Eric Shalley

I have doodled on my notebooks and in the margins of papers for as long as I can remember. Today this little dino came to life somewhere between a global conference call and lunch. I feel the need to note that I am listening and participating while I doodle. It helps me stay creatively balanced and fresh through the stresses of the day.

Cover creation from Peter Belanger on Vimeo.

I love the sense this time lapse gives someone who is unfamiliar with marketing and design on just how much effort goes into some of the artwork we encounter on a daily basis. Seeing a video like this makes me question my sanity, as I do stuff like this on a daily basis. I guess it is the love of the process and seeing something complex through to completion that keeps me at it.

Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

I came across this video and found myself watching it twice. I love the sense of scale you get from the people standing in front of the glass. If you look closely there is a diver in the tank on the lover left. This must really be a sight to behold and if I’m ever in Japan I’d love to see it in person. Below are some details about the tank and facility.

The main tank called the “Kuroshio Sea” holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world’s second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.

Website: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Let me start with this: Being a tech nerd at heart, I was well aware of this “gotta have it” product Apple was developing, but I wasn’t interested. I thought for sure that I would have no use for a giant iPod touch, no matter what whiz-bang features it had on it.

I kept this opinion for about 30 seconds into the intro video for the product. I have long admired Jonathan Ive’s design work at Apple and his interpertations of Dieter Rams design work at Brauun. (I’m pretty convinced that I’d be interested in buying any product from their design portfolio.) They just look so darn good.

Will I get one? Definately not at first. The $500+ tag is a bit pricey for something that my MackBook Pro can do minus the touch screen. But I expect that come my birthday or Christmas I’ll be giving these a second look. I think the 3G+WiFi would be the only way to go. Internet wherever, whenever is pretty tempting. I’m very curious to see how the world embraces this new product.

Just a couple of germs that have been captured for research. In fact, they seem quite happy about it.

Graphite on graph paper. Color added in Photoshop.

Here is a cube pattern I came up with a while back. Created with a ruler, pencil, and my trusty Design 2 markers. Actual size: 32″x24″

This little gear head can’t wait to modify his wheel.

Ballpoint pen on paper

Stunningly rich illustrations by Alberto Cerritento. I really admire his artistic style, use of texture, and the vivid colors he utilizes in his illustrations. He can come decorate any room in my house with his artwork. You can view much more of his fantastic work on his site.

I recently launched a site refresh for an area hospital’s Heart Center. It is a hybrid microsite of sorts that brings together several new and innovative services all in one place. The refreshed site features new patient testimonials, a more streamlined layout, and a softer red color palette. My favorite part is that it is W3C compliant. A big thanks to our developer for taking the extra step to validate the site.

You can visit the site at heartattackcare.net

Full-size custom bass guitar lamp. I built the whole thing from scratch. It is 100% oak with the exception of the strings, pickups, and volume knobs. As the pencil marking on the slide notes, this was done for an entry level sculpture class in college. I was proud to have my work included in my professor’s file of student work. That’s where I got the slide from.