Reflective Rope Icon Logo Graphic- SecureLine Package Rebranding design

This is a logo I created for SecureLine rope product packaging rebranding. This graphic is part of a larger rebranding of the entire line of rope packaging design. This logo graphic illustrates the uniqueness and benefits of this particular product, the rope is made with reflective tracers in it so that it's visible at night, it's really a very cool product. I created the graphic illustrations using both illustrator and photoshop digital design software.  Visiflect is trademarked exclusively for this product.

CD package design: Latino Christian Music- Canta al Señor

This is a recent cd package design and poster art I recently completed for a talented and upcoming latino christian musician. The christian musicians name is Fito Delgado. Sometimes design clients are very involved in the cd design process and sometimes they prefer to keep their distance and let me develop the packaging art. I work fine either way- it all depends on weather the client has a specific unique idea in mind for the design or not, in this case pastor Fito had a very specific look in mind. He described his concept to me and gave me the colors he likes, I took that info and created this cd package and poster art.

 

 

 

I started by designing the cd cover, once the cover art was approved I followed through to the rest of the cd packaging and promotional art. The packaging came out great, on time, and exceeded his expectations- needless to say he was very happy with the end result.

Midtown pub and grill restaurant logo design- Aurora, IL graphic designer

I created this logo for a new pub and grill restaurant located in downtown Aurora, IL. This client wanted a logo graphic design that conveyed class, a welcoming atmosphere, and something that just felt "home town". I started by sketching a few ideas and presenting him with some options- once he saw the logo design concept sketches he instantly gravitated to the logo design seen above- it was a hole in one. The building sketch in the logo design is the historic Leland Tower in Aurora, IL. Midtown pub is located on the first floor of this building. He now has the logo on all his employee t-shirts, window decals, menus, and other promotional material. I also created the logo design below that wasn't used but I thought it was pretty nice.
The food is great, I recommend the Hawaiian pineapple burger- actually I think I'll go there for lunch today. You can view their facebook page here

Indonesian Indie pop/punk band: cd cover design

The name of this band is Lunno which means beauty. This band from Indonesia wanted a cd cover with a photo of the band combined with a steam punk styled design. I gave it a vintage look by overlaying aged textures and a yellow tint, however I kept the yellow tint bright and saturated in order to maintain a level of modernity. I superimposed several gears in the background and on the borders I overlaid blueprint drawings of a locomotive steam engine. The collection of design elements came together well to create this organized mess and most importantly the band was happy with the final design.

Amazing Illustration- illustrator concept artist. Ilustrador Ilustracion.

Here's a little promotional piece I put together to announce the amazing illustrations and designs that Fernando Creative will be working on in 2009.

DVD Cover Design: chess dvd package graphic designer

DVD Cover and disc design. The dvd package design goal for this project was to create a look that would appeal to a younger demographic.
I implemented bright colors and active illustrations. The client was very happy with the final product- and it successfully achieved the goal of appealing to a younger crowd- as he is now selling many dvd copy's- thanks to a certain dvd graphic designer.

Graphic Designer Illustrator CD Cover Design Heavy Metal Rock

Check out this photo I converted into a cement statue- I used a few textures and filters in photoshop to create this effect. It took me a little over an hour to do. Basically I cut out the angel from the photo, grayscaled her, cleared out her eyes to make them look a solid color, applied some cement/granite textures over her and set the layer to multiply or overlay- i don't remember which one exactly, then applied the rusted/aged cement orange in select areas, added the column on which she sits, and a falling feather to insinuate she recently was real or will become real very soon, and finally added some breaks and cracks to give it an aged effect- vuala! you got your self a c-ment angel.

I welcome any questions or critiques- thanks for stopping by.

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Illustration- Denzel Washington Caricature- Chicago, IL Illustrator Graphic Designer

This illustration commemorates Denzel Washington's Oscar Win for the movie "Training Day". Chicago area illustrator graphic designer Fernando Medina, designed and illustrated this caricature of the famous Hollywood actor using pen and ink, color pencil, and photoshop. This is one of Denzel Washington's most Impressive zcting performances in my opinion. I did the drawing in pen, and added textures via Adobe Photoshop.

Fernando Medina, Illustrator, Graphic Designer. Chicago Graphic Design.

CD Cover Illustration: CD Design Cover Art- Star Wars

CD cover illustration design for a hip hop rap artist based in New York. This cd cover illustrates a character representing the rap artist' persona. A custom cd cover illustration takes considerably longer than a cd design based on the musicians photographs because it requires composeing the cd package design entirely from scratch. I completed the illustration for this star wars/hip hop cd cover. I used adobe illustrator for the color and line work, and added some texture in photoshop. The client was very happy with it. I've never really illustrated anything in this particular style- but I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. It's another notch in my arsenal of styles. Notice the Darth Vador silhouette in the background.

Once upon a time... in a Galaxy far far away, there was an illustrator who dared to combine the forces of Star Wars and Hip hop. This is a fun illustration I've been working on. Below is a preliminary pencil sketch for an album cover playing off the theme of Lucas' Celestial Opera- as you can see he's reaching for his mic which is his "light saber", getting ready to slash somebody creeping up behind him- he's also sporting a jedi cape and in the background a little green dude (Yoda) is rocking the turntables. I'll be posting the updated artwork soon- stay tuned.

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