The new blog: Drawsigner.com I'm happy to announce the launch of my new blog Drawsigner.com I will no longer
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This is the old blog of illustrative designer Von Glitschka. Visit his new blog at http://www.drawsigner.com
Vector Basic Training Book. I want to apologize for the delay in my new blog being launched. It's been designed for well over a month but unfortunately the developer I'm using has
New "Drawsigner" blog. My first venture into blogging happened May 29, 2005
Photo of some slum typography. It's been nearly six months since I spent time in the
Keyboard Characters Set. Four years ago I created a unique self-promotional product I called
Chumlee on Black. My family and I enjoy watching a show on the History Channel called Pawn Stars. It's a
"Slum Textures" 35 Royalty-Free Textures. Back in April and May I spent 10 days in the
Over the years I've had all kinds of illustrative requests. Tonight I was up late working on a deadline due tomorrow morning, and the following email showed up in my inbox:
The original "Tribal Face" illustration. Recently I've had a handful of infringements take place regarding my tribal artwork shown above. These types of situations tend
"Hard Ball" Back print on white shirts. Being a hired gun (creative pinch hitter if you will) means I do a lot of
Deconstructing my vector build methods. If you follow my tutorials on Illustratio
"Drawsigner" Logo Mark.I've been calling myself an Illustrative Designer for about six years now. It fits the type of work I do on a daily basis the best. A good mix of des
"Alien Skull" PDF Tutorial cover.I'm happy to announce that I've finally produced my first collection of self-contained tutorials called
The original "Tribal Face" illustration.Over the last six years I've had a lot of interesting things happen surrounding my tribal artwork. Some of it has been
Tonight I was skimming through some old archived files and stumbled upon a lot of what I call "Lost Ideas." Most are design options presented to clients but never used, and some are ideas I played around with during the creative process but never presented.All of them sit lonely amongst the 0's and 1
"Creating 5ive-Alarm Concepts" Presentation.Over the last three years I've had the privilege of speaking at the HOW Des
One memory from the Mathare Valley Slums I'll never forget is the day I took about 60 kids and did a drawing exercise with them.I had packed a bunch of small blank sketch pads and a box of pens in my suitcase. We headed to a small grass field in
Attack of the Killer Monkey!While in Africa we did manage to take one day off from working in the slums and drove about two hours northwest of Nairobi to the Lake Nakuru National Park for a
A happy little girl.The kids in the Mathare Valley Slums probably gave me more than I was able to give to
I'm struggling with knowing how to write about this experience? I want to share it with everyone, but I feel wholly inadequate to do so. I'm not even sure where to begin?The last week and a half I spent in the Mathare Valley Slums in Nairobi, Ken
Animation Studio Logo.LightStream AnimationEight former employees of ILM started their own animation studio and this was one of the concepts I presen
"Comfort Zone" design. (View Larger Image Here)I
A downcast Kindle ponders his future.The dawn of the iPad is quickly approaching and it made me wonder in an anthropom
"Cheese Weasel Day" Logo.My friend Chris Forbes is the driving force (evangelist) behind a rea
"Happy Fee" shoes by Savannah Glitschka. (View Larger Image Here)The Work
The following story is true.IntroductionDiscussing real world designer horror stories isn't anything new, readers of this blog have read about them
Original concept drawn on a creative brief.Creativity is kind of strange. I never know when an idea is going to spawn, I've just learned to
"FloraWhirl" design.I like Zazzle.com, out of all t
"Regal Garden" pattern texturized.It's been almost three years since my texture book was published. But I've conti
Heart Worm™ Character Design.Armin Vit is like the Mark Twain of the design industry. He's talented,