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Looptopia 2008





On Friday, May 2, 2008 Rubbish spent the night with Chicago at an annual event known as "Looptopia." This poster I created helped draw in a crowd for our up and coming book "Blowing Kisses to the Windy City." The book will contain a collection of love notes addressed to Chicago. As I embark on the process of creating the book, I will post more about it. We also had the chance to run our very own Midnight Film Fest, where we screened our latest films and sold merch to promote current and future projects. Please enjoy the Flickr Gallery and Behind the Scenes edit of the night.

Square One 2008





Last weekend I had the chance to compete in The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg's annual design event "Square One." There were around 30 participants this year and we were all given 8 hours to solve a design problem given to us on the spot. Our task was to create a book jacket, point-of-purchase display, mailer, table of contents and two page spread. It was definately a challenge, with the book relating to the travels of a mistress set in a post World War I era. Awards were presented on Wednesday with everyones work on display. I was honored to walk away with the First Place Square One cube and prize package.

CAKE -- DANGER ISSUE





The past 3 months I have been art directing, constructing and designing the sixth edition of the magazine CAKE (Chicago Arts, Knowledge & Entertainment) alongside my fellow classmates. The issue took on the theme of "Danger" and was encompassed in every realm through the contributing designers. Yesterday we had the opportunity to launch it off with a release party at The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg, in a room decorated to fit the persona of a dark back alley. The release party went well, with great feedback and an ultimate celebration amongst the magazine's contributors. For more information and to purchase the magazine, visit lulu.com/cake

"Love Smoke" A Valen-tee





I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with designer Will Miller of Firebelly Design. We went ahead and came up with our own indivdual illustrations, burned a couple screens and had some fun in the studio with what we like to call color and fabric experimentation. These T-shirt's are the result of a few nights worth of anxiety, stress and excitement. There's truely nothing better than sharing the same passion and combining two insights into one end product.

Recycled Art -- FB Art Market



A few months ago I created a couple of illustrative pieces for the Firebelly Art Market's 50 under $50 wall. I had found a couple canvas' a while back at a local thrift store & thought it would be nice to throw some black ink down on them. I archived my favorite of the two under my Visual Collection.

New Blog & The Birth of Eyelids





So thanks to my dear friend & fellow designer, Mig Reyes busting his CSS skills into my home page, I now have my very own blog. I'll keep this updated with everything I am working on and involving myself with creatively.

This past month Rubbish has been sending our latest short film "Eyelids" to film fests all across the world(Boston, Los Angeles, Canada, France & more). I have been designing and constructing Press Kits and DVD jackets to house the entries of the film, in hopes of grabbing the attention and hearts of the judges.