A dirty martini happens to be my favorite. However, I have come to find that they sometimes leave you feeling a bit tipsy. This poster is a simple illustration representing my love for those fuzzy moments with extra olives. bq

I soon want an exhibition with all my poster work hung on crisp white walls. The poster I designed below ’27.5 in by 19.75 in’ would be the title and graphic for the exhibition. It’s true. I absolutely love design. I love seeing myself grow as a designer, seeing other designer’s work and how they influence me, how the world and the people around me influence my work. I can’t get enough of it. In the near future, I plan on creating an online store with all my posters available for purchase.

Recently I’ve been busy prepping my portfolio book and beginning to organize my vacation in August, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been designing and creating. I recently designed a new logo, which unfortunately wasn’t used for Intelligent Weatherization, an Indiana Skills Verification Program aimed at maintaining a homes weathering process. However, the program ended up choosing a more conservative direction. The color choices were chosen to reflect the fight on different weather seasons within your home.

Also, I was updating my hard drives and noticed the early stages of The Freaky Afronaut’s latest album I designed. The cover originally started as a poster I had designed with TFA in mind.

I have attached Calvin Harris titled You Use To Hold Me off his debut album. It’s insanely full of energy and fresh. Enjoy a listen!

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This past week I designed a couple posters, one that reflected a recent experience and another that represented the upcoming holiday. ‘You Lack Direction’ sparked from a recent relationship I just went through where direction was far from the surface and it not only takes place in my relationships, but in my day-to-day life where I’m surrounded by several people who never travel in one consistent direction. I wanted to simplify this chaos into a poster and above is the final result.

Fourth of July is right around the corner and I wanted to create a dynamic but simple representation of our American independence. I didn’t want to tack the flag onto paper, but reference it through color scheme and fluid movement. I hope everyone has a great and safe holiday!

Recently I’ve been preparing my graduate portfolio book in time for the start to my long hard job search in September. This book needs to be flexible and easy to edit. While building a portfolio book you need to consider the large amount of content and how often it will change. This requires a well thought out grid structure. This past week I’ve been working on developing a grid within my master pages so the last few stages are just writing content and getting art work prepped for printing. I’m reaching the finish line, but not quite there yet. Take a look.

This is the second album cover I’ve designed for The Freaky Afronaut. Intergalactic Discocaine is an upbeat album of urban house mixes. I wanted to create an environment that was urban and abstract. I imagined a club scene as if the viewer was looking through a warehouse window. More detailed versions of the album cover can be seen via my Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bquigley/. Enjoy!

I have attached a Tiesto remix of Tegan & Sara‘s Feel It In My Bones as I approach my Friday. It has helped me get through the week. Enjoy a listen!

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For Hotbed Creative I created several logo concepts for client Iowa Insurance Guaranty Association. The logo had to speak structure with a modern sense but still remain traditional in voice. In the end, the logo was not chosen but I still enjoyed the final product.

I created this just as a personal project that I could place into my portfolio. The foundation to my style comes from traditional Swiss art. I felt that I should create a piece that honors this. In addition to this piece, below I have attached a song that has had a strong influence on my past week.

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My dream home is much more simple than the average American. I dream of a clean space with modern accents and color, very open to the outside world. I want it to inspire thought and social dynamic. I want it to retain a style of wealth but yet use little resources in my day to day life. This is my dream pad. Where my pad will rest is a complete mystery, but the city has to be full of diversity, arts, and of course with the open minded society.

Da Dream Pad: http://www.contemporist.com/2009/11/28/my-life-in-80m%C2%B2-by-poliform/

This is the most recent project I have completed at Hotbed Creative, a design firm I’m currently interning with. Once printed, this design will serve as fliers that will appear throughout Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago.