I'm currently in the Colorado Rockies running a kids camp for a church planting organization. Basically just taking care of the kids while their parents are in session. I'm also trying to take some time to re-vamp the site (again, I know) when I can. You'll notice some new work has been added to the websites section, but expect to see some more changes soon, however subtle they may be.

Like I said earlier, I end up using my spare time to try out new stuff on my ongoing projects. This one was while I was playing with lighting effects in Photoshop. I didn't have time to create a top hat so I borrowed it from Very Icon who make some amazing icons. They saved me probably 30 min of work, which is a lot these days.

Anyways, it's fun to play with text and light, this based off a great tutorial by abduzeedo. The text in this one is taken from the old front page article on the Live Charge website. Live Charge, in case you're wondering, is what I do in my spare time when a video camera is available, fun skits and the like.

When I've got nothing better to do I end up playing around with tutorials and usually try to do something with text since it's usually so necessary in everything you do. I've been inspired by some of the 3D text art out there to get back into 3D modeling, hopefully I can do that soon.

Until then I'll stick to Photoshop. You always need something to work with so I usually end up applying what I'm messing around with to my own stuff (like Live Charge) or my sister. 

This one was made with ITC Avant Garde, a great font that my roommate Jeff and I use all the time and will probably bring to overuse soon. Some simple gradients, blending, and blurring and you end up with a really cool, vibrant effect.

Well to put it simply I threw the other one up over the course of an afternoon simply because I hadn't had time to get it done. This one has taken more of a concerted effort and instead of basically using my business card as the main logo (and only graphical attraction on the site) I decided to take some time and make this one a bit more engaging.

It is completely different in style though so hopefully no one gets completely lost in expecting a white page with a blue box and black bar.

Not that the old design was terrible, it was just in need of some love. This one is actually equally simple, believe it or not, having only one more image to load than the other. It just comes across a bit more involved I guess.

Anyways, it's 2am and I have a 9am meeting. This sleep schedule has got to change. More to come!