Welcome

Hi. I’m Aaron. I design stuff. If you’re here, it means you probably went to check slickpixel.com. First of all, thanks for being interested. Unfortunately, SlickPixel had become stagnant. I felt that I needed to justify my presence on the web by having a site that was dynamic and actually had something to offer. A two year old, stale site wasn’t it.

I have been thinking a lot about what I want SlickPixel to become. I have some really big plans which, when mixed with procrastination and anal retentiveness, mean big timelines. Which brings us both here. The SlickPixel blog site. This site will offer more up to date content, and serve as a nice replacement until the new full SlickPixel site is completed.

I hope you enjoy, and if not, you can always visit my old site here.

Saturday, September 29, 2007

MCPS Identity Work


Here are a couple of identity ideas that I'm working on with the Mecklenburg County Public School system. We wanted something bold that communicated leadership and quality education. I won't go into all the details and symbolism, but feel free to pick them apart. Constructive criticism is always welcome.

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NCEE PPT


I did some quick digital illustrations for a presentation that Amanda and some of her colleagues are giving at the NCEE Conference in Denver next week. The presentation is about Economic concepts in television, literature, music and film (the film illustration didn't seem to fit in with the rest so I left it out).

Anyway, I thought they turned out OK for a little quick project so I wanted to share. That's all.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

It's So On


Who says work can't be fun?

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daveswain.tv

Check it out.


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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Finally, Thursdays Have Meaning Again


How much is Thursday going to rock? It's a rhetorical question, but the answer is A LOT. Don't expect to hear from me at all tomorrow night.

Catching Up

It's been a long time.
I shouldn'ta left you,
without a dope post to click through.

Sorry, I've been listening to a lot of old skool rap lately. Yeah, sorry for the inactivity here. Been pretty busy. But here are some random thoughts to make up for it:


Have you ever offered to take somebody's place at a meeting if they go to your root canal for you, and they accept? Yeah, it happened to me today. Not that we hate our clients. We love them. So much. But we're just busy right now. It was actually nice to lay down for an hour and relax while the endodontist pulverized my molar.

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I'm woking on a couple of things to put up here. I've done another round of logos for MCPS and I'm pretty excited about 'em. I'm also working on a video of our trip to Tech a couple of weeks ago.

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My buddy Dave Swain is grabbing the world by its tail and doing his own thing now. His site is coming soon. You should check it out and hire him. His work is seriously ridiculous.


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Monday, September 10, 2007

Scarface

Monday, September 3, 2007

Labor Day Weekend in 25 Seconds

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Anthony Popkins

"I think if Anthony Hopkins was my granddad, I'd cry."
-Amanda

He scares me too babe.