Design Gangsta

For those of us that are designers, art directors, and anyone else that knows print, Kyle Webster offers a very humorous promotional piece of which we should all be jealous. This video is a humorous, yet fact filled depiction of who Webster is as an artist. A resume, if you will, of the most imaginative proportions.

Announcement and Greetings

Cotton Studios is proud to offer design services for custom announcements and greeting cards.  We just created a baby announcement card for Mr and Mrs Tyson Helsel using three photographs provided by The Shutter Bug.

Working directly with the mother, Staci Helsel, we put together this adorable single sided postcard which will mail in a standard envelope.  We chose fonts and colors and layout options with Mrs Helsel and baby Braxton in tow.  She watched as we created becoming a part of the design process.  With costs far below what one would pay for ink and paper on a home printer, and quality above the standard at-home print job, and a fun experience to boot, Staci was extremely pleased with the final project.

For pricing options on your own custom card, please email us at rachel@cottonstudios.com.

Forget their Faces - Whose policies do you agree with??

ABC News: Match-o-Matic 2.

This is a very clever little gadget from ABC News.  You answer questions about your beliefs and policy, and when you are done it shows you who you actually agree with the most.  Try it out and come back to me - let me know who you matched up with the most!!

6th Annual Smart Women Expo & Luncheon & Silent Auction

Mary Telfair’s Women’s Hospital is hosting the Smart Women Expo and Luncheon on September 24th at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.  RM Cotton has donated several Giclee prints to be auctioned at the event to support the women’s hospital.

For more information, please visit the link below:

6th Annual Smart Women Expo & Luncheon - The Creative Coast Alliance (Savannah, GA).

Printing Our Own Money??

I get the Daily Heller everyday, and Steve Heller offers a little illustration/design history in every blog.  It seems that the future is always related back to the present in the world of art.  The new is simply a re-invention of the past.  It’s all been done before - or has it?

Daily Heller by Steven Heller.

In today’s Daily Heller, Steve poses the idea that we may eventually consider printing our own money - each state to encourage economic growth.  Can you imagine that??  Seems odd to me, but boy, would I LOVE to be one of those designers.  Maybe I should go ahead and try my hand at it.  Thanks, Steve, for a wonderful idea!!

I.F. - Island

These Guys are living the life on the island of Jamaica.  Enjoying their surroundings and living as one with nature.  This was inspired by a pair of Siamese Acorns I found on my back deck last week.

I you love it, get the t-shirt or a print!

Ilustrators!! You gotta check this out!

Book Publishing Companies - Publishing Books - WEbook Online Company.

So if the next big thing for writers is the wide world of online ebook publishing, then the next venue for illustrators must follow suit.  Check out this awesome site where you can browse other people’s writings, and why not try and hit them up to use you as an illustrator?

Did I mention I love the web?