Adam Thomson

Do unto others as you would want done unto you. Until some asshole treads shit on your carpet, then pay it back x10. Praise be.

Rockabilly style poster for a combined 30th birthday/1950s dance. I looked at a lot of film noir posters recently and I’m really inspired now to replicate that style better in the future. Happy Birthday Shosh… ^_^

Last year I designed the poster for the first annual Bar Medusa 12-hour 12-band metal fest, entitled ‘Capital Punishment’. This year I was lucky enough to do it again.

My best friend in this mortal realm was murdered earlier this year. Most knew him as the front-man of the longest running NZ Death Metal band Backyard Burial. To me he was a mentor, a confidant, my drinking & fishing partner, my ex-flatmate & one of the most intelligent scholars I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. It was my utmost privilege to contribute to his funeral by designing the photo-wall, the projected slide-show & speaking on behalf of the his flatmates, band-mates and close friends. It’s also been my privilege to design a tribute t-shirt for him, seen here

Well 2011 has been pretty interesting for me. With every turn to a new page in your life there are always new adventures & challenges. I’ve reached a new level of understanding within the universe, which can only lead to enlightenment from here on in…

I’ve started a new Graphic Design course, to learn Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign properly. I realised long ago that entering the realm of industry standard software would be a huge asset to my career as a designer. Finally my skillset is growing away from Adobe Fireworks, which I’ve been using since it was Macromedia Fireworks 4, over 10 years ago. I wasn’t using only that software, but it was the dominant weapon in my arsenal.

I’ve picked up a casual-based position as Resident Designer for a clothing company based here in New Zealand, called ALC Apparel. I built their website last year. I’m now responsible for their marketing material, logos, website development and indeed some designs for clothing. After freelancing for years, this is a huge step up for my career and I’m so relieved that my hard slog is starting to pay off.

So with the latest developments I decided I needed to refresh my website (this one) to that of a blog. For helping myself keep track of everything I’m doing, plus share my knowledge of all of the great techniques I’ve come across on the internet that have helped me as a Website Developer and Designer. Hope you like it.

My business portfolio will be relocated slowly to my new website ‘Before You Can Say’.