Hello, Tiger!

Hello, Tiger!

He just keeps waving... Jump Stop Safari.

Green Tea Kit-Kat

I've been very lucky to work with a lot of great people. Charles saw my love for green tea and Kit-Kats, and turned it into this generous gift.

Sushi the Great White Manatee

The last few posts are random images from my cell phone... This is Sushi the Great White Manatee

PG Graphics

Window Graphics for Procter & Gamble

Rubberband Ball & Wooden Hand

I have the pleasure of working with the one and only Tim Foley.

Previous Posts

Finished applications of previous posts... T-Shirts are coroplast yard signs and magnets.

Scaredown Haunted Attractions

Scaredown Haunted Attractions

Beautiful Park Bench

Really liked this concrete park bench, and the light and its resulting shadows.

Concrete Angles  wdsiemer

Vehicle Decal Mock

A rough proof of a vehicle mock-up...

Dry Erase Board Idea

If you purchase a dry erase board you can get custom RTA vinyl to adhere to the board, so you always have a template to write within.

Sky

Everyone loves the sky.

On the L

On the L  wdsiemer

Same Image, Different Result II

Previously, I posted a silhouette of the Cincinnati Skyline.

Then, I followed it up by posting about multiple people using the same image for different purposes.

Now, I actually RECEIVED my file from a client to get printed. It was low-res, but obviously I had no problem replacing it out.

Brain "Over" Heart

Brain "Over" Heart wdsiemer

No Copper Left

Mr. Potato Head Wall

Mr. Potato Head Vector

By creating Mr. Potato Head as a vector; I am able to print each component separately as a removable wall graphic, so you can piece together your own creation.

Wizard Parking Only

The guys at work made me my own parking space sign...

ICS Logo

Freelance design--logo

Dirty Keyboard

Will there be a time when physical keyboards are no longer relevant?

Ancient? Not yet. wdsiemer

Same Image / Different Results

An interesting part of maintaining a blog and supplying "free" graphics is the fact that the same image gets used in different ways. Some people/companies have contacted me about using my images like my Obama Gay Pride emblem, and Cincinnati Skyline silhouette; while others just found the image and ran with it.

When I create my images, I personalize (alter) them in a subtle way to determine if I was the original artist. I've seen the skyline included in at least three designs including a billboard. Listermann Brewing contacted me, and created an awesome graphic from the skyline, while Cincinnati Resident Spouse Association used it as an element in their logo.

I've always enjoyed the idea of re-purposing one image for multiple causes--it shows originality and creativity. Artists can express one idea in millions of different ways.

Listermann Brewing

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This year I've been going to dinner outings and book clubs with the Resident Spouse Association, a support/social group for fellow residency spouses and a ready-made place to find new friends in a new city, plus ones who completely understand the craziness of this stage of life.

The person who used to host a website for the group moved away, so they started a blog in its place - and I got to personalize it from the generic template. We didn't have any kind of logo, so I started by finding a free-use silhouette of the Cincinnati skyline to create an identity, but then I was stumped about where to go with colors... And that's where the pinspiration came in. I love the colors in this photo, fun and vibrant but not too girly (which I sometimes have a tendency toward), plus two of them are in the hospitals' logos so quite fitting!