Category Archives: Illustrator

A slick logo and website for Triscope Films

Posted on January 28, 2012 by macca

I recently finished a website, logotype and promotional campaign for client Triscope Films. These guys are really good at what they do, so it was a pleasure to work on the project. The website is designed to suit desktop computers … Continue reading →

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The new Turbopan; it’s as good as gold…

Posted on November 25, 2011 by macca

This logotype was produced for Gold Panning Champion Kim Hillier’s new Turbopan, a radical new design that offers many advantages over traditional flat pans. It was designed first in Illustrator to get the font outlines, then exported to Photoshop, where … Continue reading →

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Producing interesting infographics for presentations

Posted on November 18, 2011 by macca

You’ve probably heard of “death by Powerpoint”. Well, another form of presentation death is “death by dull artwork”. This infographic was designed for use in Powerpoint, Word and in hi-res PDF files. The artwork needed to be both attractive and … Continue reading →

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A logo of many colours

Posted on September 16, 2011 by macca

I produced this logotype for my mate Dave Nickoll. It can be used in many colour variations, which adds to the visual interest. Dave rotates the colours for different applications. I drew the logotype in Adobe Illustrator. Click on the … Continue reading →

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Everton Down Under logotype

Posted on September 15, 2011 by macca

I produced this last year for the 2010 Everton Down Under soccer tour. The globe was originally drawn in layers in Adobe Illustrator, and then exported to Photoshop to apply the colour graduations, flairs and modelling. The “Superman-style” lettering was … Continue reading →

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Can you see the infinity symbol?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by macca

I designed this logotype for Anni Rowland-Campbell and Michele Berkhout of Digital Brand. One of a number of designs we looked at, this one was preferred because of the subtle infinity symbol built into the counters of the “d” and … Continue reading →

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Some chrome Xotix…

Posted on September 4, 2011 by macca

The Xotix logotype was designed for a website selling model automobiles. The client requested a chrome look, and wanted to pursue a chrome, black and red colour scheme. I drew the logo first in Adobe Illustrator in outlines, and then … Continue reading →

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Premium logotype update

Posted on September 4, 2011 by macca

I designed this logotype some years ago. Recently I updated it by adding a 3D chrome emboss to the design in Photoshop, and airbrushing the blue and red colours. The logo was originally drawn in Adobe Illustrator. Click on the … Continue reading →

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Letting your logo do the leg work

Posted on September 3, 2011 by macca

This logotype was designed for packaging for Caltex Australia. Prospect is a post harvest fruit treatment for the control of light brown apple moth on citrus, and mealybug on rambutans and lychees. The logo was drawn in Adobe Illustrator and … Continue reading →

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A typographic experiment in DAZ Bryce 7

Posted on September 2, 2011 by macca

This 3D illustration was produced in DAZ Bryce 7, as a typographic experiment. TB are the initials of my mate Ted Blackall, who is an awesome painter and illustrator. The font was shattered in Adobe Illustrator, and imported into Bryce … Continue reading →

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A sendup of the MGM logotype…

Posted on August 31, 2011 by macca

This logotype was produced for a small video/film startup. We thought a send-up of the MGM logo might be good, so I set about it. The lettering and scrolly elements were produced in Adobe Illustrator. I left a mask in … Continue reading →

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