We made a trip to The Villages, Florida to paint a gym for seven awesome adopted kids. Crazy story of how we ended up there. Tiger Wood’s charity had an auction where Tim set up an Illuminaries mural for bid. Someone bought it. Flew us out. We painted. The Villages itself and the ranch we were […]
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I met this cat @thelikklerudeboi online and reached out to him to pair his music with my design. When he leaked me this album so I could create the artwork I knew it would be effortless. Rarely anything is except the shit we are truly passionate about. This album is fire. I really grinned and smiled
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Another Illuminaries mural. This time for Hercules Crossfit. Dimensions are 30’w x 15’h. Got out of our comfort zone by having @kruptdotcom do the lettering while I finessed the Pegasus. Timelapse video down below. http://www.flavorinnovator.com/images/miscProjects/timelapse_hcf_01.mp4 .
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As a creative in this industry or even someone running your own business you are going to get tons of inquiries about projects – someone sends an email, you reply, schedule a meeting/call, and draft a proposal only to never hear back from them. Time wasted. The problem is how do you filter out the potentially
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Sneak peak the recipe. Here’s a behind the scenes of my process into creating hand drawn lettering and type. There’s no cookie cutter way around this. The basis of this process is possessing a solid drawing ability and a good understanding of letterforms, typography, spacing, composition, and such forths. Enjoy! .
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Fresh off the presses and now available in the FlavorInnovator Store is this all purpose apron and bottle opener set. It’s not uncommon to see folks in aprons and in their element: Chefs, Artists, Baristas, Hairstylists, Pitmasters, Bartenders, and Domestic Workers just to name a few. Aside from being a protective garment why not sport one that speaks
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In May of 2014 we were commissioned by the Kapor Center for Social Impact to paint a mural that could a.) loosely depict the mission and philosophy of the company b.) speak to the city of Oakland and c.) prevent the waves of vandalism that flushed through these walls on a weekly basis. It’s safe
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We’re going to be painting live this week. Come vibe with us! Friday for Oakland Art Murmur: 2142 Broadway, Oakland, CA (at 22nd) All day / night w/ Romali Licudan and music by Brian Bluz Lu Saturday for Hip Hop in the Park: People’s Park in Berkeley, CA 12noon – 5pm w/ Romali Licudan .
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BVMO is a music collective made up of individuals all coming from different backgrounds. Comprised of Dstrukt, SmoovGroovs, Shea Butter, and Rcade these musically forward thinking individuals strive to create a unique look, feel, and sound to their product. Their genres range from Remix, HipHop, Electronic, Funk, House, Boogie, Soul, to Progressive. Our initial brainstorm
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My submission for our (#wowcollective) passion project at Apple called Words of the Week where we all craft a design based on a given word. This week was Drop Cap. I chose the letter “S” for obvious ass reasons. Follow me on Instagram for exclusive content: @flavorinnovator .
