BLOGBLOGhttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012-05-08T23:46:28ZSquarespacepax cardhttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/5/8/pax-card.htmlsilver samba2012-05-08T23:38:46Z2012-05-08T23:38:46ZA few months back I created a typographic interpretation of 'pax', one of my favourite words. I always had the intention of applying it to a greeting card that could be used for all sorts of occasions. I often want to drop someone a note (a real paper one) and found I never had the right card handy.

Introducing the pax greeting card. Peace out.

Available soon in sets of 6 via my etsy store.

]]>OCAD GRAD SHOWhttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/5/5/ocad-grad-show.htmlsilver samba2012-05-05T16:57:22Z2012-05-05T16:57:22ZOn Friday I went to the 97th Annual OCAD Graduate Exhibition.

I realized I had not actually set foot in OCAD since I graduated 15 yrs ago. And wow, does it ever look different from the rectangular, concrete box that I walked into every day (sleep deprived and fueled with Jolt cola).

The Design & Advertising work was solid, but what truly amazed me, and inspired me, was both the Drawing & Painting and Material Art work. Here are three of my favourite newly discovered OCAD artists:

"Be as nice as you are forever" by Tonya Corkey // tonyacorkey@hotmail.com

 

"Apples of Youth" by Ivan Alifan // ivanalifan@gmail.com

 

"I Love You as Big as the Universe" by Alex Sheriff // alex.sheriff@hotmail.com

]]>DIY wall sculpturehttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/5/5/diy-wall-sculpture.htmlsilver samba2012-05-05T16:53:52Z2012-05-05T16:53:52ZLast week I was on a shopping trip and fell in love with this simple wall sculpture at anthropologie.

Made from water cooler cups and died in monotone hues, this piece of art is a simple DIY on my to-do list.

]]>from the gardenhttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/4/18/from-the-garden.htmlsilver samba2012-04-18T22:34:46Z2012-04-18T22:34:46Z

Photographed today in the sunshine.

]]>Confessionshttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/4/16/confessions.htmlsilver samba2012-04-16T14:37:59Z2012-04-16T14:37:59ZSo excited to post the cover a new Young Adult fiction book I designed for Harlequin Teen.

This will be the first in a series of 'Confessions' books, so we wanted to establish a look that could be rolled out over multiple books. The title type treatment was in jeopardy of being pared down to something much more subtle, but once the color palette of the cover was switched to a more sophisticate palette (blue and khaki 'greige' vs. the original hot pink and turquoise) it all came together and worked.

Research for this cover consisted of a lot of time on the CW website...

Art Director: Gigi Lau. Photography: Regina Garcia.

]]>soren's roomhttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/3/29/sorens-room.htmlsilver samba2012-03-29T15:24:03Z2012-03-29T15:24:03ZBrand new EMBLEM print in quaint and modern baby room. Shot in a beauitful Victorian home in downtown Toronto. Thanks Christa!

 

]]>when lightning strikeshttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/3/7/when-lightning-strikes.htmlsilver samba2012-03-07T22:40:08Z2012-03-07T22:40:08ZFun to see the final cover of a book I developed concepts for last fall.

Available later this year is When Lightning Strikes by NY Times & USA Today Bestselling author Brenda Novak. She writes a great escape read.

Here is the final concept that was approved by Harlequin. I also designed the author type treatment to span across a new upcoming series of books for Brenda.

The umbrella and some of the posing was also drawn from this concept which was in the running:

Art director: Erin Craig. Photography: Michael Alberstat. Digital Post: Henrieta Haniskova

]]>sweet cdhttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/2/29/sweet-cd.htmlsilver samba2012-02-29T17:50:01Z2012-02-29T17:50:01ZA recent CD package I designed for Mood Entertainment.

Photography by Allan Davey.

]]>emblem officialhttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/2/27/emblem-official.htmlsilver samba2012-02-27T17:23:52Z2012-02-27T17:23:52ZHere is a new postcard to promote the launch of emblem, now on Etsy.

 

]]>Parallel coffeehttp://www.silversamba.com/blog/2012/2/27/parallel-coffee.htmlsilver samba2012-02-27T17:23:42Z2012-02-27T17:23:42ZI had to give up coffee a few months ago (miss it everyday) but still pop into Darkhorse whenever I can. Usually on my way to visit my favourite store, Love the Design.

I spotted gorgeous packaging on some coffee on display by 49th Parallel coffee.

A visit to their website had me in love with their retro-inspired ceramics in a happy-go-lucky turquoise.

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