USA Pro Cycling Poster Challenge

Voting has opened for the poster challenge for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. All you have to do is go and "like" their Facebook page and then go to the voting application and cast your vote. My design is this one: Thanks and tell your friends! Zach

Dribbble

Check out my DRIBBBLE debut. I designed a poster for a contest that the Usa Pro Cycling Challenge is having. Check back on April 19th I may need some help with votes on facebook.

Fresh Collins

The other night I got a text from a friend that read; "Can we made a shirt that says Fresh Collins?" Once the idea was planted in my head I thought it would a pretty rad concept. I had some fun with the typography and then added a few hints to the lifestyle of Fort Collins. Pretty excited to get these printed and see how they look.

Yaqui Sport

I am excited to be a part of the Yaqui sports team. Members of the US Aerial ski team are currently flying high on the new Yaqui Pro Air 2.0. Now in the test stages are new ramp skis, park snowboard, and park skis, the Zipper bump ski, and the "Limited" high performance all mountain ski. Go give Yaqui Sports a like on facebook and get excited for things to things to come!

Early season quick edit

I have not posted a ski video sense last year, seems like too long so here is an edit filmed in two days. I am sitting at a computer screen wishing I was skiing so here is a video to daydream about. Thanks to @djdaines for the film work.

ELK

Just a lazy Saturday watching playoff football. I am currently staying with my parents in the mountains. Leadville CO to be exact the highest city in North America. That may seem like some unnecessary info but I was just trying to shed some light on why a sketch of an elk came to life while watching a bunch of meat head tackel each other. (not that isn't very entertaining.)

French Fried Inspiration - A Manifesto

French Fried Inspiration

It’s all about balance- some times you need to run uphill and some times you need to slide down it

Notice small details- good ideas are a compilation of small inspirations

Follow intuition- the right answers some times cannot be explained

Travel- small, or big short, or long, with new perspectives comes new inspirations

Create inspiration- through interaction, emersion, or observation

Meet new people- networking can open new doors, challenge you and keep you moving forward

Be with friends- they keep you sane be with them it doesn’t matter what you are doing as long as you are with them

Listen to music- weird, sad, crappy, loud, soft, all kinds of music keeps you from becoming stagnant

Go Running- some thing about endorphins and lactic acid that makes for a cheap therapist

Ask others for help- a fresh perspective keeps an open mind

Eat good food- whole foods are a powerful fuel for your body and mind

Teach don’t preach- forcing your options upon others crushes creativity, but teaching your techniques to willing students facilitates creativity further

Value the Journey just as much as the destination

Don’t stress about inspiration- a little faith in the creative process can go a long way

If your project really sucks CHANGE it- don’t let pride in your work overrule pride in your project.

Pay Attention to detail- especially in art a small blemish can steal the show

Revisit lost talents- remembering a skill can be a refreshing process

People watch- human interaction is fascinating it can be fluid, painful, beautiful, and awkward, but at least it is always entertaining

Value life’s simple joys- a good cup of coffee, a shot with friends, or the silence of a heavy snowfall

Art should- showcase a talent or a creative perspective

Confidence is important- how you present your ideas have a big effect on how they are perceived

Be dynamic- do not let one singular part of your life become how you are defined

Copy your favorite- colors, angles, patterns, scale, mediums.... the combination makes it your own work

Be excited about your art- if you don’t like your art its probably isn’t very cool

Simplicity- can be stronger then you think

If you make some thing or do some thing you don’t like- remember it does not have to define you, do it better next time

Share- tell your friends about things you love, or discover new inspirations together

Always learn new things- if you are feeling bored do some thing about it. It can be as easy as trying to cook a meal you have never had before.

Start with a sketch- even if the next step looks nothing like your sketch. It gives you direction

Steal from yourself- take parts of your old projects and use them to enhance your new vision