Adam T. Babel

Chippewa Falls street art.

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:28:51 -0600

Chippewa Falls street art.

a thing for a thing. gonna play some games and drink some beer...

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:48:12 -0500

a thing for a thing. gonna play some games and drink some beer this weekend.

For my Nalewka Zosi project, I made several characters to...

Sun, 06 May 2012 14:09:21 -0500

For my Nalewka Zosi project, I made several characters to accomodate the logotype. They were heavily inspired by Polish tourism posters like this one: http://media.smashingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/images/polish-poster-design/norblin_gdynia.jpg

This weekend I spent some time expanding it out to a full 26 character set. I’d like to finish up the marks and extra characters soon too. It’s pretty heavily derivative from the posters, but I’ve normalized the quirkiness a bit.

Type fiends give me your critique.

These turned out pretty alright. (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:48:35 -0500

These turned out pretty alright. (Taken with instagram)

goin through my portland pics so i can post the few good ones,...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:40:32 -0600

goin through my portland pics so i can post the few good ones, but i had to make this first quick. my lil’ bro catching some SICK AIR.

what a buncha tools…starting a new project.

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:04:12 -0600

what a buncha tools…starting a new project.

11 was tricky. Went back to the moon for...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:00:16 -0600

11 was tricky. Went back to the moon for inspiration.

atbabel13:

Apparently I’ve had the moon on my mind lately.

Apollo 11 had 3 crew members, 3 back-up crew members, 12 support crew members, and 3 flight directors. Countless other NASA employees manned mission control in assisting 3 men to travel to the moon and to come back home. They say it takes a village.

We can’t all have a mission control, but we can work together to accomplish anything. So whether it’s launching a spacecraft, or launching a campaign, teamwork is key. Put me on a team and I’ll fill my niche, whether it’s stepping on the moon, or stepping up and leading.

atbabel13: 12 o’clock is just a barrier, but it’s never stopped...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:49:54 -0600

atbabel13:

12 o’clock is just a barrier, but it’s never stopped me. I’d probably cast myself as a night-owl; getting my most creative after hours. While it’s also no mistake everyone’s out celebrating their love and I’m at home cracking away at another project, I know when to step away from the keyboard and relax a bit.

Like happy hour, beer me.

watch me try to get an internship with illustrations and an...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:43:33 -0600

watch me try to get an internship with illustrations and an attempt at copywriting for myself.

atbabel13:

There are 12 months to a solar calendar, but 12.41 lunar cycles. The 13th moon is thus forced to straddle the line between one year and the next. The odd man out. Some suggest that cultures with lunar-solar calendars considered the 13th moon unlucky, and 13 has had a bad rap ever since.

I’d hate to refer to myself as “the odd man out,” or even “the odd man in,” but maybe put differently, I’m the one who’ll think of that crazy, impossible, 13th idea.

Besides, without an odd man out, who’s going to tip the ball at the pickup game?

since i haven’t posted in a while (dangit!) here are some...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:25:10 -0600

since i haven’t posted in a while (dangit!) here are some little things i made for an annoying thing. digital things have been going this way this week. inspired by tim ~~boeelars~~ ~~boellars~~ boelaars icons. monostroke can be a blast.

the wolf. worked on this the past couple nights. the perspective...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:22:00 -0600

the wolf.

worked on this the past couple nights. the perspective got a little forced on the nose, but it was good practice.

forgot to do this on NYE, so here’s a little self-portrait...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:27:19 -0600

forgot to do this on NYE, so here’s a little self-portrait i worked on today.

handrawn in pencil, inked, scanned, and colored in photoshop

I wanted to clean my apartment today, but instead I made a...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:44:44 -0600

I wanted to clean my apartment today, but instead I made a resolution.

playing around with monograms. seen plenty of ones like this so...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:51:32 -0600

playing around with monograms.

seen plenty of ones like this so i thought i’d give it a try.

and then sometimes, tumblr wins.

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:20:58 -0600

and then sometimes, tumblr wins.

“Babuska” Hand drawn in ink, colored in Photoshop

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:36:00 -0600

“Babuska”

Hand drawn in ink, colored in Photoshop

it’s important to take breaks during finals. like breaks to...

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:55:28 -0600

it’s important to take breaks during finals.

like breaks to make things that aren’t your homework.

maybe i’m making that up.

a placeholder i made while my cargo gets constructed…aka posting photos.

winter break to do number 2.

Photo

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:20:00 -0600

logo for Americana, a fictional BBQ sauce purveyor. done...

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:28:00 -0600

logo for Americana, a fictional BBQ sauce purveyor.

done tweaking the logo for now, but feedback is always appreciated. now to develop and apply to the system; business cards/envelopes/letterhead/website/etc.

Bearded Lady 2010.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:42:46 -0600

Bearded Lady 2010.