Micron Hero - Sketchbook Life

Another peak at the latest Eagle & Wolf Collaboration

jakehollomon — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:42:44 +0000

Completed Portland Cityscape.

Maryanna’s surreal bridges.

Vacation Experimentation…

jakehollomon — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:32:32 +0000

Indian Summer…

jakehollomon — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:18:07 +0000

I consider “bored” a dirty word. Free time to me is the ultimate blessing. I’ve found myself with a lot of it for the past few weeks and I’ve tried to fill it with equal parts decompression, inspiration gathering and experimentation. The sun shows it’s beautiful glowing face for a couple short months here in Portland, so when it’s visible in the sky we all try to soak up as much of it as possible. This afternoon I took my bike out, with my camera and sketchbook with a loose game plan to hit up a Goodwill and a caffeinated beverage after. Here are the results:

Posted up at Peet’s on Hawthorne.

Found some sweet design source books.

As always, time for the sketchbook.

Back to the cityscape…

jakehollomon — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:12:35 +0000

How awesome is this envelope?

jakehollomon — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:09:55 +0000

I’ve been in the process of digitizing the massive stamp collection I inherited from my great grandfather. Yesterday I happened upon this beautiful envelope in one of the binders. There’s something about the design of it that is so timeless. Perhaps it’s the US Mail Eagle logo displayed next to the red seal of the Post Office Dept. It feels very contemporary in a way. This is a great inspiration to me in my personal branding process.

Stencil Jamming…

jakehollomon — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:04:41 +0000

Just a bit of Sunday experimentation with my 99 cent lettering stencil. I’ve been having a lot of fun with this thing, combining the different shapes and layering them on top of each other. I could see myself creating something pretty involved with only this simple tool.

Let the rebrand begin…

jakehollomon — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:04:51 +0000

The relaunch of my freelance career calls for a personal rebrand. Above you see my original two marks, for myself – Jake Hollomon and my experimental/illustration venture Micron Hero. For the rebrand I’m aiming to create an identity system that can closer integrate the two sides of my creative self. Over the past few weeks I’ve sketched out some rough ideas. I’ll now be working to refine what you see below into two cohesive marks. From there the identity will be applied across the board to my new range of personal collateral, such as business cards, portfolio and website. Check back frequently if you’d like to see how this progresses.

-Jake

Enjoying the summer’s last stand.

jakehollomon — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:28:51 +0000

Last week gave us temperatures ranging from high 90s all the way down to mid-60s. On Wednesday, Wolf and I took to the hills. The Columbia Gorge is but a short drive from metropolitan Portland, but the change of pace is drastic. We hiked up what felt like a thousand feet in elevation along a rocky trail to a mystical waterfall. The whole hike up we wondered if we were on the wrong path, but our patience and perseverance were rewarded in the end.

It’s nice to take a bit of time to enjoy the last bits of this beautiful Oregon Summer before it’s too late and the clouds and rain lock us back up in the dungeon for the next 9 months.

Time to unwind…

jakehollomon — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:15:14 +0000

Yet another ghost.

jakehollomon — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:54:07 +0000

This one from back in May. Inspired by allergies and the grip they hold on my sinuses for a few months out of the year. I’m sure many more ghosts will surface from the sketchbook over the coming months.