Showing posts with label union county. Show all posts
Showing posts with label union county. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

2017 Library Card! Let's "Build a Better World!"

Once again, I've been tasked with creating another fun-filled library card for the fine folks at the Union County Library (see past cards here)! This time, the simple theme given me was "build a better world," and, with that, off I went! Click each image below to enlarge!

Below five images: I submitted these pencilled rough designs, all hinged on the "build a better world" motif! The trick, as always, was to get the scene to be clear and powerful enough to "broadcast" from a tiny library card!








Below: The "puzzle-piece world" idea won out! Here are the final pencils, worked up from the rough sketch!




Below: The final inked drawing....




Below: The final colors, with text and graphic elements added!




Below: The artwork used for the actual library card and key-fob!




Below: It's me, a proud papa, posing with the newly-minted cards!





Sunday, August 23, 2015

The Coming of the Sensational Superhero Library Card!

In 2014, I was asked to supply ideas and art for a great local library, in an effort to produce an eye-catching superhero-themed library card! See the images below, and follow along on the step-by-step creation of this memorable piece of art! The card even won an award from the North Carolina Public Library Director's Association, in the "outstanding promotional program" category! Click images to enlarge!

Below seven images: Ya gotta start somewhere! Rough ideas for the card, featuring 
a literature-loving superhero, in all sorts of inky action!





Below: While hashing out a direction for the card, it was decided
a fabulous female heroine was to be added, hence, the below design! 



Below: One idea was for a "flip card" format, with both
heroes spotlighting books and electronic equipment… 



Below: Final pencils for a design that shows both happy heroes, demonstrating their strengths, as well as showing off so many items the library offers patrons, such as books, e-readers, CDs, DVDs, electronic equipment, etc



Below: It was decided the previous graphic was just too busy for a tiny 
card (whose final dimensions would be a tad over a minuscule 3 by 2 inches!)… 
So, back to the drawing board for this simple image, one that still shows off the 
heroes and the library materials...



Below: Tighter pencils for the approved design...



Below: At last! Final finished pencils for the card!



Below: The finished inked image!



Below: The finished color art, complete with text!



Below: It's me, holding the finished card! Now, time to check out a ton of books!