So… I’ve finally braved uncertainty, and have relocated to Denver, Colorado. Strange circumstances brought me here, but that’s what it takes.

I’ve quickly found out how much more opportunity there is here for web development, graphic design and art. There’s so much of it everywhere; no one looks at you funny when you say “I’m a designer”. This is where things can happen.

I’m inspired by the feel of a new place, of new possibilities. And I’ve already gotten a steady job with an awesome shop called Rehab Creative. I’m pretty enthusiastic about what they expect from me. I’ll be getting real dirty with Drupal, something I haven’t had much opportunity to use in the past. It’s probably the most versatile Open Source CMS available today, and though I love WordPress and Joomla, I feel like it’s the next level.

With all this new new in my head, I did a quick redesign of thedrearlight.com. Some new color, some new font action. I like it.

Here’s a photo. Click it for the close-up.

I was recently commissioned to create the graphic design for an upcoming art show that’ll take place at The Business of Art Center. The show is meant to bring focus to the “Offsiders” in Colorado Springs. I won’t bother describing what that is, except that it’s not “Outsider” – It’s one of those terms that means what you want it to.

A show like this, being “Offsider”, creates a nice opportunity to do more or less whatever I’d like to. There are 22 artists in the show, so there was no limitation really that would restrict my design to one that was primarily typographic. There’s a pool of graphic resources to draw from. Rad!

Since the show is a ways out, I decided it could definitely benefit from a presence on that hip as shit thing called The Internet. I’ve created a microsite for the show. It’s live at everydayartfluxus.com.

I’ve been itching for the chance to create a microsite, as it’s more akin to print design than a typical website, and allows for some seriously interesting graphic solutions. This is because microsites are built using static html, instead of utilizing pHp driven CMSs, such as WordPress. CMSs are generally the best solution, but not of a microsite. I think it came out nice like. For those of you who do the code thing, view the source of everydayartfluxus.com, as I’ve notated it a bit to explain how it works.