I hate Captchas. I hate them. They are stupid. And really, half of the time you can’t read them. I get that this is only for security, but really? Could you make it a touch easier?

This is the one that popped the other night when I was trying to buy San Francisco Giants/Colorado Rockies tickets. Yes, I was buying tickets. You know. Timed webpages, where you have to complete it in a certain amount of time before they release the tickets that you have. And what shows up? This damn captcha. F*ck captchas.

One of my best friends turned 30 on the 25th of August. And for Marty’s birthday, he wanted to have a bar crawl. As, I am in Monterey and not Michigan, I, unfortunately will not be able to attend. So, I suggested to Marty’s wife, Sarah, that I design a t-shirt for the bar crawl. She didn’t end up getting them printed, but I thought the designs that I came up with were pretty damn sweet.

I liked the design so much, that I started to play with it a little in Photoshop. Here’s an image that I came up with that could be used as an invite or something fun like that.

Mumford and Sons- Little Lion Man (Via Cori)

Freelance Whales- Hannah

RA RA RIOT- Dying Is Fine

So a lot of designers have taken to designing some song lyrics or a movie quote. I thought I’d take a stab. Just music I like. Or a particular lyric that I’m fond of. I’m not going to say anything like I’ll do one each day, but maybe every now and then.

“Bartender” -Dave Matthews Band

“Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby” – Counting Crows

“Dreaming” – Blondie

So after a long trip across the country, Jen and I have landed in Monterey, CA.

Here’s a picture of the beach/bay:

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We put about 7,000 miles on the car, 2 oil changes. 1 U-Haul trailer, 21 different beds, 13 states & 16 breweries. Talk about a blast. Lots of National Parks. Just to name a few: Grand Canyon, Devil’s Tower, Painted Desert & Redwoods.

But really, I think my favorite was Crater Lake.

It was amazingly gorgeous. And the water really is that blue.

We went from Traverse City to Grand Rapids, then to Chicago to Milwaukee (Miller Valley), through Wisconsin to Minnesota (drove through some tornados.) Traveled to Sioux Falls, SD. The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. Wall Drug. Mt. Rushmore. Stayed in Richmond, SD. Saw Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. Drove down to Denver, CO for a few days. One night in Albuquerque, NM. A night in Mesa, AZ. A few in Scottsdale, AZ. Saw Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taelisin West. Drove through Sedona. Camped in Flagstaff. GRAND CANYON. Southern NV to Las Vegas. VIP Party at the Luxor. Then to Barstow for a night. Put stuff in storage. Oceanside, CA. Loved the beach there. San Diego & Pacific Beach for about a week & a half. Went up to Venice & Santa Monica. Stayed in Azusa, CA at Jeff’s. Then drove up to Monterey. To San Fran. To Petaluma. To Eureka & the Redwoods. Spent a night in Eugene, OR aka Track Town USA. Then up to Portland for a few days. Then to Bend, OR for a night. Really liked OR. Saw Mt. Hood & some Lava fields at the Lava Butte. The Three Sisters (mts.) & Mt. Bachelor. Crater Lake. A night in BFE NE Cali. Then to Reno, down to South Lake Tahoe (gorgeous) and spent the night at The Caselli Cabin. Drove into Sacramento for a night at the Caselli house. And then on to Monterey. Seems like forever ago we left MI.

All in all the road trip was a great experience. There are plenty of stories to be told. You’ll just have to ask. And eventually I’ll get around to posting some great pics. After a month and a half it is nice to be in one place for a bit. I’d like to thank all of our wonderful hosts: Alysa, Hillary. Bruce, Jordan, Katie, Jeff, Aimee & The Caselli Family. We were very lucky to have such great people open their homes to us.

Not really sure what I am doing with these designs, but I am trying some new stuff. I haven’t had much time lately to just sit and design. So this is just all for fun.

This one is just playing with a geometric shape and some different typography.

This abstract image I had created before. This time I just added some type to it.

Just a ribbon. Well, you know, because I am #1.

Here’s another little tidbit of work that I have done recently. Wedding invites! I did this set for my great friends, Mandi & Kevin. They were married on June 12, 2010, sorry wedding crashers!

Hey friends, I know I haven’t posted that much lately. Or in a month or two. It’s been busy. You know, weddings, garage sale, packing up a house, moving across the country. And then on top of all of that, still not knowing where you will end up!

But I did want to post some current work. Here’s a logo that I did for the guys at LureSecure

Hope you enjoy it. More work soon.