Mark E. Carter » Design http://www.mecarter.com Graphic + Web Designer / Portland, OR Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:28:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Apart, A Part http://www.mecarter.com/blog/apart-a-part/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/apart-a-part/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:27:58 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=249 Apart, A Part



Apart, A Part, of Everything.

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]]> http://www.mecarter.com/blog/one-fine-future/feed/ 0 Scattered Suns T-shirt http://www.mecarter.com/blog/scattered-suns-t-shirt/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/scattered-suns-t-shirt/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:24:14 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=238 Earlier today I made a test t-shirt for my band, Scattered Suns, using a permanent fabric paint marker and a blank t-shirt. I’m pretty pleased with the results, though I’m not sure how viable this method is for producing band merchandise. This t-shirt took me a total of about 30 minutes, though it could easily be condensed to fifteen or so after settling into a workflow.

Enjoy the pics:







Thanks to Heather and Kreg for modeling the shirt.

]]> http://www.mecarter.com/blog/scattered-suns-t-shirt/feed/ 0 Mercy McNab http://www.mecarter.com/blog/mercy-mcnab/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/mercy-mcnab/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:50:52 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=168 It’s been a while since I posted an update on this blog. I figured I’d break my silence by talking about an awesome client I’m doing some work for.

Mercy McNab is a Portland based photographer who creates phenomenal imagery. Her photography is exciting and inventive and her sense of style is evident in each picture. I love her portrait photography in particular. She has a real knack for reading her subjects’ personalities and infusing her photos with their unique characters. But her portrait photography is just my personal favorite. Her portfolio proves that she really can tackle any subject matter with skill and creativity. If you are looking to hire a photographer I would strongly recommend her.

It’s funny, I met her here in Portland but she’s actually from Indiana as well. Her dad was the superintendent of my high school. Just an interesting side note, a cool coincidence.

Check out some of her photography:







Check out her website at mercymcnab.com (I built it!).

]]> http://www.mecarter.com/blog/mercy-mcnab/feed/ 0 Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch http://www.mecarter.com/blog/three-stigmata-of-palmer-eldritch/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/three-stigmata-of-palmer-eldritch/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:04:21 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=148

I was hanging out at Powell’s Beaverton store earlier today when I happened upon this copy of Phillip K. Dick’s Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch that reminded me a lot of my MSCE Day 3 creation. It’s not exactly the same, but it’s the same sort of aesthetic. Kind of a cool coincidence.

]]> http://www.mecarter.com/blog/three-stigmata-of-palmer-eldritch/feed/ 0 MSCE Day 13 / Moved http://www.mecarter.com/blog/msce-day-13-moved/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/msce-day-13-moved/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:51:31 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=126 We are all moved in to our new place in Portland, OR. It is awesome here.

Also, starting the MSCE project back up. Today is something I made for Heather, the joke nickname for our apartment.



Enjoy!

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Done in Illustrator.

Taking a break for the weekend, be back on Monday. Maybe I’ll update with something else over the weekend, but I might be busy. We are moving to Portland in less than a week!

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Not sure how happy I am with it, but I’m glad to have something done for the day. Paper texture from BittBox.

]]> http://www.mecarter.com/blog/msce-day-11/feed/ 0 MSCE Day 10: Our Adventure http://www.mecarter.com/blog/msce-day-10-our-adventure/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/msce-day-10-our-adventure/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:01:36 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=104 Day 10 of Make Something Cool Everyday. It’s almost 1am, but it’s okay with me. Heather and I are for sure moving in a week (to Portland, OR) and it feels really surreal. We are talking about starting a blog for our friends and family to see where we are and what we’re up to. Today’s creation is a visualization of our adventure. The route we’re taking + our destination.



Done in Illustrator + Photoshop. (Texture from Stock.xchng)

]]> http://www.mecarter.com/blog/msce-day-10-our-adventure/feed/ 0 MSCE Day 9: Party Invite http://www.mecarter.com/blog/msce-day-9-party-invite/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/msce-day-9-party-invite/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:22:24 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=97 Day 9 of Make Something Cool Everyday. Today the creation is a poster detailing the whereabouts of the going away party for my girlfriend, Heather, and I. We are moving to Portland in a little over a week! We’re very excited, and we’re having a little get-together to celebrate and see some of our Lafayette friends for the last time in a little while.



Done in Illustrator.

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