AgroKrag Graphic Design/Illustration, Web Design, Web Marketing

Since I started designing I have been leaning more towards illustrating the images used.  However, today, I decided that I would use an actual photo and see what I could come up with.  I’ve been stuck trying to figure out what the look and feel of SnapMyLife should be for months now.  Ideas have come and gone.  It is tricky designing much of anything when the product revolves around UGC, so I finally bit the bullet and just went for something fun.

This girl is just having fun, no more no less.  Ideally these would be the types of things people would send into the site, we encourage people to go out and try to capture the most interesting part of their day. It’s all about expressing yourself through your camera phone and having a good time while doing so.

The effects I used in Photoshop are nothing new to the avid users but I like to think that they have blended together fairly seemlessly.  Also the creation of custom brushes is one of the most important skills to learn as a photoshop user…and I just started doing it.  A lifesaver.

I’d love to hear some feedback on this one.

If there is anything I can do about it then, yes, yes I will be making the cross country trek, just in time for my birthday too! This won’t simply be a joyride to the west coast, I will be there with a purpose…hopefully.

Tha bags are far from packed as this trip hinges on winning a contest that is really kind of a crap shoot. The ever time consuming (for me anyways) website Aint It Cool News has announced a contest this summer regarding an Art exhibit at the LA based Gallery 1988. This contest is like a movie geek artists dream come true, the theme is Cult or in other words your undying love for cult film. The medium is limitless, all that is required is heart, creativity, and some talent. So how can you create a piece of art, a SINGLE piece of art that can perfectly sum up everything that has inspired you about your favorite cult film? Sounds like the job for a graphic designer to me. We are bred to take large concepts an hone them into one all-encompassing image, to evoke 3,000 words from an image rather than 1,000.

My concept is cocked and loaded, now the execution. I don’t want to reveal the ideas behind the piece, not because I think someone would steal it, but to add an element of surprise to the whole thing. I will tell you this, the contest will be flooded with entries, many of which will be amazing so the competition will be tight. So I need to bring my A game, getting into this show and being present while hundreds of prominent Hollywood types look it over would be an epic break for my illustration career.

Watch for updates in the coming weeks.

Hint: When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth!

AgroKrag is a brand new design company and we are eager to work with you. We are currently working on getting this new site up and running properly, but obviously this comes in a distant second to all of the work we currently have on our plates. However, the plate’s only half covered at the moment and we would love to get your project into the mix. The contacts page will have everything you need to get in touch.

We look foward to working with all of you, and until then please enjoy some of our portfolio work.

-Below- Photoshop painting of actress Linda Cardellini of E.R. fame (or Grandma’s Boy if you know the classics). Painted by Jesse Rand our in house illustrator/designer

Coming Soon: Ellen Page ( Massacre on Camp Crystal Lake )