Bobby from The Fox is Black asked me to do a quick redesign of the Brooklyn Nets branding for an upcoming post dealing with the controversy over the logo and what may or may not be wrong with it. I detailed an explanation in the post, so make sure you read all the way through!

Bobby from The Fox is Black asked me to do a quick redesign of the Brooklyn Nets branding for an upcoming post dealing with the controversy over the logo and what may or may not be wrong with it. I detailed an explanation in the post, so make sure you read all the way through!

I’ll be a featured designer at WMC Fest this June, but until then you can pre-order the shirt I designed for the event! Get it now and wear it when you get there so you look like you knew about it before everyone else!!!

I’ll be a featured designer at WMC Fest this June, but until then you can pre-order the shirt I designed for the event! Get it now and wear it when you get there so you look like you knew about it before everyone else!!!

Megabolt is a foundation started in 2009 to help terminally ill kids through art. As part of their cause, I collaborated with them to produce a t-shirt in which its sales will go directly to the support of these kids and art workshops held in the hospitals they’re unfortunately and unfairly stuck in. Every little bit helps and hopefully this project will contribute a little joy into the tough lives they lead. 

Megabolt is a foundation started in 2009 to help terminally ill kids through art. As part of their cause, I collaborated with them to produce a t-shirt in which its sales will go directly to the support of these kids and art workshops held in the hospitals they’re unfortunately and unfairly stuck in. Every little bit helps and hopefully this project will contribute a little joy into the tough lives they lead. 

On April 4th and 5th I will be guest lecturing at Parsons NYC and Pratt Brooklyn, respectively, to talk about the trials and tribulations of being a designer and the failures and victories along the way.

On April 4th and 5th I will be guest lecturing at Parsons NYC and Pratt Brooklyn, respectively, to talk about the trials and tribulations of being a designer and the failures and victories along the way.

Asked by whoasweettagswhoasweettags
Hey Jon, I was checking out the write-up of you on The Dept. of Awesome site and came across this picture of a sketch you did with various objects (a whale, snake, flag, coat, etc). I realized that your attn to detail is crazy good (the little lines inside the whale, snake, flag, coat). Was just wondering if that's just intuition and experience on your part or if there are any good resources/books/tips/sites to check out?
Posted by joncontino Answer

At this point it’s just experience. I’ve made a lot of really bland drawings in the past and wondered what exactly made them look so flat and boring. As I experimented and researched over the years, I found illustrations that I admired and began studied the non-obvious details. That’s the stuff that really brings character into any work and as soon as you figure out what’s missing in your work, you can hop that hurdle and bring it to the next level.