dave walston illustration

Merry Christmas to all. Hope you enjoy the days ahead. It’s easy to lose focus and get wrapped up in the commercialism of the christmas machine, but as so many people are holding back this year, it gives me pause to render proper homage: We give gifts because Jesus gave the ultimate gift for us. Our gifts are small, cheap imitations of the gift we have received. 

God bless you all.

Buon Natale a tutti. Spero che godete i giorni che vengono. È abbastanza facile perdere il ragione e perderci nel commercialismo del natale moderno, ma come tanta gente non spende un granchè questo anno, ma dà un opportunità di parlare del vero messaggio: Diamo regali perchè Gesù ci ha dato il dono più meraviglioso. I nostri regali sono niente più che piccole imitazioni del dono che abbiamo ricevuto.

che Dio vi benedica tutti.

dave

i’ll unveil the new logo when 2009 hits but i decided to update it again. here is a recap of the logo as it has changed over the years ….

the top version is from 2003 when I had done my site completely in flash

In 2005, I revised to my least favorite version with my initials in my handwriting and a paint blob that I digitized to back it up. but that blob became a feature I liked. black lettering I don’t like, but the idea of the circular backing stayed.

Then in 2006, I revamped it and cleaned it up for the Directory of Illustration Ad I bought. Kept the circle but made it more digital and modern. Lettering font was a holdover from another site I had done and the colors have become kind of a recurring feature.

For 2008 I kept the idea of the circle, ditched the 3d look and rendered it using some pattern brushes I had been experimenting with on a project. colors stayed the same.

2009… you’ll have to wait and see, but the colors and basic look of the initials have been retained with a twist….