On Vacation till July & Lourvre Abu Dhabi

From today till the  end of July - OrangeJar will be on a holiday break! 

For inquiries, I can still be reached at orangejar (@) orangejar (dot) com (I am not able to post all products I work on but I accept a variety of projets such as corporate presentations (slide presentations / short video presentations), design (brochure / book layout / emailer), web design, caricatures and illustrations).

In the meantime, here's some news from the UAE artworld:

Louvre Abu Dhabi Talking Art Series

Using Science to Unlock the Mystery of Art
Wednesday June 26, 6:45 - 8pm
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Auditorium

Through laboratory analysis fascinating discoveries have been made that give new insights into the comprehension of art history. These studies provide a closer view of the intimate process of creating artworks, and sometimes unlock new information that leads us to reinterpret the meaning of the artwork itself. In this panel, the results of the analysis of Les Enfants Luttant or Breton Boys Wrestling, a remarkable painting by Paul Gauguin that is now part of the Louvre Abu Dhabi collection will be presented. Along with a discussion of the tools and techniques applied to the masterpiece that enabled a far greater understanding and scientifically supported interpretation of the Gauguin creation.

The panel will also begin with a discussion on the importance of a scientific laboratory in the life of an ambitious museum in this region. Offering examples put forth by the Sharjah Museums Department, this panel will examine the history and current status of collection care in the UAE, and the need to further develop the facilities and expertise in the region. Speakers include Hazelle Page,Collections Manager at Sharjah Museums Department, Marie Lavandier, General Heritage Curator, art historian and anthropologist with Laurence des Cars, Curatorial Director of Agence France-Muséums and curator of the Birth of a Museum exhibition (currently ongoing at Manarat Al Saadiyat until July 22, 2013).

For more information, please visit http://saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae/en/cultural-programme/talks-and-panels/.

Say Cheese UAE logo design

If I'm not relaxing with clay work, I'm working on a wide variety of projects - logo designs, websites, banners, backdrops, posters, videos, whathaveyou. With The Kitsch Company launching a photobooth, I have been concentrating on its branding. So today, I want to share with you the results so far.

The brief: simple, clean lines, easy to remember.

With the name Say Cheese UAE, the obvious choice was a smiley and with the service being a photobooth - fun hats! So Mr Say Cheese UAE was created. The first font we used was Party Let but we eventually changed it to the open font licensed Spicy Rice, created by Astigmatic.com - it has a solid but playful feel that fits with the brand.

My first draft had a very cheesy, toothy grin. 

Next came Mr Say Cheese UAE without the ear to ear smile and a smaller more spotlight-y yellow background. 

And here we see the final.

We wanted the website to contrast dramatically with the clean lines of the logo, so we ended up with a boudoir inspired combination of deep red and dark grays. The image below is from the actual Say Cheese UAE instruction slides (the images that show in the LCD when you have your photos taken) and it also reflects the overall theme of the website.

We're still tweaking the site so it's not ready yet to show. But Say Cheese UAE Photobooth Fun is up and running so, if you need photobooth services in the UAE, just contact info@saycheeseuae.com.

In the meantime, I'm off to work on some frames - Say Cheese!

Like the Say Cheese UAE Facebook page, by clicking here. 

Birthday party Invitation designs

Ugh. Started my day really late! Woke up dreaming that I'm in a world where two separate group of peoples live - and one couldn't breathe well once they are in the other's boundaries.

Still quite muddled from that. But the day is clearing up... thanks to Mount Province Arabica coffee from my friend Lucy!

I have set aside today to paint the Star Wars set. Need to be done today, as they are all to be delivered tomorrow. Luckily, acrylic and the glaze I use dry up really quickly. It's the painting that will take time with all those itty bitty details.

But before I get to that, I just wanted to post about three items on my Etsy shop - invitation designs for birthdays and other parties. They are available for only 10USD - you get the digital file and you can print it at home or bring it to your printer's. It comes with a complementing Thank You card and four cake topper designs.

All characters are done by OrangeJar and text are customizable. If you want to purchase any of these designs, please send a PayPal payment to orangejar (@) orangejar.com for USD10 and email me the text that needs to go in the card. I will email you proofs for checking and after we've finalized all that, I will send the hi-resolution copy that you can download and print.

More designs to come soon. Thanks for viewing!

Alien Theme Birthday Party Invitation Design

Alien Theme Thank You Card Design

Alien Theme Cake Topper Design

Arts & Crafts Theme Invitation Design

Arts & Crafts Theme Thank You Card

Arts & Crafts Theme Cake Topper Design

B&W Smiley Invitation Design

B&W Smiley Thank You Card Design

B&W Smiley Cake Topper Design

Backdrop design

Congratulations to Ernie and Leslie! They're about to have their first baby - Elizabeth Luna.

Photobooth backdrop design by OrangeJar.

Book Cover

Also finished last week: book cover design for self-publishing author Josh Hoyt. You can find his writings at The Blog That Helps You Diagnose Your Characters.

Mabuhay Enterprise Logo

Another project done, for a Canadian company this time.

Brief:

Mabuhay Enterprise is an online/home-based registered business in the province of British Columbia. Our goal is to provide the Filipino-Canadian community in the Greater Victoria area the following goods and services:

* Money remittance (Money Accord)- available for door to door, bank direct deposit and pick-up at outlet locations
* The Filipino Channel (TFC) cable box and subscription
* Sari-sari store online
* Philippine travel and tours
* Other services and Philippine imported goods to follow.

 Initial studies:

They emailed back that they like the flame but with the text on the side. They sent a rough sketch of how the text should look. Based on that, I gave them these choices:

 

From there, they chose flame 2, text 4 but with a smaller font size for 'enterprise'. 

So, the final logo:

Swinging 60s bday party

Finished off a bday invitation design. This was used as an ecard invitation. Some details blurred for  client privacy.

 

They also wanted a poster that will serve as a bday poster for the venue and something that they can hang at home after the party. So I designed this collage for them, with photo editing included of the vintage photo at the center (original photo at the bottom):