Mark E. Carter » Life 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 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.

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I got bored with how the site looked before and decided to roll out a new style.

Life updates:
>I’m currently available for freelance graphic and web design projects.
>I’m also currently seeking full or part-time employment at a design agency in the Portland area.
>My band Scattered Suns is starting to play some shows around town.

Thanks again for visiting my site!

]]> http://www.mecarter.com/blog/redesign-2010/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 What is going on http://www.mecarter.com/blog/what-is-going-on/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/what-is-going-on/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:54:13 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=129 After being ill and still getting a huge amount of stuff done last week I have decided to stop the MSCE project. I may start it up again at some point in the future and I had a lot of fun with it, but at this point it would only take time away from other things I would like to get done.

For example:
-Updating this blog regularly with more content, less filler.
-Finishing my album that I am almost done with. – Complete
-Creating a new website at nearertonever.com to match the album. – Complete
-Start a new project, web based, unsure of what exactly yet. Complete

Look forward to exciting information, free fonts, desktop backgrounds, and more cool stuff in the future.

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My girlfriend and I have started a blog to talk about adventures in moving to the West Coast. It can be found at markplusheather.blogspot.com.

I’ll continue updating this blog when we have moved into our new apartment in Portland, OR. Thanks for reading!

]]> http://www.mecarter.com/blog/moving/feed/ 0 Rolling with the new website http://www.mecarter.com/blog/rolling-with-the-new-website/ http://www.mecarter.com/blog/rolling-with-the-new-website/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:08:42 +0000 mecarter http://www.mecarter.com/?p=21 Hello and welcome to my new website design! My new design utilizes the WordPress platform. I’ll be updating the site frequently with new posts about a variety of subjects. I’m excited to have a fresh new style for my site and can’t wait to start updating it.

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