graphic design

Photos: Chinese Lucky Red Envelope Designs

in chinese / design / graphic design / photos / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / www.shaireproductions.com February 11, 2011

. Posted by Sherrie Thai of ShaireProductions.com

Chinese Red Envelope Design: Year of the Rabbit

Chinese Red Envelope Design

Chinese Red Envelope Design

Chinese Red Envelope Design: Lion Dancer

Chinese Red Envelope Design: Bamboo

Every Chinese New Year, small red envelopes are presented to the young and unmarried with a little bit of money. The color red symbolizes luck and the practice of giving a red envelope (or “Lycee” in Cantonese) is a blessing for the new year and to ward off evil spirits.

The designs vary from traditional imagery (Chinese characters, old paintings, plants, dragons, various animals) to modern cartoons. Metallic gold ink is normally incorporated into the print as a sign of prosperity.

Design: UP Online Game Site and Promo Shirts

in graphic design / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / website / www.shaireproductions.com February 7, 2011

. Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Teaser Site for Online Game

Promo Shirts for PUP Game

These fun designs were created for the online game, Unicorn Parade, from San Franciscan company, Ohai. The concept for the teaser site background was inspired by the film “Where the Wild Things Are”, where the color scheme and storm clouds have a slight melancholy atmosphere. The juxtaposition of sadness and happiness reflects the sarcasm of the game and characters. Keep your eyes peeled for the official game launch! :)

Inspiration: Lettercult and Fontstruct

in design / graphic design / inspiration / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / www.shaireproductions.com August 19, 2010

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Lettercult

Lettercult is an inspirational site for designers, typographers, and anyone interested in the construction of the letterform.

Fontstruct

Fontshop is a free online font creator and editor from Fontshop. Although you can’t create a more organic font style (just yet), it’s a great design tool to explore.

Article: Change Fonts to Save Money

in article / design / graphic design / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / www.shaireproductions.com April 7, 2010

Typographic Calender

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Every font is designed with varying thicknesses and sizes, so there’s more ink consumption for a thicker font. There’s no simple rule–every case is different, but changing fonts to save a little money can help in the long run.

Serif fonts (like Times Roman, with the tiny legs on the letters) fare better than their Sans Serif counterparts (Arial, for example) on an economical level. For less text, Century Gothic takes less ink than Arial. More info on Yahoo.

Artwork: Love-Inspired Shirts

in artwork / design / graphic design / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / shirt / tshirt February 14, 2009

One Love

Since Valentines is here, there’s love in the air, so that was the theme to these designs. One Love is inspired by a phrase in Bob Marley’s song, “One Love”, but expanded to include the text “One Love, One Hope, One Voice.” It’s done in a grungy fashion, and incorporates my urban calligraphy. It’s based on the inclusive attitude of the hip-hop and reggae musical communities. The shirts are available for men and women here.

Dying for Love

Dying for Love is a goofy visual pun. This design can also be found on Zazzle.

Love Monster

Inspired by the Cookie Monster and Valentines Day, the Love Monster eats hearts for breakfast. Indicative of the “Happy Insanity” t-shirt series, this design has a little bit of cynicism mixed with humor. He can be purchased here.

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