Leighton Hubbell - Illustrative Designer

1. Logo illustration time lapse
(Logo design/Logo design articles)

Here’s a time lapse of a recent logo illustration I’ve done that includes a mother kangaroo with an infant in her pouch. Overall, it’s approximately 4 hours of drawing and rendering in Adobe Illustrator ...

2. Apples to apples. What’s the difference between designers?
(Design/Design articles)

... in proper training. Efficiencies in using more proven marketing tools and techniques. In the end, you will pay to do it right, instead of paying more to do it over. Of course, there is always more to ...

3. Creative block – Overcoming logo inspiration overload.
(Logo design/Logo design articles)

With the constant stream and endless supply of logo inspiration available on the web and in print these days, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Like a kid in a candy store, there is almost too much to consider. ...

4. How to find the right illustrator.
(Illustration/Illustration articles)

... you're looking for–eventually, but it's not in a technique or style that you may have initially intended. They are specialists and have been crafting their way of illustrating for a very long time. Some ...

5. Life, balance, and your business outlook.
(Design/Design articles)

In the design realm, there are a lot of 'how-to' articles written all the time about blogging tips, social networking, Photoshop techniques and the like, but not a lot on keeping a little balance in ...

6. What you won't get when crowdsourcing your logo.
(Logo design/Logo design articles)

... software applications work best with the latest production techniques can save you lots of money and hassle in the long run, too. Communication. Graphic design is a communications business both literally ...

7. 10 Business card designs and how they're printed.
(Design/Design articles)

Even with all the technology we have today, the business card still endures. It serves as the mini-billboard ad representing your business well after you meet someone and go your separate ways. The right ...

8. The comeback of the lettering brush.
(Logo design/Logo design articles)

... me of the stat and copier days on hot press illustration board, but a whole lot quicker. Part of the technique, is really taking advantage of the drama and effect that the hand done look brings to ...

9. Old school hand lettering in our digital world.
(Logo design/Logo design articles)

... I basically started with good old India ink and a round or flat brush. Then, depending on the creative brief I tried different styles and techniques until there's some good variety to choose from. From ...