Community judging is over and a runner-up in the Take a Picture grand prize contest has been chosen. Congratulations to Derrick Chhay, winner of the $500 merch shopping spree!

Diptych I did for a show at the Art Gallery of Calgary a few months back. 2 wood panels, 36"x36" each. Silkscreen, acrylics, inks, colour pencils, photo transfers and... LETRASET!!... all flooded under a thick coat of glossy resin.
The piece is part of a series about dreams. It is about the places we visit and the people we meet that eventually fade away in our memory, yet everything becomes vivid in our dreams. I call that a dreamstate of consciousness... enjoy.

The winner of the grand prize in our Take A Picture contest was J.D. Busch of Plano, Texas. He reproduced the Veer logo in the corner of his garage using a perspective trick – the logo extends from near the camera all the way to the back wall, and can only be viewed in perfect proportion from a precise low angle.

See a video that showcases the work that went into J.D.'s entry (not a part of his official entry, but a great behind-the-scenes view he was kind enough to provide), plus a gallery of all the eligible submissions on the results page.

You can also participate in the final contest, where you're the judge! Rate the entries from 1 to 5 (by clicking the stars) to help choose which of the 10 runners-up will receive $500 to spend on Veer merch. The contest closes at 11:59 PST, Thursday, November 12, and we'll announce the winner on Friday.

*** UPDATE ***
The deadline has been extended to 11:59 PST, Monday, November 16.

Over the past two months, we've awarded $42,000 in prizes to winners of daily creative challenges. Now everyone has a chance to compete for the Grand Prize, in a contest where one person will win a laptop, software, and merch prize package worth nearly $8,000!

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THE CONTEST

Step away from the computer and re-create the Veer logo using real-world objects or materials. Build, carve, light, shape, cut, project, or [insert verb here] your entry, then take a photo and send it to ideas@veer.com along with your name and mailing address. Entries will be judged on creativity, execution, and sheer awesomeness.

You can grab a vector file of the logo here: http://bit.ly/veervector

*** The deadline to enter is 11:59 p.m. PDT, November 5, 2009. ***

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THE GRAND PRIZE

A MacBook Pro and accessories worth nearly $8,000

- Apple® 17” MacBook Pro
- Adobe® Creative Suite® 4
- 1,000 Veer Marketplace credits
- Jukebox Type collection (122 fonts)
- a Type Tray laptop cushion
- a Kern Zip-up

Plus the envy and adoration of all of your peers (including us).

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The winner will be announced here on The Skinny on November 10, 2009. For full rules, regulations, and eligibility requirements, click here. Play hard!

Ever wonder what Peter Saville's 1979 Joy Division cover would look like as an audio visualizer. Look no further - Mr.Doob did it. It's pretty dag nice. Maybe he should screensaver this little gem...Anyhow check it out , it's well worth it.

We love Halloween and our dogs always wear costumes for it... we're weird like that. I've started making the costumes, since there aren't many good ones out there for large breeds. Here's this year's. My son was a Lion Tamer / Ring Master (top hat, cape, tux, whip, chair, etc) and the dogs were his "lions".
-faux fur, poly-fill, hot glue and half of my Sunday.

This is my carrotted version of the Veer logo.

Click here to see my post about it

Wrap in trees for under the tree!

It’s almost that time of year when the hunt for the perfect tree is on!

This week’s “It’s A Wrap” includes, 2, 8.5×11 wraps and 2 gift tags for an occasion.

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Time fly by so fast! I have been busy creating new cartoon characters and avatars !

T-shirt I recently designed for Kokanee Olympic Program (through GRIP in TO).
The theme was "Fernie, BC"... not much more in the creative brief than that, really, beside a palette and a big no-no to use the sasquatch (if you're familiar with their Canadian ad campaign!) Darn!
So, I vectorized a picture of Mount Fernie, found stats on wikipedia about the town, its altitude and GPS coordinates, and voilà!... can't wait to see it printed and worn.