DID Events & Exhibitions Kiosk posters

I have recently started interning for the Downtown Improvement District on Wayne Street as their graphic designer and I have to say I really love it there. I get to work next to some really awesome people and they never stifle creativity or originality. My first task with them was creating the news events & exhibitions poster that would go in the 10 different information kiosks sitting around downtown. You may see one when your walking to the new Jimmy Johns or going into Chase Bank. Anyways, the size of these posters is 31.5" x 38.5" so it was a hefty space with a lot of text. They wanted to maintain a feel of Spring and keep the old headline but that was about all of the regulations I was given, it was great. I had so much fun designing these and I cant wait till they pop up downtown, which should be any day now.

Dirt Nap Skateboards

Hey all,

Here are a couple illustrations and skate deck designs that I have designed for a fabricated company I named, Dirt Nap Skateboards. When I was growing up before high school, skateboarding was my life and the only thing I cared about. I remember the feeling of walking into the store and seeing all of the deck designs lining the walls; whether it was the fun illustrations from Ed Templeton and Toy Machine, or the clean designs from Chocolate skateboards...I loved it all. I had a lot of fun illustrating this dude and I will be creating 3 more designs in 3 different color schemes each. Stay tuned!

Take dirt naps!







Thanks everyone!

Some new things....

Just giving you guys a couple photos/updates on what I have been up to. Nothing too specific, but I really wanted to update this site with some images to ensure you all that I remain busy.


If you have the chance at 7PM on Sautrday, February 25th...make sure you make it down to the Embassy Theatre to see some great bands and some great art. I have made a couple slides for The Black Crowes, one for R.E.M., and one for Steely Dan. These slides will repeat behind the bands while the show progresses..come have fun and hang out!

a slide design done for The Black Crowes



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Cover design for William Golding's powerful novel, Lord of the Flies. I absolutely love this book so it was great to do this art.



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Illustration fun:




Sorry for the long wait!

Regards
-Tanner

Speak Easy Media Promo Products

I recently designed a large array of promotional products for SEM and I just picked up a big bundle of them from the printers today. This set includes two different business card designs and a no.12 envelope header. Im really digging these....

Possible Conspiracy Deck...

For a while I have been nagging Conspiracy Boutique about letting Speak Easy do a deck design/illustration for them. Usually, it ends with them just telling me to shut up and make it already so I did just that. I was feeling a bit delusional and considering the lack of sleep I have had lately, I feel that I can particularly connect to this illustration. I had a lot of fun drawing this dude out and laying in the colors, hopefully you will see it in print down the road!

"Things are fucked up inside my mind!" - Carry on

Other misc. and things to look out for...

Soon.......very soon. I am very proud to say that the two releases that my friends and I have been working so hard on are finally coming to a wrap. Life After Death's Scum of Society Forever and of course, Close Only Counts' DO BAD THINGS. I will keep everybody posted on when these will be hitting the streets but make sure you have money in your pockets for these ones because they feature the some of the best talent in this city. Both of these albums were completely done DIY with minimal funds and extremely patient people. I am proud to have Speak Easy Media play a big role in creating these monstrous releases and I cannot wait to see them in person. I have had such a blast creating the artwork, layout, and taking the photography that I feel extremely confident in these albums.

Close Only Counts DO BAD THINGS



Life After Death Scum of Society Forever



Other news....
As always, I am updating my portfolio constantly for this senior year and thought I would just give you guys a little sneak-a-boo...



Plus more paintings on the way soon...

Saint Francis' Associates Degree Posters

Recently, we were asked to come up with two poster designs for the new Associates Degree program in Music Technology and Communication Arts and Graphic Design at Saint Francis. These posters were going to be sent out by the school to all of the high schools in the surrounding Fort Wayne area to let potential students know that they can now graduate in two years with an Associates in either of the two fields. I knew I wanted to design something that really appealed to a high school student so I had a lot of fun coming up with these layouts. I am extremely grateful that my poster designs were chosen to be printed so if you are a high school student roaming the lonely hallways, keep your eyes peeled for these bad boys!

Each poster folds out to 18"x24"