Hand Lettering: Dwell

Project: Enjoy Yourself Catering

This past week I was hired to do a logo for a new catering company called EY Catering: Enjoy Yourself.
Here's some shots of the project (:

Download: Iphone 5 Wallpaper

Got a new iphone, and decided to make a new background for the lockscreen/homescreen. Thought I'd share with you all?

Download Here (:

c u r r e n t l y

VSCO GRID
NISCHE PHOTOGRAPHY
RIFLE PAPER CO
LORDE MUSIC

I love unconventional design

While at the grocer's today, I almost bought some bottled water just because I really like the packaging. Fiji and Smart Water has some great design, but today I saw some new brands I liked. Wat-aah! This design is super fun, not minimalist or earthy. In fact, if you go the website (which is taking forever to load for me) the fonts almost look Comic-Sans-y? God forbid..

Also- Does anyone else have an opinion about Arizona's horrible PNG cutouts on all their 99cent drinks? Ok- I actually kind of love it. 

They have a ton of new products. (If you check out their site, they have some super sick music too.. All these pics are screen caps from their website.)

Their recent Rickey's product line is looking pretty snazzy. Busy and colorful.

I'll say this- I think brands like AriZona and Urban Outfitters and Trader Joe's, etc, are a really cool example of some very creative design. I think that it's really easy to get caught up in the whole minimalist, clean cut, simple type of design. Some people pull it off well, but I'm definitely more impressed with portfolios that are super unique with their own style while still looking great. 

I think minimalist design can be an easy way out, or extremely difficult for people. It's really hard for me to grasp simplicity. I naturally want to put a lot of effort into a piece, and usually that ends up in me over-doing it.

What's your opinion? (:

Wedding Video: Zach & Lupe

After a bit of a hiatus, I'm back with a video that went live this week featuring Zach and Lupe's wedding!
I love working with Jon and I knew this would turn out great (:
Check out more of his work here



Zach + Lupe from Jonathan Niega on Vimeo.

New Workspace

Ahhh. Finally! I've been wanting for so long to just have a desk and nice workspace. When I moved into Tacee's, everything was a bit clutter-y with the promise that things would be moved around eventually. Today she totally blessed by moving a huge dresser out of my room and replacing it with a nice desk and an awesome chair!

With CCAD, I expect this desk to be drenched in blood and tears soon. ;)