Sean Johnson http://seanjohnson.net The blog and portfolio of designer and graphic artist Sean Johnson Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:40:46 +0000 en hourly 1 When Superstars Ruled The World http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/seanjohnson/~3/_QSv0JuQvzw/ http://seanjohnson.net/blog/when-superstars-ruled-the-world/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:00:42 +0000 Sean http://seanjohnson.net/?p=350 I recently built a website for artist Jay Jay Burridge and for the past month he’s been busy in his LA studio bringing dinosaurs back to life. His show opens tomorrow at Lazarides in Beverly Hills, so if you’re in that neck of the woods make sure you stick your head in – it looks awesome!

“When Superstars Ruled The World” featuring Jay Jay Burridge.

August 13-26, 2010 (Open Daily Noon-8pm)
Lazarides LA / 320 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills CA 90210 / 323.202.6339 / lazinc.com

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www.shadesofrhythm.co.uk

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www.jayjayburridge.com

]]> http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/web-design/jay-jay-burridge/feed/ 0 http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/web-design/jay-jay-burridge/ Little Lucky Seven http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/seanjohnson/~3/8ZpCvy3M8ls/ http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/web-design/little-lucky-seven/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:02:13 +0000 Sean http://seanjohnson.net/?p=316 New website coming soon for Little Lucky Seven – the Lucky Seven custom cap brand, popular with the likes of Madonna, Jamie Oliver and Robbie Williams, is launching a new line exclusively for little people.

]]> http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/web-design/little-lucky-seven/feed/ 0 http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/web-design/little-lucky-seven/ Ozone Breakdown http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/seanjohnson/~3/Dd24tQq0yxc/ http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/web-design/ozone-breakdown/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:00:06 +0000 Sean http://seanjohnson.net/?p=313 New website coming soon for dance music promotion – Ozone Breakdown

]]> http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/web-design/ozone-breakdown/feed/ 0 http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/web-design/ozone-breakdown/ Che Drips skateboard http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/seanjohnson/~3/leIkOhjaGCQ/ http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/paintings-prints/che-drips-skateboard/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:21:37 +0000 Sean http://seanjohnson.net/?p=266 Acrylic on maple skateboard deck
(30″ x 8″)

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Run, DMC & Jam Master Jay
Watercolour on paper (12″ x 9″)

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Public Enemy
Watercolour on paper (12″ x 9″)

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Eric B & Rakim
Watercolour on paper (12″ x 9″)

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Afrika Bambaataa
Watercolour on paper (12″ x 9″)

]]> http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/paintings-prints/hip-hop-legends-series/feed/ 0 http://seanjohnson.net/portfolio/paintings-prints/hip-hop-legends-series/ Blowing off the cobwebs! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/seanjohnson/~3/4rasxNGj-XI/ http://seanjohnson.net/blog/blowing-off-the-cobwebs/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:40:20 +0000 Sean http://seanjohnson.net/?p=282 Well well, it’s been a while, ain’t it?!

Since starting my own design company – Nice and Ripe Ltd – back in April it’s been hectic to say the least. We had our second baby only a month before and with a steady stream of work coming in I’ve been burning the midnight oil and drinking loads of coffee!

I had every intention of running Nice and Ripe as a web and graphic design agency and having this site as an outlet for my personal, more artistic productions, but it became apparent very quickly that work was coming in off the back of my personal work showcased around the internet. As a result, I’m going to be merging the two sites and using Nice and Ripe as the outlet for all my creative output – not only art, design and creative direction, but also my music production and DJing.

I’m going to be moving into a new art studio over the next few weeks and I’ll be buying a 4 colour screen printing press so I can produce my own limited prints and t-shirts that I’ll be selling on the new website.

I’ve also been invited to paint at a couple of festivals this year including the Secret Garden Party next week which I’m particularly buzzing about. It’s 25 years this year since I did my first piece of graffiti art as a teenager and the smell of paint brings the memories flooding back. :)

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A while back I created my own hand-written font called Hand of Sean and made it available for public download on DaFont.com.

Within a month of release it had exceeded 50,000 downloads and hit #17 of the DaFont top 100 fonts. I updated the font with accented characters and improved kerning, and now the font has had over 1 million downloads and regularly makes the top 10 font downloads on DaFont, very often being the #1 hand-written font download.

The font has been used for a number of high profile projects including:

  • Expedia.com rebrand
  • Krispy Kreme Doughnuts packaging
  • Gourmet Burger Kitchen menus
  • Plan B “The Defamation of Strickland Banks” album TV ad
  • Angela and friends TV show (Sky 1)
  • Ladyhawke “Paris is Calling” album TV ad
  • Heat Magazine (UK)
  • Zoo Magazine (UK)

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For those who love my Hand Of Sean font there’s now Sean’s Other Hand font – a lighter, more natural version of my own handwriting, but with some similar characteristics of the original Hand Of Sean font.  Sean’s Other Hand is currently only available for download from this site.

My standard font terms of use apply.

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