Design a Day #3

"Chaos" by MuteMath

Design a Day #2

"1901" - Phoenix

Design a Day #1

Inspired by some friends to "design a day", I wanted to expand on this idea...using music and type. I have a playlist of about 190 songs that play when I work, dubbed "Design Mix." Each day, I'm going to pick a song, and design the title, using the mood and color that I picture from it, trying to use a different typeface for each day. If you know the song, hopefully you can see and interpret what I hear. Chime in!

Long December

It's been an interesting past couple weeks. Friends have come and gone, moved away and moved on.

Cheers to an amazing 5 years.

Reflection

Amazing how fast time goes by when you're busy. I was strolling through the old hard drive and came across some gems. This stormtrooper logo was the first ever piece of clothing Casualties ever put out. For those of you who don't know me personally, Casualties Skate Snow & Surf gave me my first clothing line and opportunity to prove myself as a designer. Check them out at www.RidewithCasualties.com, amazing friends and family they are.

This second work is a collection of boards I made up for Rome Snowboards when I was 18. I had just met the midwest Rome rep (http://corduroymagazine.blogspot.com/) Peter Harv, and was so stoked on the company. I came up with these to show him, and would have never figured that in only a few years I'd do work for them. So hilarious to look back on this stuff. Pete and I run a magazine called Corduroy Lifestyles, so a special thanks as always to Pete for believing in me, as well as my brothers at Casualties. So blessed for good people in my life.

Website is Live!

Thanks to everyone who has let me work with them along the way, and a special thanks to Ben Johnson for getting it up. Check him out at ElegantSeagulls.com

I present to you: www.MikeForesterDesign.com

14:59

There was an old Sugar Ray album titled 14:59. This hit me pretty hard today. The meaning behind 14:59 is that your 15 minutes of fame is almost up. I've been struggling with the "safety net" concept that some of my work is acceptable because I was in college, and now that I'm considered professional, I want to keep getting better and better. Some good tracks off this album.

Special thanks to everyone who came over last night: Forester trio, Matty and Jess, Walrus, Jonesy and Liz, Jameson by default, Mcfoolz, Phil, Nat, Schlix, Tj & crew, thanks for coming and hangin, so great to see the crew together. Feels amazing to be done with classroom education, mind is comepletely spinning with opportunities and restlessness. Can't wait to start digging.