http://cargocollective.com Michael Mesker Design & Illustration Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:49:03 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/How-To-Make-Good http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/How-To-Make-Good Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:49:03 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 4739676 A capabilities brochure designed for Palantir.net. Along with the design, I created a family of icons around the concept 'making good' to use throughout the piece. <img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4739676/htmg-cover-3.jpg" width="670" height="499" width_o="670" height_o="499" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4739676/htmg-cover-3_o.jpg" data-mid="25337308" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4739676/htmg-spread_6.jpg" width="670" height="499" width_o="670" height_o="499" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4739676/htmg-spread_6_o.jpg" data-mid="25336210" border="0" align="left"/> A capabilities brochure designed for Palantir.net. Along with the design, I created a family of icons around the concept 'making good' to use throughout the piece. ... http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/Grok-Issue-1 http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/Grok-Issue-1 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:47:19 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 4707495 Grok is a zine that documents a place in time for the team at Palantir.net. More light-hearted than your average collateral piece, it represents the culmination of the team's personalities in the form of recycled blog articles, one-off editorials, and spreads of straight-up inside jokes. This issue was created for distribution at DrupalCon Denver. <img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4707495/grok-cover.jpg" width="670" height="499" width_o="670" height_o="499" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4707495/grok-cover_o.jpg" data-mid="25337864" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4707495/grok-spread-1.jpg" width="670" height="499" width_o="670" height_o="499" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4707495/grok-spread-1_o.jpg" data-mid="25337871" border="0" align="left"/> Grok is a zine that documents a place in time for the team at Palantir.net. More light-hearted than your average collateral piece, it represents the culmination of... http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/To-Resolve-Project-2013 http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/To-Resolve-Project-2013 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:53:08 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 4705231 Go find your next destination. My contribution to Chris Streger's To Resolve Project. <img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4705231/tumblr_mg9zvz7cGg1qac9moo1_400.png" width="400" height="540" width_o="400" height_o="540" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4705231/tumblr_mg9zvz7cGg1qac9moo1_400_o.png" data-mid="25340316" border="0" align="left"/> Go find your next destination. My contribution to Chris Streger's To Resolve Project. http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/Faust-Ltd-2001-2007 http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/Faust-Ltd-2001-2007 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:51:12 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 1299777 As a designer at Faust Ltd. between 2001 and 2007, I was lucky to work with a handful of great designers and clients such as Old Town School of Folk Music, Urban Gateways and Playboy Enterprises. Below is an assortment of select work from those years. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ots-catalog.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ots-catalog_o.jpg" data-mid="6297287" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ots-songbook4.jpg" width="670" height="288" width_o="670" height_o="288" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ots-songbook4_o.jpg" data-mid="6297288" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ots-wiggleworms.jpg" width="670" height="288" width_o="670" height_o="288" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ots-wiggleworms_o.jpg" data-mid="6297290" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ugw-covers.jpg" width="670" height="474" width_o="670" height_o="474" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ugw-covers_o.jpg" data-mid="6297291" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ugw-spread.jpg" width="670" height="527" width_o="670" height_o="527" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1299777/ugw-spread_o.jpg" data-mid="6297292" border="0" align="left"/> As a designer at Faust Ltd. between 2001 and 2007, I was lucky to work with a handful of great designers and clients such as Old Town School of Folk Music, Urban... http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/Silver-Screen-Society http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/Silver-Screen-Society Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:48:08 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 4705203 My Silver Screen Society poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Inspired by Gandalf’s line: “Keep it secret. Keep it safe.” <img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4705203/LOTR-Mesker-Poolga.png" width="500" height="750" width_o="500" height_o="750" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4705203/LOTR-Mesker-Poolga_o.png" data-mid="25157215" border="0" align="left"/> My Silver Screen Society poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Inspired by Gandalf’s line: “Keep it secret. Keep it safe.” http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/Zises-Strategic http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/Zises-Strategic Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:54:06 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 1291285 A series of illustrations for use on Zises Strategic Communcations’ redesigned website. These were based on a sequence of bold “Free Advice” statements meant to provoke, and convey an element of wit unique to the Zises Strategic brand. Check them out in action here. Featured on: Web Creme — January 30, 2011 CSS Mania — January 29, 2011 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1291285/zis.es_screen.png" width="670" height="444" width_o="670" height_o="444" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1291285/zis.es_screen_o.png" data-mid="6261987" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1291285/z_feat_flaw.png" width="670" height="319" width_o="840" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1291285/z_feat_flaw_o.png" data-mid="6252238" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1291285/z_sit_there.png" width="670" height="319" width_o="840" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1291285/z_sit_there_o.png" data-mid="6252239" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1291285/z_zeekey.png" width="670" height="319" width_o="840" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1291285/z_zeekey_o.png" data-mid="6252241" border="0" align="left"/> A series of illustrations for use on Zises Strategic Communcations’ redesigned website. These were based on a sequence of bold “Free Advice” statements meant... http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/Killscreen-Magazine http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/Killscreen-Magazine Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:27:23 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 4172414 Illustration for Killscreen Magazine #6: The Change Issue. <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4172414/killscreen-poetry.png" width="670" height="503" width_o="670" height_o="503" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4172414/killscreen-poetry_o.png" data-mid="21943428" border="0" align="left"/> Illustration for Killscreen Magazine #6: The Change Issue. http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/The-Palantir-net-Blog http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/The-Palantir-net-Blog Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:15:39 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 4171124 While employed at Palantir.net, I created this series of editorial illustrations for the company's well-trafficked blog. With topics centered around the design and technology of the web, I tried to keep the concepts light and attractive. <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/drupalcon-munich.png" width="670" height="446" width_o="680" height_o="453" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/drupalcon-munich_o.png" data-mid="21935744" border="0" align="left"/> Connecting at DrupalCon Munich <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/RWD-Dirty-Secret_12.png" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/RWD-Dirty-Secret_12_o.png" data-mid="25340895" border="0" align="left"/> Responsive Design’s Dirty Little Secret <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/Drupal-is-not-a-CMS.png" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/Drupal-is-not-a-CMS_o.png" data-mid="21935733" border="0" align="left"/> Drupal is Not a CMS <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/midwest-summit-2012.png" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/midwest-summit-2012_o.png" data-mid="21935737" border="0" align="left"/> Come to the Midwest Drupal Developer Summit and DrupalCamp Wisconsin! <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/design-in-the-browser.png" width="670" height="446" width_o="680" height_o="453" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/design-in-the-browser_o.png" data-mid="21935743" border="0" align="left"/> The Benefits of Prototyping and Designing in the Browser <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-dcd.jpeg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-dcd_o.jpeg" data-mid="21935740" border="0" align="left"/> Come see us at DrupalCon Denver! <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-multi-head-illo_0.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="680" height_o="453" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-multi-head-illo_0_o.jpeg" data-mid="21935747" border="0" align="left"/> Multi-Headed Drupal Solutions for Higher Education <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-newyear-1.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-newyear-1_o.jpeg" data-mid="21943217" border="0" align="left"/> Happy *Device Agnostic* New Year! <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-resp-break-points.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-resp-break-points_o.jpeg" data-mid="21935745" border="0" align="left"/> Re-thinking Breakpoints in Responsive Design <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-blog-mobile-divide.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/pnet-blog-mobile-divide_o.jpeg" data-mid="21935749" border="0" align="left"/> Users Versus the Mobile / Desktop Divide <img src="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/D8-mobile-initiatve.jpeg" width="670" height="670" width_o="670" height_o="670" src_o="http://payload93.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/4171124/D8-mobile-initiatve_o.jpeg" data-mid="21935731" border="0" align="left"/> The Drupal 8 Mobile Initiative While employed at Palantir.net, I created this series of editorial illustrations for the company's well-trafficked blog. With topics centered around the design and... http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/Eleven-Eleven-Creative http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/Eleven-Eleven-Creative Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:38:40 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 3749037 An illo about technology and youth in the Middle East commissioned by my new friends over at Eleven Eleven Creative. <img src="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/3749037/mid-east-youth.png" width="670" height="295" width_o="680" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/3749037/mid-east-youth_o.png" data-mid="19484575" border="0" align="left"/> An illo about technology and youth in the Middle East commissioned by my new friends over at Eleven Eleven Creative. http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/Caps-Corn-Coasters http://cargocollective.com/meskermichael/following/meskermichael/Caps-Corn-Coasters Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:56:25 +0000 Michael Mesker Design & Illustration 1300035 For Christmas presents this past year, I screenprinted sets of custom drink coasters for friends and family. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1300035/coaster-1.jpg" width="670" height="400" width_o="670" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1300035/coaster-1_o.jpg" data-mid="6297925" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1300035/coaster-2.jpg" width="670" height="400" width_o="670" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1300035/coaster-2_o.jpg" data-mid="6297929" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1300035/coaster-4.png" width="670" height="670" width_o="670" height_o="670" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4947/1300035/coaster-4_o.png" data-mid="6347620" border="0" align="left"/> For Christmas presents this past year, I screenprinted sets of custom drink coasters for friends and family.