Official pictures from the show are up!

This is one of the drawings that I started ages ago…almost 4 or 5 years. I originally had wanted to submit it for an illustration contest, but things came up and then I never had the motivation to finish it.  I finally just sat down and put in the last few touches I wanted. I still see  a lot of imperfections, but I don’t want to mess with it anymore. I’m quite tired of looking at it actually, so if you’d like the original drawing, contact me and I will gladly make an arrangement!

All graphite on bristol board. 8.5 x 11 in.

Unfortunately I didn’t take any pictures at the show, and none have been posted on Star Clipper yet, but I do have my own submission photos. There were some pretty awesome pieces there though, so if I have time I may go back to get pictures so I can share my favorites!

Entry #1: I See Motor Scooters

Entry #1 is a tribute to my Genuine Stella in all of its chrome and sparkly blue glory. You can’t see it in this image, but in the goggles are advertisement images of a Stella. It sort of describes my state of mind when I decided to buy the Stella.

Entry #2: Love and Music

Entry #2 is a set of working miniature MUNNY iPod speakers. The sounded is boosted by a “wooden” heart battery powered amplifier. Turn it on, plug it in, and you’ve got wonderful music!

You can do it with photos. You can do it with illustrations. Why not logos?

At least that’s what iStock seems to be saying. iStockphoto is proposing to offer stock logos for single purchase use to its customers. I first heard about this new venture through the site Logo Design Love : “iStock opens can of nasty worms”. According to the news release on iStock’s website, the logos will be available for download as fully editable .eps files, can only be sold once, and must be exclusive to iStock and will sell between 100 and 750 credits. They’re are considering offering some small customization depending upon what the client wants and what the artist is willing to do once the client buys the logo. iStock will give 50% royalties for the first 6 months and after that the rate remains to be seen.

I scanned some of the comments below the article and was surprised to see a lot of positive feedback. Logos are integral to a companies brand and image. I don’t really understand how a company can select a logo that will become their essence out of a stockpile of designs that were created without a thought in mind about what that company really stands for. I’m interested to see how this will really unravel out. There are plenty of places where a company could get a cheap logo designed (not that it would be any better quality than a random stock logo) And even sites selling stock logos already, such as The Red Door Studio. Is this really as profitable or exciting as some think it will be?