I’ve been working on a new web site in the shadows lately. It’s being built at adbrad.com/test. The plan is to move it over in the next few days. I’ve used the iThemes Builder theme to create the structure and customized everything off of that. It’s a really powerful and stable theme. And yes, I do work for them now, but I believe it just the same. So the old AdBrad.com will be coming down soon, along with the outdated work I’ve sifted through. Check out the test site, or just make sure to check back here in a few days and you’ll be able to see what I’m really excited about.

While you’re waiting for me to get around to transferring the site, here are some wallpapers I made today. No reason. Was just messing around and decided to make it my desktop and iPhone wallpaper. It’s just in Macbook size by default but you can Photoshop it as big as you want around the edge. It’s a solid gray.

Enjoy. Check out the test site. And get ready for some changes.

Saved the colors a bit differently for iPhone. Not sure why. But this is the only one I saved.

Also a tip: iPhone screen resolution is a monstrous 180ppi, so creating wallpapers for it at 72ppi looks like crap. Make sure you save it at 180 or you will be disappointed. This one is 180ppi for your crisp iPhone wallpaper enjoyment.

By adbrad, on 01/31/2010 at 1:06 am
In graphic design, meta, my work and tagged desktop background, iphone, iphone wallpaper.
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In honor of MLK day, I dug through my old blog archives. I made this iPhone background a little more than one year ago on my old blog. Put it on your iPhone for the day to remember this great leader.

I made this early in the Obam-era, so I put CHANGE in the slider space. But it’s not just a hyperpolitically charged buzzword. It’s a reminder every time you unlock the phone to engage, change and improve the world around you.

Enjoy.

By adbrad, on 01/18/2010 at 10:00 am
In culture, my work and tagged MLK.
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I designed a logo last semester for the new Healthy Union program at OSU, encouraging Student Union employees to live healthier lives by giving incentives for specific program participation. The program is still being developed and they asked me to work on an identity for it. My first attempt was sent back, looking for a happier, less-hospitalized look. They were right. It’s kinda of scary now that I look back at it.

It’s a cool look, but with the Helvetica and the syringe look of the Union spire, it was definitely too medical. So, for this round I tried to make it a happier, more participatory feel by using icons to denote certain (made-up for now) programs and options.

These icons will be used to visually describe the options and can also be turned into badges as rewards and reminders of employee commitments. Kind of like flair. I used Chevin as the typeface, because it’s clean and modern, but much softer than Helvetica. After using Foursquare and Gowalla for the past couple weeks, I’ve been inspired by their icon design. Hopefully they like the idea so I can do more of that in the future.

By adbrad, on 01/13/2010 at 2:39 pm
In OSU, branding, graphic design, my work, work.
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