It looks like Bangkok will be getting a new building added to it’s skyline in 2012. I thought this would be an interesting subject to post about for two reasons. One, I want to talk about architecture more often as I feel that I’ve neglected the topic. And two, I think this new skyscraper has some interesting visual correlations…

In mid December I drove out to St. Louis with Jess to visit her family. One of Jess’ uncles was turning 50, and we decided to make the 12 hour trip in order celebrate with everyone in a surprise party. While we were in the city, I was able to capture some great shots…

Typotheque Web Font Service demo from Typotheque on Vimeo.
Ok, fair warning here… this post is web-geekery at it’s best
Typotheque.com is now offering an incredibly easy to implement service that lets designers use custom fonts in their site designs totally legally. Watch the video above and you can see how simple the process is, so [...]

Celebrate Anderson is an event that’s been around for 11 years or so. Andersonians gather in the William Floyd Amphitheater to listen to music, picnic, and watch some incredible fireworks. Dad is the conductor of the orchestra that plays here every year (GAMAC), and he approached Torque Creative (where I work)…

Here is a sneak peek to a post I will put up this weekend. Last night I went out with a group of guys from work and planted a whole bunch (7) of chalk stencils on main street. Definitely a fun time… if you ever need advice on the intricacies of sprayable chalk – just ask [...]

I rarely post stuff about the corporate side of where I work. In fact, the only thing I’ve posted so far about anything Torque are the business card ideas from a while back. Anyway, I wanted to throw this one out there because I was pleased with it. Not only a decent design… but it [...]

this is cool… The Toyota IQ has a small wheelbase… small enough to create it’s own font. Check out the video, but be forewarned that the music is kind of annoying.
Here’s the article on treehugger where you can download the font.

So, most of the time I’m just fine doing what I do, and living how I live. However, there have been a few occasions when I’ve truly wanted to be independently wealthy… like now.

Torque Creative is where I work. It’s an in-house design firm for TTI (a manufacturer of power tools, vacuums, and other stuff). Anyway, we developed an identity for our group a few years ago, and recently our creative director (my boss) has begun the process of designing business cards.