Joe Guinto
Art . Criticism . Design
Friday, June 12, 2015
Diana Ross
It's been a while since I posted something on here. Sorry about that. There were a few performers I wanted to paint since the last time I did a portrait for TGIF. Sadly, it just didn't work out. Some just slip through the cracks and sometimes stories get dropped. Some big regrets. But I was glad to do this one of Diana Ross.
Here's some details —
Here's the full cover —
See more on this story at honolulupulse.com
Labels:
Art,
concert,
illustration,
music,
painting,
Star-Advertiser,
TGIF
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Kawaii Kon 2014
Friday, March 29, 2013
Bill Cosby
Here's a detail:
Labels:
Art,
Bill Cosby,
comedy,
painting,
Star-Advertiser,
TGIF
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Kawaii Kon 2013
I'm glad other people were so excited about these pieces that they went for what they did. I suppose I will never know what others will like until I put it out there.
Labels:
Adventure Time.,
Art,
Journey,
Kawaii Kon,
Portal,
video games
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Hold These Truths
This is one of the few TGIF covers where text is the star. If I had it my way, it would have been black and with text and nothing else. You can see what I mean below.
Labels:
Daniel Dae Kim,
Joel de la Fuente,
TGIF,
typography
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Manti Te’o
Here's a detail:
Labels:
football,
illustration,
Manti Teo,
painting,
sports
Friday, January 04, 2013
Friday, November 23, 2012
Jake Shimabukuro
Here's a detail:
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Myriad Joe
I love doing ambigrams. I also love the font, Myriad Pro. Why not combine the two? So I did with my name. It's a constant battle with myself and my ego. Conceded.
EDIT: Guess I should put my last name up here too. Different styled ambigram.
EDIT: Guess I should put my last name up here too. Different styled ambigram.
Friday, November 09, 2012
The Nutcracker
Hawaii Ballet's "The Nutcracker" has a really great logo they've been using for a few years now. Designed by Wall-to-Wall Studios, it features a brilliant double image (http://www.walltowall.com/news/view/71), which is something I love doing. This was most evident in my TGIF cover for Phantom of the Opera, pictured below.
For "The Nutcracker" cover, I tried the same approach. I don't think it was as strong as the Phantom cover, but I think it was decent enough for a blog post.
Here's the final version with text. It feels more complete with a font on there:
I really think Wall-to-Wall Studios designs are far more superior. Sadly, I only had an hour or two to work on this decent cover. Trying for better next time.
Labels:
Art,
ballet,
Design,
illustration,
TGIF,
the Nutcracker,
Wall-to-Wall Studios
Monday, October 08, 2012
2012-2013 Ilima Awards Cover
The ‘Ilima Awards is a yearly restaurant guide printed by the Star-Advertiser. I had a very clear idea on how I wanted this year's cover to look like. I was very surprised at how accommodating some chefs were at providing elements for the cover, though most of the food we bought and brought in. Photos were shot by the fantastic Craig Kojima with design and photo manipulation by me. It turned out much better than I expected it would.
Labels:
‘Ilima Awards,
Craig Kojima,
food,
Ilima,
Star-Advertiser
Monday, July 23, 2012
Melissa Etheridge
Click on the photos see a larger version. Here's a detail.
Labels:
Art,
concert,
illustration,
Melissa Etheridge,
music,
painting,
TGIF
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