Dig It: 003

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Joe Cavazos

Happy Wednesday, here's three things i'm digging this week.

1. My Friend Jim LePage has been working on a personal project called Crux Sola, Latin for "The Cross Alone." He's been posting a new cross Illustration everyday since the beginning of Lent and will continue through Easter.

2. I use the Pocket App serial times on a daily basis. It helps me avoid following rabbit trails throughout the day when I run across great content on the intrawebs.

3. The Innovator: Great story from freelance shoemaker, Mike Friton, on Innovation. Directed by Tristan Stoch from Cineastas.

Dig It: 002

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Joe Cavazos

Three things I'm digging this week. If you missed last week's check it out here.

1. My Dribbble friend Joshua Ariza has been working on these Breaking Bad illustrations over the last few months. I'm a fan of the show but bigger fan of Joshua and his work. Be sure to check it out and give him a follow on twitter while you're at it.

2. The only thing I dig more than "Retrograde" by James Blake is the music video, directed by Martin De Thurah.

3. At the beginning of the year I was reevaluating my GTD tasking process. I was using Actionmethod for keeping up with work/freelance and Clear App for my daily life task lists.

Then came Wunderlist. I've been using it for the last month and loving it. I wanted something that both Lulu and I could use to sync lists like grocery shopping and to see what's on each other's plate. While it's not as robust at project managing as Actionmethod I've found the benefit of having a one-app process out-weighs the limitations.

Dig It: 001

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Joe Cavazos

Every Wednesday I'm going to be sharing three things I dig. Those things will usually be what's inspiring me, apps, music, artist, designers I'm into.

What are you digging today?

1. Inspired to Inspired by Nathan Yoder. PS. Go to his site and check out his work, you won't regret it.

2. I made a call out on twitter for new music to listen to last week and my friend Brad Zimmerman didn't disappoint Abby had me playing track 1 on repeat during our Saturday morning dance off.

3. I'm really, really, really digging Vine app right now. Really.

Playlist for Lent Season

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Joe Cavazos

This is playlist I put together for this Lent season and wanted to share with you. I'll been using it for my own personal reflection and also as a soundtrack for working on Easter related artwork.

New Year, New Site.

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Joe Cavazos

Over the weekend I knocked out my site redesign. Along with the new design is some new work from the last couple of months.

I'm looking forward to sharing more often in 2013.

SIDENOTE: I've been using the Squarespace platform since I first launched this site 5yrs ago and have been beyond happy with their product and service. They make it easy for a "non-coder" like myself.

Life's New Chapter

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Joe Cavazos

For the past 5 years I’ve had the honor of serving alongside an amazing team at Palm Valley Church in Mission, Texas. I first started here as “the web guy”. That quickly morphed into graphic designer and then to creative director. When Lu and I first visited we fell in love with the church and wanted to attend. Working here was just the icing on the cake. I’m grateful for the leadership and teaching we’ve received here. These have certainly been foundation-building years for our family.

During the last couple months I’ve felt our season at PVC would be coming to an end. It was at this point that we started to pray for God’s direction and leaned heavily on this verse.

“Trust in the Lord God with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

This new adventure will take us to Dallas, Texas where I’ll be joining the team at RT Creative Group. Though I’ll miss my family at PVC, I know God has great things in store for Lu and me. I look forward to resourcing even more churches through this move and developing my skills with the great team at RT.

Edge of Technology - Article Illustration

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Joe Cavazos

This was a fun illustration piece I had the privilege of working on for Answers Magazine.

The biggest challenge was making a 2D illustration feel like it had depth. I used vector shapes stacked on eachother to give the feel that the man was standing in a tunnel. Below is some of the vector shapes I started with.

My Dribbble Playoff Submission

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Joe Cavazos

A couple of weeks back I came across a contest that Squarespace posted on Dribbble. Being a huge Squarespace fan and having a itch to work on something "just for the fun of it," I took the challenge. While I didn't come close to winning the grand prize I did manage to get on the honorable mention list, which landed me a free t-shirt and squarespace 6 for a year.

It's truly an honor to get listed among these great designers and artist. Below is what I submitted. Be sure to check out the rest of the submissions.

Ad designs for Orange Thread Media

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Joe Cavazos

I recently had the opportunity to hook up with the team over at Orange Tread Media and work on a couple designs for the launch of their new Playback 360 Drive. This is a visual worship library that comes with a huge collection of motion backgrounds, still images, and countdowns.

Most of my freelance work lately has been for clients that are in the process of turning big ideas/dreams into reality. It's always a honor to be a part and look forward to more projects like this down the road.