Quite awhile ago I created and branded John Tavares when he first started selling his memorabilia. This is the result of that, and is still used to this day. The colours shown here were used as an example due to the fact that this would be printed as a holographic label to be adhered to his merchandise.

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The year began starting fresh, I no longer had any debt, and I had walked out of my job of three years. It had taken its toll due to the 2 hour commute there and back each day. Sure it was an easy job, well at least to me, but I had no life anymore. It reminded me of the days working at GW HQ.

I had enough funds set aside to last me three months, I figured that I would find work in that time, of course I did not count on a recession/depression. Thus, I searched and searched coming up dry as the money started to run out. Eventually it did, and I found myself scraping by surviving more on my wits rather than anything. Making choices of if I should spend the last $5.00 of rolled change on Zoe, for cat food or stock up on Mr. Noodles.

As per usual, I found myself doing what I always do. I withdraw from society. I start to trim down everything and that meant places I went to and enjoyed, friends that I just could not bring myself to be around due to my own pride and embarrassment of being poor.

I started looking into alternatives, such as schooling. I found a 1 year course that would teach 3D animation. It sounded like a solid idea that might open more doors for me. Especially considering I have contacts and friends in those areas. That of course didn't work out due to funding. I would have to get OSAP and that's when I found out that, what I had paid off was not. Baffled about this, and unable to solve this financial dilemma at this time, I let the opportunity pass me by.

I continued searching for work, and went in for testing with aquent. I scored very well and it was a small glimmer of hope that I would be able to find work within this agency. More time passed and nothing was coming down the pipe. I later learned that my agent there had left the company. Hence why my emails and calls were not returned.

So I went back to the idea of returning to school and hiding out during this recession. I applied at several schools for Graphic Design and was accepted. I stopped to consider what would be best for myself.

Relocation.

It meant packing up and leaving Toronto behind. I do love the city and all my dear friends there, but it would be more cost efficient to leave and head to Windsor. Thus with not much time left, I tailored my life to fit inside the back of a pick up truck and departed.

Windsor was tranquil. Things became very peaceful, and I felt for once that I was not tormented by the needs of striving to survive. After all I left the nest at 17 to go and live with Danielle so many years ago. Perhaps this is what I needed, and to reconnect with my family.

I met Barb when I got to Windsor, and after sometime as if the fates had any choice, I started a relationship again. It had been a long time since I have been in one, and to be honest it was the farthest thing from my mind and goals.

We have gone on many adventures and I am quite pleased that for the most part it has not been the same boring routine of just heading off to the bars every weekend.

Windsor proved to also be the unemployment capital of Ontario, hence I was not able to find work, but fortunately my ability to freelance saved me at the very last minute. The amount of money I should be able to get for this Gig in a short amount of time will be more than what OSAP would grant.

I hope that it all works out and that I will end up being paid and not screwed over like so many other times with freelance.

School begins soon, and I'm looking forward to it. I know that I will do well and that I have a strong passion to succeed.

Today I received my schedule for school. I've created all the necessary categories for the classes so that I can keep track and notes on everything that I do while I am in school.

This is the schedule.

Monday:
8:00AM - 11:00AM
INTRODUCTION TO MACINTOSH
Centre for the Arts B005
Instructors: Daniel Watts

1:00PM - 3:00PM
ILLUSTRATION I
Centre for the Arts B012
Instructors: Michael Lovell

Tuesday:
9:00AM - 11:00AM
DESIGN AND LAYOUT I
Centre for the Arts B012
Instructors: Daniel Watts

12:00PM - 2:00PM
COPYWRITING
Centre for the Arts B005
Instructors: Gordon Oglan

Wednesday
9:00AM - 11:00AM
ILLUSTRATION I
Centre for the Arts B012
Instructors: Michael Lovell

12:00PM - 3:00PM
PREPRESS PRODUCTION I
Centre for the Arts B012
Instructors: Nicholas Kuipers

Thursday
9:00AM - 11:00AM
DESIGN AND LAYOUT I
Centre for the Arts B012
Instructors: Daniel Watts

1:00PM - 4:00PM
TYPOGRAPHY I
Centre for the Arts B012
Instructors: Nicholas Kuipers

Friday
9:00AM - 12:00PM
GRAPHIC ARTS MANAGEMENT
Centre for the Arts B012
Instructors: Garfield Purdie

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Concept sketch of Kir Ardinn Space Port.

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aXs logo design for an interactive comic as a nasa alternative.

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I had the pleasure of working on this small informative site for Paintball City, which is in conjunction to Badlands Paintball, the largest distribution of paintball supplies in Canada. Within a few weeks the site will go live.

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It's been awhile since I have made an update. Plans have been in progression hence I've been a bit busy in preparation. I'll get more into that at a later date.

I updated Fetish Masquerade today and included the lost Show us your tat's photos from the event.

I am in the final stages of finishing the new site for Paintball City. I just received the last revisions that need to be made and I am looking forward to having that finished before the weekend is out. Hopefully that means the site will go live in the next few weeks.

I've also begun work illustrating a very cool project working for a creative company. It will take about two months to complete but I am really looking forward to bringing it to life. I'll display and talk more about this in the future as it progresses. At this moment we are in the character design stage, which of course is one of the largest humps as it will determine the style and soul of the project.

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