Nathan Shinkle http://www.nathanshinkle.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:53:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Digital Mixtape Vol. V – Designers.MX http://www.nathanshinkle.com/2011/10/13/digital-mixtape-vol-v-designers-mx/ http://www.nathanshinkle.com/2011/10/13/digital-mixtape-vol-v-designers-mx/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:58:26 +0000 admin http://www.nathanshinkle.com/?p=1406

 

If you’re a designer there’s no doubt you’ve heard of Designers.MX by now.  I’m proud to have been able to contribute to this awesome project created by fellow designer Blake Allen and  his associates at CoFinery.  Rumor has it they’re allowing mixers to post up to one mix a month… stay tuned, my friends.

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]]> http://www.nathanshinkle.com/2011/09/13/paintings/feed/ 0 Finger Eleven – Album Art http://www.nathanshinkle.com/2011/09/12/finger-eleven-album-art/ http://www.nathanshinkle.com/2011/09/12/finger-eleven-album-art/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:38:13 +0000 admin http://www.nathanshinkle.com/?p=1001 Wind-Up Records contacted me to do the artwork for Finger Eleven’s sixth studio album, Life Turns Electric. Though I didn’t know much about the band I loved the concepts they presented and jumped at the chance to work with them.

 

 

16 x 20 Campaign Poster

Package Interior.

Album Cover.

Concept: James Black, Bass Player for Finger Eleven
Art Direction: Michelle Lukianovich
Interior Panel Photography:  Looking into it ….
Images used courtesy of Wind-up Records & Finger Eleven

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I’ve never been much of a risk taker when it comes to creativity (Ironic, I know).  I pride myself on calculation and the predictability of the final outcome. I’m a designer, I plan then build… It’s how I work. I’m so strategic, in fact, that I’m forced to have a process for not having a process. Let me explain.

You see, the approach that I take when doing a painting is a study in contrast to the way I approach a design project.   When I’m designing something it’s usually for a client, so I tend to very methodical in my execution. Every pixel, point and character is accounted for. Everything is in its place… nothing is left to chance.

Painting is a different story.   Applying the “Laws of Chance” to a piece forces me to let go in a way that I can’t with design. Sure, I typically have a loose idea of the mood I want to convey, but that’s it. I don’t draw it out or plan the composition. I just start painting, building off each component in a very linear fashion. No looking back or second guessing the brush strokes. The painting is what it is.

As you can see above, this set of paintings can be arranged in a number of ways. I’ll leave it up to the person who hangs the work to decide which arrangement fits their taste.

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Last week one of my friends asked me for another playlist.  When I asked him what kind of music he wanted to hear he said something with good dance vibes.  Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the fourth digital mixtape.  Enjoy!

Download Album

 

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