Kevin Gormal

Last Test!

2010-06-04T08:34:00.001-07:00

Here goes nothing! Next blog will be from South Africa via the FIFA World Cup!

The iphone

2010-05-13T11:29:00.001-07:00

Blogging from the phone now! Going to be tweeting/blogging from South Africa in a few weeks to come! Stay tuned, going to be quite an adventure!

+ Posted from the iPhone.

www.kevingormal.com

2009-12-30T18:40:00.000-08:00

blog incorporated there... check me!

Coming Soon, Very Soon.

2009-10-14T05:41:00.000-07:00

Also get yours pre-ordered to see some of my work published

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER:

new site

2009-10-06T06:52:00.000-07:00

working on the new site.

will have blog incorporated.

stay tuned.

the famed Bachelor Party

2009-09-17T11:57:00.000-07:00

Peep it. Should be worth a laugh or two.

LINK HERE

SECRET click on the type, get a little surprise reel.

ate. drank. & got married.

2009-09-08T05:44:00.000-07:00

A glimpse from the best night of my life...

Create N.

2009-08-31T08:51:00.000-07:00

A bored few late nights with some canvas and spray paint laying around...

Cities

2009-08-31T08:49:00.000-07:00

99% done! I have made it through all the cities. I am toying with the idea to keep the raw wood frame, but most likely will give a slight staining to refine and finish the piece.

Thoughts?

Oranje 2009

2009-08-19T12:43:00.000-07:00

Deep on the Oranje 2009 campaign grind. Stay tuned for a very nice Web site re-vamp done my myself and Peakay Designs.

www.oranjeindy.com

NOTE: iPhone picture.

LOTS

2009-08-12T11:19:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, I have LOTs of projects going on all at once. If fact, I wrapped up three last night. One is my gift to my groomsman, so I can't post that one... I will post some shots soon. Some smaller projects and a rather large on in the works as well...

VNA mailer

2009-07-29T07:27:00.000-07:00

Got a chance to do a pretty involved Visiting Nurse Association recruit mailer. I did a few design templates and this one they loved. It is square in size but the tabs on both sides pull out to reveal lots more info. (Pretty intricate how it's all put together.) It will be going into production once pricing and quantity gets settled on their end. I look forward to seeing this final piece put together.

ctrl z website

2009-07-29T07:22:00.000-07:00

I have done some mock ups for the new 'control (z)' website. It will certainly be a unique looking I.T. site, but I think that is a good thing. The owner/CEO is a very well put together gentleman and I thought this type of site accents his presence very well. He approved the design and we will start production once we settle everything up. Stay tuned to pushcontrolz.com.

Away from the Desk

2009-07-16T06:47:00.000-07:00

I needed to step away from the desk for a bit the other day so I went on a photo hunt. Surprisingly it landed me across the street from my car... (the numbers are from a track day a few days prior.)

CLICK TO SEE IT A BIT BIGGER

Entourage

2009-07-07T10:32:00.000-07:00

Yup, this Sunday night is the beginning of the TV again. It's been hard, no football, no soccer, no Entourage, no sports at all really. AND baseball DOES NOT COUNT.

Mfest...

2009-07-06T09:12:00.000-07:00

Mfest 3 April 2009 Las Vegas NV from ChrisMfest on Vimeo.

"A BMW gets you into the club, an M gets you into a culture."

Pathfinders in Elder Law

2009-07-01T14:01:00.001-07:00

Got word today of a logo selection from a local law firm here in Indy. Severns & Stinson is an elder law firm with the tag line of 'Pathfinder in Elder Law'. We were a bit worried they wouldn't go this abstract or symbolic with their new branding, but we were surprisingly pleased they did. I like this one! Stay tuned as we re-brand their image with this new identity.

Pre-Game

2009-06-30T11:26:00.002-07:00

Just got some proofs back from our engagement shoot. What do you guys think, a few are not the 'norm' I'll get most of them posted when we settle on some...

Clean Reflections Mobile Detailing

2009-06-30T11:03:00.001-07:00

Just wrapped up helping a friend of mine launch his mobile detailing site. Turned out pretty nice. VERY simple, cut and dry, clean site. I have actually had my car detailed by him and he does one hell of a job. I would recommend checking his services out...

Browse the site, let me know what you think?

CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH SITE

Rest In Peace Michael

2009-06-26T07:56:00.000-07:00

Shirt design I put together after hearing about the loss of the one of the greatest musicians ever. Hard to look at any artist today that is has not been influenced by the once King of Pop. Interested in supporting?

crtl (z)

2009-06-26T07:31:00.000-07:00

A logo we are developing for a network solutions I.T. firm based here in Indianapolis.

What do you think?

Billboard

2009-06-18T08:57:00.000-07:00

A client of ours, Visiting Nurses Association out of Texas, is moving forward with some billboard advertising in there area. We have been pushing our print/web campaign that communicates "Become a part of their stories." It takes the outlook on recruitment and runs with the idea that as a nurse you become a part of their life, and a part of their stories.

My campaign contribution looked like this: Elderly people telling their stories, sharing their lives. You may need to get a little more detail on the campaign trail to understand it a bit better but, I thought they came out simple, clean and gave the target audience a bit of responsibility in understanding what the job entails.

Thoughts?

GRN DOC

2009-06-16T09:33:00.000-07:00

These logos are for online forms used by a company out in California. It is actually an eco-friendly dentist association we work with. Very cool stuff. All of the office supplies, the building, the papers, EVERYTHING they use is ALL eco-friendly. The logo is meant to be a web stamp/seal of approval for particular documents and statements.

These were my initial submissions, so we will wait to hear back from killa' cali.

Metal Works Logo

2009-06-16T09:02:00.000-07:00

We are have been working with a company on redeveloping their logo after they recently purchased the company. It is an industrial metal fabrication company that designs and builds steel racks for the auto industry. We actually played a role in developing their new name as well. Of the 30 or so names we produced, "Metal Works Industrial Fabrication" is what they are leaning towards. As the lawyer started going through the hoops of trademarking, we started on some creative. Still nothing set in stone on the name, that pends TM info from corpo.

After some quick sketching and toying, these are what I considered my best options on a crunched time frame. Nothing special, but a start. I'll keep you posted on where things go and if mine make the cut...

Updates

2009-06-16T08:22:00.000-07:00

Okay, so there is going to be a change happening in the world of kjg's art blog. My 8-to-5 as well as planning for the wedding is taking so much of my time right now and I am neglecting to focus on my personal art projects. Furthermore, I am going to post some of the work I am doing while at Matchbook (logos, brochures, website, video projects). At least this way it proves my design passion still lives on...

So stay tuned, I'll get some recent logo work we have been working on posted today at some point.

AAF Indianapolis Submission

2009-05-27T08:08:00.000-07:00

So the AAF, Indianapolis (American Advertising Federation) is accepting designs from local creative/art directors for the Indianapolis Downtown street banners. There are of course guidelines to abide by which include incorporating the Indianapolis Downtown logo in some artistic format. Above is one of my submissions.

Let me tell you, for the amount of time I put into working that skyline into the Indy skyline, it doesn't carry the strength I thought it would. I'll post my other submissions as well when I get them wrapped up.

What do you think of this one?

I'll post a mock-up of the banner on the street here shorly.

Long anticipated: Relapse

2009-05-19T06:54:00.000-07:00

Again, NOT my art, but for me Eminem's album has been long anticipated. It is out, it is legal and I am sampling it as we speak. I'll drop my unprofessional music review when I get a chance to really 'hear' it.

Congrats Photo Call

2009-05-15T07:39:00.000-07:00

So my cousin Tyler just graduated from my alum high school Lawrence Central and needed some invites for his is famed Grad party. We (his mother) wanted to get some shots taken and include them in his invites. So we did. He headed over to the new pad where we got some pretty good shots. Thought I'd include a shot that included some OBEY art that we have on display.

Hope you, Aunt Denise, were happy with the way things came out...

He's now Purdue bond!

Spike Lee?

2009-05-01T05:35:00.000-07:00

Remember way back when (well actually way back before the big election) I did an Obama poster for a design site? Well, come to find out, my design has been recognized by some pretty interesting people, Spike Lee to be exact. Anyways, Spike Lee and TASCHEN publishing are publishing a book for the 1 year anniversary of the big win. The book is set to showcase some essays by Spike himself, as well as some political art produced prior to the election. (This is where my poster comes into play) The book's focus to is show the power of street developed art and its continued worth using viral marketing. We all know the power that Shepard Fairey's image had on the campaign! All the posters created for this site where to be freely made posters not for profit or gain, but to simply spread the word more through street art. All posters were meant to be copied and printed and posted wherever. Simply creating a mass viral poster campaign of quality political art done by artist throughout the country.

Guess what, it worked, clearly.

Anyways, my poster is set to be highlighted in the book being published in November.

Its' pretty cool to be involved in such project.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE POSTER

No Art

2009-05-01T05:32:00.000-07:00

Still no art just yet, but I am slowly wrapping things up in the new place. I will have some furniture I designed to share, as well as a pretty cool piece I am wrapping up.

I will also get some shots of my very own 'art studio' in our new place for my selected "sees it" poster series... Came out pretty cool. Stay tuned, I'll get some pictures this weekend.

twitter-ed

2009-04-21T07:34:00.001-07:00

So my company is jumping the bandwagon and joining the twitter cult. So, in the process of working out how it all works, I set up a twitter as well.
Check me out and 'follow me' as they say...

MOVING

2009-04-17T07:22:00.000-07:00

Just moved. Been working every night to get the place in some what of order. IT STILL IS NOT READY YET. I do have some things to post up. I will work on getting some shots this weekend and get them up.

AP BS

2009-04-06T07:08:00.001-07:00

Not my art; but worth the blogspot...Hit the below links.

Shepard Fairey

Huffington Post

an artist at work

2009-03-31T06:12:00.001-07:00

So my nephew Parker aka "diddy" got his first paint set and began tearin' up the sheets! Check him out, the mans' got serious skills!

The future of art...

Cities

2009-03-23T09:31:00.000-07:00

So I have shifted my world a bit in last month or so. We have moved out to the 'blurbs' and hung up the towel on our great pad in the city. It is only temporary, so we can save some bucks to look back in the city at something we can afford.

Anyways, to the art:

I have had this piece in mind for some time. I think I got inspired to do this piece when I was going through all my travel pictures. I got to thinking, me and XT have covered a lot of places in our short lives thus far... we are very fortunate. I wanted to make a pieces that highlighted parts of the world that have impacted our lives in a positive way. Plus I wanted to do it BIG, so this piece is 7ft tall by about 2ft wide. In the moving process, I scoped out the living room as great place for this piece. Here is the digital sketch of it, It is mixed media with oak wood, tar, spray paint and some good 'ol lacker. I'll work on getting some shots of it once its fully completed and in its place in the new digs.

Thoughts, comments?

On the Move

2009-03-09T05:23:00.000-07:00

Crazy busy with moving. Will post once I get settled.

Official

2009-03-02T09:00:00.000-08:00

And after a couple re-prints and lots of assembly...
it is official.

BIG things

2009-02-19T09:01:00.001-08:00

I am working on some big things...

Stay Tuned.

Deuce - 0

2009-02-13T07:50:00.001-08:00

Again, not really MY art but I was certainly a part of the experience! A couple of us made it over to Columbus to route the US against famed rival Mexico in a World Cup Qualifier. It was quite the experience, as it always is when the US faces Mexico. Anyways, our boys defeated Mexico yet again with a 2-0 score.

But that wasn't the half of it... Columbus Crew Stadium is located near OSU campus, so we decided to go out for a 'few' on campus. Good times, cheap college beers, can't beat it. Well, before the night had ended I found myself posted up with USA soccer player in a venue not to be mentioned. Not just a US player, the one Clint "Deuce" Dempsey. Oddly enough, the player I hold to the highest respect for playing in the EPL for Fulham United! Clearly not the best pictures, but it was a night I won't soon forget. But all good things have to come to an end, besides, he was getting pumped to head back over the pond to play Man U on Tuesday.

No big deal right, just another day at the office.

NOTE: all pictures where taken with the iphone so...quality was left to the imagination.

Matter of time

2009-02-10T08:35:00.000-08:00

It was only a matter of time for this one. Just another poster design for the 'sees it.' campaign of mine. I am obviously an avid supporter of BMW and this only seemed fitting...

CLICK HERE TO SEE IT A BIT BIGGER

Old Yeller Football Club

2009-02-04T07:19:00.000-08:00

After a long stint, the site is back to being updated weekly. Check out some new photos in the gallery and see how the club is doing in their attempt to regain the title.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIVE SITE

Marc Arnold Site

2009-02-03T12:26:00.000-08:00

Just finished up putting together a small portfolio site for a good friend of mine. He was looking for a site to show some of his pieces but still be simple and clean enough to cause some interests. Take a look, it works and does the job he is needing.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIVE SITE

CHANGE

2009-01-20T10:11:00.000-08:00

Change has come. It is official, Mr. President Obama is now in charge. www.whitehouse.gov has been updated with the changing times! Let's see what Obama can do for us... Looking forward to a country worth fighting for again.

Weather Frustration

2009-01-19T09:45:00.000-08:00

The weather here in Indy has been freezing at best! Which in turn means, no photo shoots of the car! Hell, no photo shoots at all! It is blistering cold outside! So in my state of frustration, I was playing with some old pictures and came up with this one. The car is bone stock with no mods in this shot, which is slightly different than it resides now. A few minor mods have taken place over the course of the winter, many more are sitting in my garage waiting for the weather to allow me to get them installed. Soon enough though, soon enough...

CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS IMAGE A BIT BIGGER

$1 to the first person who can identify the building in downtown indy...

PICK ONE

2009-01-15T11:17:00.001-08:00

Okay, so I am doing a logo for an automotive club here in Indy. We have narrowed it down to these 5 or so... Drop me a line and cast your vote: 1,2,3,4, or 5? I'll let you know which one the client picks. I also think they will role this into a website so, that could be in the mix too?!

Matboarding

2009-01-07T06:39:00.001-08:00

Well, it has been too long since I have had a chance to drop a line on here. The holidays, the family, the driving for 9 hours only to get stuck in an ice storm and have to head back home again... BUT, I stayed VERY busy with the framing thing I have going. I found myself framing nearly every night (well, should have been framing every night!) It helped pay for the holiday season, and some of them were even gifts themselves!

I am getting closer to having the "framed: by kjg" website complete too! So that can be of use to those still waiting for me to get their projects done! Stay tuned!

Happy Holidays from XT

2008-12-12T11:53:00.001-08:00

We were taking pictures for the new Christmas card when we I got a bit off track...It is just so easy to take great shots of XT! There is not enough room or time on this blog to try and catch all her beautiful expressions...but I managed to get a few.

... Shipper's Delight

2008-12-12T08:17:00.000-08:00

Another day at the office. I was walking out of the office the other day to see this beautiful site. You know what they say, "Red sky night, shipper's delight, Red sky morning, shipper's warning"

Holidays!

2008-12-03T09:00:00.000-08:00

Been busy lately! The holidays have gotten the best of me. BUT, I am primed with new canvas and lots-o-spray paint...Stay tuned, I am working something up.

Power On

2008-11-21T06:58:00.000-08:00

So the 'kjg sees it' poster series is coming right along. This one was inspired by my computer acting up. 'Power ON & sees it.'

Garage shoot

2008-11-11T08:06:00.000-08:00

I knew I always wanted to do a shoot under this particular overpass in the city. So I finally got to go out and get some shots...and they did NOT turn out how I had expected. I had to play with them a bit, and work with lighting etc. Here is how some of them came out...

CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS IMAGE A BIT BIGGER

Diamond Chix

2008-11-11T07:15:00.000-08:00

I am redeveloping a fast-pitch softball teams' web presence, so here are some of the shots from the shoot. We went out to a training session to catch them in action. These girls are no punk! Their new web site will be up shortly!

Also need to post a shout out to my cousin Mary-Grace who is a part of the squad!

Ballet shoot

2008-11-10T12:43:00.000-08:00

Had to shoot for a dance studio on the north side of Indianapolis last weekend. It is so amazing the lines these girls can create with their bodies. The symmetrical lines they produce with what seems to be little effort was amazing to see. This shot, among many, clearly proves my point.

the Wedding Site

2008-11-04T14:05:00.001-08:00

Okay, so I have finished our little wedding site. We are going to have family from all over the world so, any news we can get over the pond is helpful! Here it is:

www.kevingormal.com/wedding

NOTE: Nor XT or I have never placed highly in ANY spelling bee in our life! Keep that in mind as you browse through the site!

WORTH IT

2008-10-29T08:26:00.000-07:00

Not my art, but every bit of worth posting on my blog. A great mix for a great cause and for a great time in American Politics. Amen DJ Z-Trip

www.djztrip.com/obama

In Production

2008-10-27T08:02:00.000-07:00

I recently had quite a few request for a print of my '08ama' poster. They are officially in production for the time being...One week left people!

If you are interested in supporting Obama and/or indy art...They are $12 (16x20). Drop me a line: kgormal@yahoo.com.

Matisyahu & friends

2008-10-24T13:01:00.000-07:00

Recently went to go check out Matisyahu and The Flobots at the Murat theatre in Indy. They put on a very good show...Afterwards was able to get a limited edition litho signed by Matisyahu himself, along with getting to get in a few laughs with boys from The Flobots. It was a fun evening and the poster was a bonus.

'Matchbox'

2008-10-22T11:27:00.000-07:00

I was just playing around at my desk when I started to take some snap shots of a few model cars I have sitting around. As most of you know, I have accumulated quite the collection of model cars since my childhood. As it turns out, I am well underway of shooting a whole series of my model cars. These are the two images that sparked the idea...

I have to admit, I had some inspiration from a CLIPSE verse when I was thinking of a clever title for this series:

"...it's hard to stay low when your garage full of matchbox..."

I deemed it fitting to title the series 'Matchbox'. I will post a link when I get the series completed and in a working order...

'O8ama Poster

2008-10-07T13:40:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick poster I did for a website called designforobama. Cool site, Cool idea, Cool art. Check it out... and if so inclined, design a poster and submit it! (or just print mine off and post them everywhere!)

www.designforobama.org

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE POSTER A BIT BIGGER

Flower Power

2008-10-06T14:24:00.000-07:00

Not my image but a great shot taken by my fiance. XT took a trip back out to the grave site where we got engaged and snapped a few shots of the flowers and the newly acquired ring. We are still building the wedding site and you can bet this image will be apart of it!

Great shot XT!

In the sticks

2008-09-29T11:19:00.000-07:00

So I took a trip to southern Indiana last weekend to visit XT's parents and along the way I stopped and took advantage of the country side and its beautiful sunset. I thought it was interesting to see a BMW, and its status quo, out in the sticks along country roads and corn fields. I say this because, driving an M3 is a serious experience, it's FUN to say the least. BMW has the image of being this sophisticated, middle-upper class, automobile but deems itself as "The Ultimate Driving Machine". I 100% agree that it IS an ultimate experience to drive this daily driver at speeds not legal around corners and up and down on-ramps. BUT how often do you see BMW commercials where the driver is racing through back roads and down windy country openings? NOT OFTEN. And ask any M3 (or any BMW) enthusiasts where they love to take the car, where they can take corners and feel the suspension at work, where they can dig through the gears and feel the ultimate driving experience...

one can't avoid mentioning the fun they have out in the sticks!

Anyways, this is not a driving picture, which is what I really wanted, but a quick snap shot of where (at least me) BMW enthusiasts really have fun with the car!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS IMAGE A BIT BIGGER

STOP sign

2008-09-19T08:46:00.000-07:00

We have all been here...ANYONE who has worked in the industry can relate, (sadly):

CLICK HERE FOR LINK

flickr

2008-09-18T08:36:00.000-07:00

Well, during the building process of my photography site, I decided to post some images on the famous 'flickr' website.

Please note: I am adding images when I can, so keep an eye out for updated images when I get spare time.

CLICK HERE to see what's posted now.

Now Showing

2008-09-11T13:05:00.001-07:00

First of many, I can promise you that.

Just got my new front treads and was on a drive when I noticed an old cinema with an empty parking lot...Sadly, I was without my camera but not without my phone. So I pulled in and snapped a shot with the camera on my phone. Nothing to write home about, but it is the first official shot (of many) of the new ride!

Rest assure this car will frequent my blog!

Calling out!

2008-09-11T12:23:00.000-07:00

I am sure you have all seen the Barrack Obama campaign art. If you haven't, look around, it is everywhere! Anyways, last weekend a few of my friends and I were hanging around and I happen to notice a trend...

Vote for CHANGE.

Something HAS to change.

En Route

2008-08-15T09:41:00.001-07:00

It's official and it's on its way!

Engagement Invites

2008-08-08T11:25:00.001-07:00

With my recent engagement, comes being creative with invites and save-the-dates! We are having the typical engagement BBQ so our invites turned out like this. Some green napkins, plastic silverware, and a belly band with details inside...Not real sure if sending 40 plastic knives and forks was the smartest, but we'll find out!

Power in Numbers

2008-08-08T10:45:00.001-07:00

Power in Numbers is a piece I developed after a networking event we attended. It always amazes me the power and importance a business card has, so this piece was made to represent the hustle-'n-bustle of business professionals. Lots of business cards, lined up in rows, pushing their product, yada yada...but looking at it from our creative agency side, and US pushing our service, I began to visualize something.

All of these cards in this piece are ours (employees of Matchbook Creative), they all are ideas that we "sell" or "market" to potential clients. The impact and importance of one card is only as powerful as its design, in theory. It is like an advertising campaign. So I looked at it in a way similar to the critique stages of a design project. A designer does something and essentially sells that design to his colleagues, they critique it, changes are made, and so on... At the end, a pretty nice piece is developed with everyones collective input. This piece represents that idea.

Nearer the top, all the cards are simply lined up and uniform, but then there is one flipped over, an "idea"...then another "idea" finally after two or three people buy into it, they decide to try and put one of the green sides upside down...a few more rows go by and they feel they like it so, they do it again... Basically the power of numbers and ideas has spawned this creative thought to turn one of them upside down. By the bottom of the piece, there is a total of 3 upside down. I guess you could say it is a process piece showing the process of power in numbers.

Not to mention, the entire time I was doing this piece I ironically had Jurassic 5's Power in Numbers album playing in the background.

Written Transformation

2008-07-28T13:15:00.000-07:00

Not my artwork per se, but we are involved in the development of a new website for a local personal fitness gym, Transformation Fitness & Wellness. They are getting their name tagged on the their wall, so we thought a progression photo shoot would be a great addition to the site. Although it's not 100% complete, here are some of the shots.

Looks good and should be a stand out piece to the facility. It's about 25ft long by about 6ft tall. Keep an eye out for their new website launch to see it in action!

Scotland

2008-07-28T05:19:00.001-07:00

Better late than never. Here are a few shots from the trip:Down the famous Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A good friend of the family, Cooper.

Parking sign outside Mount Stewart in Rothsay, Scotland.

A Van Gogh painting in the Art Galleries of KelvinGrove

The view opposite the well known scene of Chaotic Solitude.

Soon Soon

2008-07-20T13:22:00.001-07:00

Work has been EXTREMELY hectic playing catch up from the trip...I have started going through some shots, but really have not had time to look through much. I will get some shots up shortly! Plus I have been pretty busy with some personal projects...Just too much going on all at once!

Proof in the Stamps

2008-07-10T19:44:00.001-07:00

Okay, so I am back and had a great time! Belfast was all a bit of a blur, but my eyes were wide open when we went through the city to view all the murals (many images to come). It was good to see family and to show XT what the mother-land is all about! The stamps in the passport are mounting up...

I think the next trip will be to Egypt, why not?

I got a lot of good shots during the few weeks we were traveling so...I'll get them posted shortly!

Travel bound

2008-06-22T20:12:00.000-07:00

I am off to Scotland & Northern Ireland tomorrow! So needless to say there will be no posts for about 3 weeks. I will work on getting some good photography done while I am traveling and have something worth posting when I return!

SOLE Collector

2008-06-17T09:34:00.000-07:00

As some of you know, I have a thing for the collection of shoes, "Newbies" being at the top of that list. Well a few months ago SOLE Collector did a feature on New Balances' special release Super Team 33's and the cover design was just as cool as the shoes themselves! So I did some searching, found the cover, and got one to keep!

Sesame Street writer

2008-06-11T08:33:00.000-07:00

Christopher Cerf is son of Random House Publishing founder, Bennett Cerf, as well as one of the writers of Sesame Street. Chris was in Indianapolis last night doing a lecture on his TV series "Between the Lions" This guy is a character! He has so much passion for teaching children, so much knowledge on child education, and has such a drive for the best way to get kids reading. It was truly refreshing!

Anyways, we were sent to the lecture to create a documentary of his visit, and I landed photography duty.

I know, I know, this blog is quickly becoming a photo blog...I've got some things I am working on (just need to get them finished).

First time swimmer

2008-06-10T06:25:00.001-07:00

First time swimmer! Got to see my nephew's first time in the pool this past weekend. It's hard to get a bad shot of the little guy! Check out his blog for some more snap shots!

In the Audience

2008-06-09T11:56:00.000-07:00

I was recently involved in a photo shoot at a children's artist workshop when I got distracted by this adorable little girl. As I bounced around the theatre, she played on her dad's lap during the entire show. Too adorable to miss, I took a few shots of her throughout the performance. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get her name.

Glow in the Dark

2008-05-27T05:24:00.001-07:00

I know this is my art blog, and I have some music posts...but this music post IS art! We attended the show in Chicago over the weekend and were left nothing short of amazed. Kanye did his thing! This production deserves a post.

I recommend catching this show if it is remotely
close to your city.

Spotted our schwag

2008-05-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

I snapped a shot of our new marketing schwag in action. As you know, I am now with an ad agency called matchbook creative, and we recently developed our first piece of schwag. (schwag is free stuff given out by companies as marketing pieces). Fittingly we made matchbooks, considering it is our branding. So while at a bar, I spotted a guys cancer sticks with the infamous schwag attached.

The power of free schwag.

Something has to change

2008-05-06T06:34:00.000-07:00

And on a side note, these Shepard Fairey prints are just as amazing as everything he does. I am still working on getting one of my own with out having to pay an arm and a leg!

The Dynamic Duo

2008-04-22T07:02:00.001-07:00

My dynamic duo to be exact! XT and P diddy at their best.

dot.com

2008-04-18T06:49:00.000-07:00

Yes. It's official. www.kevingormal.com is now mine! Nothing too exciting posted other than my logo, but it will serve as the host to all my smaller sub-sites and forth comings. Who knows what that really means. I guess it just gives me a means to make a fool out of my friends publicly when I catch them on camera. Stay tuned though, the site is in progress and will be a looker once it's up and running! ( I am hoping)

The Ad World

2008-04-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been a month and the blog has been last on a busy list. I have had a few things in the works but with this new gig I have, there is not enough time in the day. My main goal right now is to finish a few sites I have started. Some soccer sites, so those will be up soon. Stay tuned. I'll get some links up!

Missy Higgins

2008-03-08T08:08:00.000-08:00

I have to say one of the best concerts I have been to in a long while. Not often do you go to a concert where the artist sounds as good as their record (or even better). Missy Higgins sounded better than her record! Live shows are always better to me, but Missy blew us away! We drove to see her in Chicago and I recommend catching her whenever you get the chance. Check her out if you have not heard of her. www.missyhiggins.com

Tooheys New

2008-02-26T19:29:00.001-08:00

This isn't REALLY art related, but it's been a LONG time coming. Actually it has been about 3 years coming. When I was in Australia I discovered this beer called Tooheys New. I actually didn't discover it, it was the only thing they had at most pubs, so I became accustom to it by default. None-the-less, it grew to become my beer of choice. So once I made it back to the states, I tried every way possible to get some shipped over to me.

The 3 year struggle has ended. Right next door to my new place of employment is a little market called "Goose the Market." They carry rare meats, cheeses, and specialty wine and beers. (among lots of other great items) I asked if they could get Toohey's New and the very next day, a case of my long waited beer had arrived!

...It taste just like I remember...

Onward & Upward

2008-02-22T07:25:00.001-08:00

Well, I took the leap. After 3 years at IBJ, I moved from the corporate world of design to the small up-&-coming design firm. Matchbook Creative, Inc. I am going to be doing a lot web design, branding, video production...among plenty of other stuff. I am looking forward to helping this new place grow into a respected design firm!

Tickets, Tickets, Tickets

2008-02-11T17:45:00.000-08:00

Here is a piece I am planning to do every year. We attend so many concerts, shows and sporting events every year that the tickets started to pile up. So I decided to make something out of it. The plan is to keep this up for years to come, we'll see how that goes!

Its Been Slow

2008-01-23T06:20:00.000-08:00

Okay, so it has been a while since I have gotten to this, and to be honest, I still have nothing to show for it. I am in the mix of a few projects, so I'll get something posted shortly. Stay tuned!

Design Vision

2008-01-08T08:56:00.000-08:00

Here is a self-promo poster I have been playing with for a while. It plays off a typical eye-chart idea but relates it to my "sees it." brand.

RZA Poster

2008-01-07T08:41:00.000-08:00

A poster/flyer set I recently finished for Think Differently Music Group. Two venues, same artists.

New Kicks

2008-01-05T10:39:00.000-08:00

So we decide to stop in at the new shoe boutique in Indy, 'got SOLE?' Here we quickly discover they had just received the new 95' Air Maxes due to release in summer of 08'. The owner, a former VP at Finishline, Inc., has the word on all the new releases and gets a few on early distribution just to spread the word. The catch is, most all display shoes are size 9. So, he only gets all unreleased kicks in size 9. AND yes...I can rock a size 9! The rest was history. This is a picture of my newest addition to the collection, prior to commercial release!

'08 Auto Show

2007-12-31T08:47:00.001-08:00

The boys and I took our annual trip to the Indianapolis Auto Show. Nothing too spectacular to share honestly. They did announce the launch of the much anticipated Nissan Skyline GT-R in June '09. But in my opinion, I believe the Audi Supercar R8 stole the show. Here's a close up of the gas valve surrounded by that beautiful material we call carbon fiber.