Here's a fun story for you... Back in (I think it was June) three very talented guys were attending a sign makers workshop and talking smack...LOL...good ole friendly smack that is. They were: Dan Sawatzky, Jamie Oxenham and Doug Haffner. Eventually the talk turned to a challenge ... to build a second addition to the original "Institute for Study of Mechanical Marine Life" sign originally created by Oxenham Design. The rules were simple, the sign must be 3d, and contain the text "The Institute for Study of Mechanical Marine Life" and contain some sort of marine creature. The deadline was set to be Canadian Labour Day...but was eventually extended to Halloween.
Each entrant will include a small blurb regard the direction they chose for the sign, as well as any backstory to bring the sign to life. After the three started posting their progress on their blogs the friendly "competition" went global! So...after a series of delays I've finally got my hands on some material and have started to make some progress. Stay tuned here for progress reports on this and many other fun projects. Check out some of the other entries here: http://forums.oxenhamdesign.com/post?id=6424247 |