colmoconnor.com http://colmoconnor.com/blog Wexford based artist specialising in good ol Fri, 11 May 2012 15:05:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Chaos Crews Tattooed Poster http://colmoconnor.com/blog/chaos-crews-tattooed-poster.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/chaos-crews-tattooed-poster.html#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 09:04:23 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=602 Continue reading →]]>
I came across this and thought it was absolutely brilliant!

In a celebration of some of 2011′s most newsworthy events, Munich’s Chaos Crew Tattoo Studio created a massive poster that interwove the most important events of  2011 into one huge tattoo.  Check out http://chaoscrewtattoo.com/ for more info on the project.

]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/chaos-crews-tattooed-poster.html/feed 0 Inspiration 104 – Fraser Davidson http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-104-fraser-davidson.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-104-fraser-davidson.html#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:38:15 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=596 Continue reading →]]> Fraser Davidson, London, sports identity, branding, logo design, graphic design, colm o connor, colmoconnor, inspirationWhile preparing the photos for my self branding/corporate identity project for college I was told by the lecturers to check out this guys youtube tutorials on presenting and protecting your work.  His name is Fraser Davidson, a London based designer who specialises in sports identity and branding.  His work is absolutely class so if you get a chance click on the image for a link to his website.

]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-104-fraser-davidson.html/feed 0 Lego Charlie Does Costa Rica http://colmoconnor.com/blog/lego-charlie-does-costa-rica.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/lego-charlie-does-costa-rica.html#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:01:51 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=584 On a recent trip to Costa Rica I took Lego Charlie along for a few holiday snaps, he had a ball!

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]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/lego-charlie-does-costa-rica.html/feed 0 Self Branding – Corporate Identity http://colmoconnor.com/blog/self-branding-corporate-identity.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/self-branding-corporate-identity.html#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:03:33 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=575 Continue reading →]]> colm o connor, colmoconnor, self branding, corporate identity, business card, complimentary slip, comp slip, letter head, graphic design, apparel design, brown business card, brand identity, logo, logo designThis is a self branding – corporate identity project I did as part of the graphic design course I’m currently doing.  It’s the first identity package that I have done and will be used in the near future for all my online work and branding.  I have included some of the idea/notebook images so you can see the progression of the logo.  Let me know what you think!

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]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/self-branding-corporate-identity.html/feed 0 Catching Whitey Reegan Movie Poster http://colmoconnor.com/blog/catching-whitey-reegan-movie-poster.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/catching-whitey-reegan-movie-poster.html#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:45:32 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=565 Continue reading →]]> Colm o connor, colmoconnor, movie poster, illustration, film poster, catching whitey reegan, pizza, pepperoni, illustrator, vector, street art, portrait, tony Kelly comedianMovie poster I did for an upcoming film written and directed by actor, comedian and professional show off Tony Kelly!

The movie revolves around a 70 year old man who’s forced to move in with his estranged son due to failing mental health, starts to suspect his new pizza delivery man is the FBI’s most wanted man.  So he decides to turn him in, collect the reward, buy the car of his dreams and thus regaining his freedom.

Check out http://www.youtube.com/user/tonykellycomedy for some clips of Tony’s stand up shows.

]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/catching-whitey-reegan-movie-poster.html/feed 0 Threadless Loves Pin Ups Open for Votes http://colmoconnor.com/blog/threadless-loves-pin-ups-open-for-votes.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/threadless-loves-pin-ups-open-for-votes.html#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:21:24 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=560 air brush, airbrush, bettie, bettie page, betty, colm o connor, colmoconnor, fetish, glamour, model, naughty, pin up, portrait, seductive, sexy, smokey, smoky eyes, tattoo, teaserama, tempest storm, threadless pin up, threadless t shirt competion, vintage pin up My entry for the ‘Threadless, We Love Pin Ups’ t-shirt design competition has finally been approved, you can now vote by clicking the image, its only open for 7 days so get voting!

]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/threadless-loves-pin-ups-open-for-votes.html/feed 0 Inspiration 103 – T-World Presents Next http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-103-t-world-presents-next.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-103-t-world-presents-next.html#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:53:24 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=552 Continue reading →]]>

Check out this video from T-World Magazine.  T-World Magazine is the worlds only totally devoted T-shirt culture magazine. Created and driven by Eddie Zammit, T-World will be holding an exhibition featuring doco’s / T-shirt creators and designers profiles / 1500 Tees from designers around the world and also releasing the first hard cover volume of the magazine.  This video raises the question to designers around the world ‘What is the future of T-shirts and where do you think it is going?’

Check out http://www.t-world.com.au/ for more info.

]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-103-t-world-presents-next.html/feed 0 Threadless Pin-Up Competition http://colmoconnor.com/blog/threadless-pin-up-competition.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/threadless-pin-up-competition.html#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:26:59 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=545 Continue reading →]]> vintage pin up, teaserama, tempest storm, naughty, bettie, bettie page, betty, pin-up, model, tattoo, air brush, airbrush, portrait, smoky eyes, smokey, sexy, seductive, glamour, fetish, colm o connor, colmoconnor, threadless t shirt competion, threadless pin up

This is my entry for the ‘Threadless loves pin ups’ competion.  I need your votes to win so click on the image for a link to the Threadless site where you can vote for this t-shirt to go into production.  I’ll also get $2500 which will come in very handy!

]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/threadless-pin-up-competition.html/feed 0 Inspiration 102 – Luke Wessman http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-102-luke-wessman.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-102-luke-wessman.html#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:20:50 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=536 Continue reading →]]> If you’re not familiar with Luke Wessman, make sure you check this out.  Luke is by far my favourite tattoo artist at the moment, he is currently based in New York but is also part owner of Luckys Tattoo Parlor, San Diego. His work is solid, crisp and clean, and his style, attitude and outlook on life are all summed up in the video below, Self Made… says it all really.  Wouldn’t mind swapping a bit of work with this guy!
 

Be sure to check out http://lukewessman.com for more of his work, it’s well worth a look!

]]> http://colmoconnor.com/blog/inspiration-102-luke-wessman.html/feed 0 Blog I.D. and Logo Sketches http://colmoconnor.com/blog/blog-i-d-and-logo-sketches.html http://colmoconnor.com/blog/blog-i-d-and-logo-sketches.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:18:42 +0000 Colm http://colmoconnor.com/blog/?p=520 Continue reading →]]> As part of the BSc(hons) Design (Vis Com) course I’m doing in Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland, we’ve to set up a blog where we will upload our work.  Before we do that, we’ve to design a logo/I.D. that we will use for our  online  presence, here’s the first few sketches and ideas I’ve put together, they’re in the very early stages so they still need alot of work.

On another note, I just got my exam results for semester 1 of year 2, first class honours all round!!

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