Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Two new prints have landed in my store.

“Play Everyday” and “Combover” are now available as high quality art prints. Take a look!

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The Converter Logo

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:34 AM PDT

I designed the new logo of the iOS app The Converter.

The Converter is a unit conversion app designed by Vladimir Kofman. He contacted me to design a new logo for the app’s newest version.

This logo was a lot of work as the design is complicated and full of details. Icons for all iPhone and iPad models were created, resizing, redrawing and optimizing the shapes by hand for each size.

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Gradebook Logo

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:35 AM PDT

I designed the logo for the Android app Gradebook.

I was contacted by Erich Douglass to design a logo for his Android app Gradebook. The app is designed to be used by students to keep track of school assignments, course work, and their GPA.
Erich sent me links to similar apps and logos he liked. He suggested I concentrate on graphic metaphors connected to school so I sent him a few sketches. I always try to come up with at least three different concepts for app logos, ranging from the most obvious to the most far out. It’s important to stretch your imagination at this stage. As usual, the simplest concept was the best one (#3):
Gradebook-sketches
I created the icon based on the approved sketch:

Obviously it was too busy. We decided to simplify it in order to make it read better so here’s the final version:

All in all this was a fun project. I especially enjoyed the quick turnaround which always makes me itch for more and more work.

Here’s Erich’s testimonial about our collaboration:

Working with Andrea as been fantastic! As someone who is new to working with a freelancer, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Once I had sent him my contact information Andrea responded promptly to my request and helped guide me through the process. After describing the application to him, he quickly sketched up a few icon ideas and we proceeded to refine the concept until we came up with the final icon. The results were great and I belive that a great icon will help set my application apart from the crowd.
If I need any design work done in the future, Andrea will be the first person I contact.

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Dribbble Invitation Giveaway

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 06:35 AM PDT

I’m giving away one invitation to Dribbble.

I have another invitation to Dribbble so, just like before, leave a link to your portfolio in the comments and I’ll pick the winner, exclusively based on merit.
The giveaway ends Wednesday 13th.

Of course I can use all the publicity I can get so it doesn’t hurt me if you tweet this post but remember that I will give the invitation to the best portfolio.
That’s the only criterium.

UPDATE: The invitation goes to Nora from Catapulta. Congratulations!

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My New Portfolio Gallery

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:57 AM PDT

Introducing my portfolio gallery.

The Portfolio section on this website features extensive posts about my work with process explanations and shots as well as client testimonials. While that is good for a design blog I wanted to have a place where my potential clients could review my work in an easy and quick way, letting the images speak for themselves. I’ve been using Cargo as a portfolio platform for a while now and I was very satisfied with it so I upgraded my account and uploaded all of my work there.

Isn’t it “austonishing”? From now on please go to my Portfolio Gallery for an overview of my work without all the sketches and blabbering. Thank you.