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Park
An alternate colour palette for a commissioned illustration.
2015
Illustration
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Shop
Alternate colour pallete on a commissioned illustration.
2015
Illustration
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Triple Scoop Skull Cone
Personal work
2015
Illustration
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British Columbia Sea Kayaks
Two kayakers on Canada's west coast
2014
Illustration
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Studio Ink Collection
Hallmark Greeting Cards now offers an artist's collection of the greeting cards I created for their Studio Ink line.
2014
Illustration
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Crazy For Science
This is a small collection of the various spot illustrations created for the book "Crazy for Science", a book of children's science experiments. Published by POW! Kids Books.
2015
Illustration
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Space Pattern
A space-themed seamless pattern. Available for licensing.
2014
Illustration, Pattern Design, Textile Design
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Westerra Campaign Illustrations
Various illustration used in a campaign to launch a new community development.
2014
Advertising, Animation, Illustration
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Babies on a Train
Babies on a Train
2014
Illustration
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Smartphone Teens
An image of teens using smartphones.
2014
Illustration
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Oh, Baby!
Illustrations from my forthcoming board book, "Oh, Baby!"
Published by Powerhouse Books.
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Rhymes for Babies
I was incredibly thrilled to be a part of a very admirable project from the Regina Public Library and Bravo Tango Advertising Firm. Based on data that shows babies who are read to from birth are more likely to become readers, the RPL commissioned an illustrated book of rhymes to be given away at the library's story time programs and to new parents at the local hospitals. The goal of the program is simply to foster literacy in people as early as possible.
2014
Character Design, Illustration
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Escaping The Zoo
Wall decal designs for Wallzical's "Escaping the Zoo" series.
2014
Illustration, Toy Design
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Ordinary John Gig Poster
A gig poster for a live show by Ordinary John and Robbie Thumbs.
2013
Graphic Design, Illustration, Music
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Coconut The Squirrel Who Lost His Nut
These are a few of the illustrations used in "Coconut The Squirrel Who Lost His Nut", a "mibblet" available on the Mibblio iPad app. The catchy song was written and perfromed by Splash'N Boots.
2013
Character Design, Illustration, Music
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Dew on a Spider's Web
An education publishing illustration.
2013
Character Design, Illustration
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Adora
A portrait of a little girl for the Adora Art project.
2013
Illustration
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MoSo Poster
MoSo is Canada's mobile and social media conference and music festival. They approached me to develop a poster which would be used to promote the conference and the festival, but also aesthetically inform other promotional materials.
I started thinking about analogies to tech and music. I liked the idea that music is to tech what a monster is to a robot. One is based in passion and feeling, one on logic and order.
MoSo is, in many ways, a coming together of two ways of thinking.
So, with that in mind I started developing this idea of showing a hybrid or amalgamation of a robot and a monster. This supports the idea that collaboration creates something greater than the sum of its parts. Or, when you cross a monster with robot, it's awesome!
Surrounding the creature are various objects and icons. Bacteria, amoebas, cells, computer chips, radio waves, music notes, electricity, instruments, etc. Multiple limbs suggest the multifaceted aspects of both tech and music.
The design/illustration has been well received. I'm also really excited that it is being developed as a silkscreened print! Awesome! 2013 Art Direction, Illustration -
Work/Life 3
My assignment for Uppercase's "Work/Life 3" was to create an image which shows how taking care of my son dictates my work schedule. During my sketching process i wrote "In my house, Brin is the centre of the universe." The execution of this concept happened very quickly.
2013
Illustration
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Why Police Lie Under Oath
An editorial illustration for an article which explores the prevalence of, and reasons behind, coordinated lies by police in US courts.
2013
Illustration
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No Junk Mail
Because I was super-frustrated with the amount of flyers and other junk mail I've been receiving in the last while, I looked for a nice-looking "No Junk Mail" sign. Unfortunately, I couldn't find one. So, I thought I'd create my own.
2012
Illustration
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Valentines
Valentines created for my son to give away at preschool.
2013
Illustration
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Seasons Meatings
An image used in a countdown email for a meat-themed event.
2013
Illustration
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Still More Greeting Cards
Illustrations for Hallmark Greeting Cards.
2012
Illustration
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Belle Plaine - Two for the Road Tour Poster
Belle Plaine came with a loose concept: show the slightly chaotic experience of a cross-Canada tour. Belle and her bass player Elizabeth, fill a car with instruments (including a double bass), gear, and suitcases. With barely enough room for themselves, they hit the road.
As I started sketching and thinking about the design and concept, rather than drawing the car, I thought the poster could represent the vehicle. Filled with stuff, but also looking outward; experiencing all the things we see and do when travelling cross-country — wildlife, coffee, radio, greasy diners, the foliage, weather, etc.
Because this poster will be used at different venues across the country, we needed to have a way to easily plug in details ourselves, or let the venue hand-write them in. However, we didn't want one big blank area for venue owners to customize. We wanted something a bit more subtle and thoughtful. We think the solution turned out pretty well. 2012 Graphic Design, Illustration -
Penguins
Personal work
2012
Illustration
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The Month Ahead
A 21 x 9 inch illustration which appeared on the cover of the The National Post's Arts & life section.
2011
Illustration, Character Design, Cartooning
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Greeting Cards
Various greeting card designs
2008
Illustration, Character Design, Design
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WCR Gig Poster
A gig poster for the band WCR.
2011
Illustration, Graphic Design, Character Design
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Castro
An illustration of Fidel Castro
2011
Illustration, Typography