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MAY 24 2009: Grip Industries & Healthy Garden have been completed & added to the Web Design portion of the Work area.
APR 15 2009: Valhalla Studios hired Ben to produce a design & layout for Healthy Garden.
MAR 20 2009: Valhalla Studios hired Ben to produce this backdrop for Grip Industries.
FEB 24 2009: Ben's Islander Comics logo will be featured on a sign at Mega Con for it's last week in Orlando.
FEB 22 2009: Ben's design was chosen for Islander Comics' sign(s) above their new store in the Merritt Square Mall.
JAN 06 2009: It was announced today that a book Ben designed for Scholastic, Inc. is going to be published!
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:03:50 +0000: Political Cartoon posted in Illustrations
Although we're already over 150 days into the Obama presidency, I figured "better late than never" in regards to a vector illustration I had started a few months ago. I finally put the finishing touches on it and uploaded it to the Illustrations section of my site today.
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:35:37 +0000: Ben is Labeled a ?Photoshop Expert? by eLance
I just got an e-mail from eLance stating that they'd implemented a new "Groups" system, and that I had been automatically added to "Photoshop Experts" based upon my Top-5% score on their Adobe Photoshop knowledge examinations.
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:26:58 +0000: Three Panoramas Added to the New Photography Section
While I've always enjoyed taking pictures, I've mostly only ever done it as a means of capturing reference for drawings, or to use as some element in some work of a larger scale.I had some free time recently, and I put the finishing touches on some panoramic photographs I took over the past few years in my new Photography section.
Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:28:10 +0000: DIY: How I Built My Secret Charging Station
Like many of you, I have a couple handfuls of portable electronic devices that, at this point, I can hardly live without. My cell phone, MP3 player, portable speakers, digital camera, etc... Eventually, they all need to have their Lith Ion batteries recharged, and this is where peace and harmony between man and machine starts to dissolve.
Mon, 25 May 2009 22:27:27 +0000: Memorial Day Rainbow
The rain this week has been relentless. The parking lot in front of the apartment, the courtyard behind it, and parts of my leaky car’s interior are all under water. In a moment of relief from the downpour, I caught this rainbow arcing over Wickham Road with my phone’s camera:
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Sun, 24 May 2009 12:41:32 +0000: Grip Industries & Healthy Garden websites Completed
Grip Industries & Healthy Garden have been completed & added to the Web Design portion of the Work area.
Mon, 11 May 2009 22:14:45 +0000: Gold Mine of Merritt Island enlists BCGM3 Studios for New Logo
Gold Mine Pawn & Jewelry of Brevard has asked me to design a new business identity package for their company, consisting of a new symbolic logo, some typography work for their name, and some general print work to revamp their business cards and in-store gift-cards.
Fri, 08 May 2009 14:34:08 +0000: Scholastic, Inc. Publishes Ben?s Designs in ?Up-Close and Gross?
This morning I received a long-awaited package from Scholastic Book Fairs' shipping department: Two shiny new copies of Up-Close and Gross; the book that I, Crystal Bell and Sarah Eshleman designed for them back in March of 2008. The book is published by Tangerine Press, a central-Florida based subdivision of Scholastic, Inc.