Ads Designed While You Wait!

September 17, 2010 by · 2 Comments 

There’s a tattoo shop in Louisville and Lexington called Tattoo Charlie’s with the slogan: “Tattoos While You Wait!” Ridiculous slogan? Yes. Effective? Yes, it interrupts my thoughts every time I see it. Good slogan to swipe to draw attention to this post? Yes!

I’ve been very fortunate to have been very busy lately doing tons of ads. Everything from two … Read the rest

18 Benefits of Hiring Me for Your Next Project

July 1, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Do you have a design, web, marketing, illustration or advertising job that needs to be done? While a design firm or agency can offer many great benefits, great design and may simply be the best fit for you in some cases, I’d like for you to consider for a moment the following 18 benefits my company, Tin Star Media, has Read the rest

Where Have You Been?!

April 27, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Where have I been is a better question?! I’m so glad you asked…

In the “woodshed” man. Getting it done.

I’ve spent the better part of the last month or so turning this logo:














into this logo:













this masthead into:













this masthead:










this magazine (from cover to cover):

















into this magazine:

















and this website:















into this website:
















I also had … Read the rest

New (Old) Items Added to Galleries

March 16, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

I’ve been going through some archives looking for pieces that I thought turned out well or are some of my favorites.

Here are the new items added to the Graphic Design, Digital Illustration and Identity galleries:





(Just a hint… always take a few minutes to archive your projects as you go so you can find them later. I’m still … Read the rest

What Do You Mean You Can’t Make It Bigger?

March 1, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

If you’ve worked in design for very long (or worked with designers) you’ve no doubt made this face!

One of my goals with this blog is to speak to both designers and clients and attempt to address some of the problems that come up in the client/designer relationship.

One of the first and most common issues that comes to mind … Read the rest

Thank You CreativePublic.com!

March 1, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

TinStarMedia.com was chosen as a “Designer of the Month” site for March 2010 by creativepublic.com! (Along with some other very nice sites.)



I’ve been a HUGE fan of Creative Public for a very long time. I just finally had a website to submit…

Creativepublic.com is a must-visit resource if you are a freelancer or a small business. I refer … Read the rest

How to Combine Nashville and Sportbike Freestyle?

February 16, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

With Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop that’s how!

I posted up a new tip on my website Illustratortips.com last night. If you’re a graphic designer, or interested in using graphics programs, check out this post:

Cowboy Grunge – Illustrator/Photoshop Tip



Cowboy Grunge? I don’t know… I just made it up!

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New Website Added to Web Portfolio

February 9, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Just added a website redesign for Stunters Edge Magazine to the web portfolio.

This “news” style site is built in WordPress and features a rotating gallery on the home page that links to internal pages and FancyBox picture galleries within.

Another task was fully integrating StuntersEdgeMagazine.com with the social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and Myspace (click on the … Read the rest