Author Archives: Jon

About Jon

I'm a multi-disciplined graphic designer and illustrator based in Southern California with over a decade of experience in printed matter, branding, web, motion, and apparel. Previous experience includes 686 Clothing Company, DVS Shoe Company, Matix Clothing, Fox Racing, Sepia Outerwear, Peoples Medium Clothing, World Industries, Blind Skateboards, Circus Disco, Fila, Urban Decay Cosmetics, Ambassadors, Channel One News, For Ever Young, B. Swim, and Sunset Separates. I'm currently available for freelance. For a resume or full portfolio, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Thanks. Jon

34 Cleverly Designed Inventions

Why didn’t I think of some of these? Some are such great simple ideas. Check them out here.

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I hate comic sans.

If you don’t know already I hate comic sans.

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Cinema Paradiso – Our South Bay – March-April 2011 – Manhattan Beach, California

Growing up in the South Bay area just outside of Los Angeles it’s always a bit exciting to see movies or shows that are/were shot here. I remember when I would go skateboarding over at Torrance High School and always … Continue reading

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The full collection of Shepard Fairey’s street level murals in Cincinnati

I found this really interesting. I am a lil late to the party discovering these but none the less here they are. Some really impressive OBEY work. Nothing really new but still very nice and clean. Click the image or … Continue reading

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ROFLCon – How I Got Famous on The Internetz

I usually try to keep things design realted here on my site but this I think can slide as its about the “internetz”. I found this interesting video over at VBSdotTV’s site it is about a gathering called ROFLcon. It … Continue reading

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Paper Thin Music Video, created by Hettie Griffiths and Rob Jarvis, for Pete Lawrie.

I found this nice stop action video, created by Hettie Griffiths and Rob Jarvis.  The video is set to some good music, by Pete Lawrie, with a heart warming story. Paperthin Music Video from Hettie Griffiths on Vimeo.

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Skate 3 Intro Video from EA Sports

Skate 3 is a video game by EA Sports coming out in April. This intro is shot by infamous snowboard filmer/photographer Whitey from the good old Blunt magazine. The video stars a lot of  pro skaters of old and new Eric … Continue reading

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Video | Urban Abstract

This video, by art director Jopsu Ramu from Musuta Ltd. and artist Shun Kawakami, blows me away it’s simple and so beautiful. – Jon Urban Abstract from Musuta on Vimeo. Art Director Jopsu Ramu from Musuta Ltd. (a multidisciplinary design agency based … Continue reading

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New Web Site!

New web site is currently up and running. I have drastically changed up the site. Added a blog area where I will be posting all the goodness I find on the internet. Most my work is posted up. Have a … Continue reading

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