion you would want to give a card for. And who wouldn’t want to give a card with a pirate-whale or [...]
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Sometimes Functionality is King

By Ryan | Published: July 14, 2010
I am a form-over-function guy. I pride myself on making things look better than they did before. I design things. I do it for a living. I also have recently realized that there are some things designers (me) tend to over do. But, when it comes to the web-form, functionality is king. Forms are ugly. Really, [...]
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Bear Desktop BKG

By Ryan | Published: July 13, 2010
This one is going to be short, but I just wanted to share a desktop I whipped up for my pal Chance. You can have it too. Oh and it is 1680 x 1050 px. Enjoy!
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Brrrrrrrr

By Ryan | Published: July 9, 2010
For the last couple weeks I’ve been working on a bunch of new animals for A Modern Eden. Buried in those illustrations is a whole new section of arctic and antarctic animals. I like the narwhal the best! Check them all out below.
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A Modern Eden Posters

By Ryan | Published: July 8, 2010
A while ago, I got the awesome opportunity to visit Vahalla Studios in Kansas City. I wanted to get the Modern Eden posters printed by someone awesome, and Dan and the guys didn’t disappoint! Jeremy, Jän, and I took a little roadtrip to press-check everything (more just because we wanted to see the process in [...]
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Be a Biographer — The Blind Project

By Ryan | Published: July 7, 2010
I recently wrapped up some designs for the guys over at The Blind Project, a non-profit doing it’s part to end human trafficking in Southeast Asia. I was asked by my pal Dave, who is a liason there, and jumped at the chance to help out. The designs are part of a site by TBP, Be [...]
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Mike Carr Business Cards

By Ryan | Published: April 12, 2010
Just wanted to toss up a few photos of the business card I designed for Michael Carr. Mike is a long-time friend and incredibly talented photographer based in Chicago, IL. The cards were letterpressed by Dolce Press in NYC and are absolutely gorgeous. They are also almost cardboard thick (good luck fitting more than 3 [...]
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A Modern Eden

By Ryan | Published: February 18, 2010
Here’s a little sneak peek of my upcoming project, A Modern Eden. I’m currently working with the dudes at FORGE and the mighty Chance Graham to unleash some beautiful animal-inspired products for babies, kids, and adults. Prints, apparel, and even an iPhone/iPad app are forthcoming. Follow me on twitter for more details and sneak peeks [...]
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Ultra-Beats and Apologies…

By Ryan | Published: February 17, 2010
I would like to officially apologize for the blog hiatus. Stay tuned this week for some sneak peeks into what has been keeping me away from this blog that I love so dearly. I promise it will be worth the wait! And in the meantime, here’s the picture of my wife’s last ultrasound. I swear [...]
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