The day the Canon IPF 500 arrived it sat on a desk for sometime due to some very tricky inks not included, at least the right levels anyway. A not so large format printer that can do a lot given the right kind of mind and creativity, and perfect match for Peg Design. In order to test the IPF, i decided to grab the art of Mark Ryden, an artist featured on the current issue of Juxtopoz I had sitting on my desk. The Art was literally drag and drop from his page and re-sampled to fit the new size of 13x19 (A3+) from a 72ppi image.

I set up new colour overlays or the full colour spectrum and decided on Violet to match the new parlour wall I began.

The first test.

The prints turned out amazing and the next thing was to find or create a frame to suit the wall and the image. Well no sooner then the hunt begun then did My lovely partner in creative crimes found on the wall of Gino, a man who left for Belgium and wanted us to take up as much of his belongings as we could, at a reasonable cost;)

The Finished Piece.

So here we have now a colourful yet soft and classy art print to display what a mere drag and drop 72ppi image can be upgraded to and quality test for principle small production fine art form the IPF 500.

Stormy Weather maybe, but a good Dark Pint of Fun!

Over ago redo the Storm Brewery Van and due to many reasons, we never got around to getting it done. Well a new van was purchased and a new, simpler and cleaner marketing plan on the go, vinyl instead of painting was decided on. Peg Design has yet to do a full vinyl wrap and to be honest, is not very fond of the full wraps due to the fact of more waste and less impact of actual data being seen as the vehicle drives by. Thankfully Storm was on the same boat and the most basic representation was chosen. With the help of Sandbox Signs cutting and applying the vinyl at their shop in Burnaby, BC, the Storm Brewery van now is on the go, bringing cheers and beers to all who can handle the stoutest of stouts, and more.

The size that counts.

Simple and to the point.

Odd Finds of Custom Designs

While backing up my old G4 I found this file within a file and laughed my sweet bottom off. Here we have a design where the company I worked for wanted a series of bikes to pitch to the IBM's. I got to pretty much do everything on these, from design, paint and decal production. The designs were kept simple as we had only two days to do all three samples. One Rigid, one Hardtail and one Full Suspension. for some reason we had these Troy Lee orange Fenders laying about and they wanted to work them into the design, which led to the General Lee like design.

Winnipeg first, tomorrow, the World!

Born and raised in Winnipeg Manitoba, Clodhoppers first made it's marketable debut in the basement of Chris with a group of friends who were able to munch out on his Grannies Family recipe. Through fandom and suggestive business practise, Kraves Candy was created and introduced Clodhoppers to the Winnipeg and local markets in 1998 with Local Manitoba Wal-Marts before hitting the Big time in 1999 with Safeway and BC's Overwaitea Foods.

This was the First sign to expose them to their new market:) It was produced while I was employed with Contempra Signs in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

At the time, Clodhoppers was only available with the original recipe of Vanilla but Chris dropped of a rather large box of Milk Chocolate with Jammi and I to taste test and give our opinions. Will gladly accepted and proceeded to munch away throughout the day, casually wiping the messy sticky fingers on our pants before tapping away at the keyboards or vinyl cutters. about four hour or so later (say 4pm) Chris stopped by to pick up some of his signs to find us rather full as we pushed a half empty box over the counter to him to look in with a laughing smile. "So you like them then, do you think they will sell?"

As they moved up in the World of candy retail, they introduced that same Milk Chocolate, and followed up with Dark Chocolate, Chocolate Fudge, Cookies and Clods (which actually is a trademarked) and Peanut Butter, which is now discontinued.

I am so very proud of how successful Clodhoppers became and that I was able to be there in the beginning of such a tasty product. Interestingly enough, Clodhoppers followed me to British Columbia and moved to Abbotsford and re-branded it's entire product line with a new title of "Chris and Larry's Clodhoppers, and eventually selling it's full assets to Brookside Foods.

To read more on this fantastic product and it's history, please follow the links.

http://www.clodhoppers.tv/

New Canon. Peg Introduces the iPF500!

The imagePROGRAF iPF500 is a 5-colour dye / pigment ink 17” A2 large format printer, bringing vivid colour and 1200 dpi rendering with outstanding line reproduction, solid image consistency and high quality text reproduction.

Optimal image quality and productivity
The iPF500 incorporates Canon’s 5-colour dye-and-pigment ink system for optimal results in your business. The Canon 1” print-head gives reproduction of 1200 dpi, a 4 pl droplet size and an impressive total of 15,360 nozzles. The five-colour reactive ink system enhances the quality of prints by ensuring that there is less bleeding and solid image consistency, therefore delivering output that retains more accuracy and sharpness – however detailed.

The iPF500 has two types of black ink – photo black and matte black (MBK) – which extends the range of media that the device can print onto, including glossy and matte paper. Additionally, with two matte black channels, ink capacity has doubled and speed has been increased due to the enlarged swathe. This means that productivity has escalated dramatically whilst maintaining the quality and consistency of the black ink at high speed – critical in CAD applications where speed and accuracy are paramount.

Over all, this new addition is a very welcomed addition to my rather large apartment/ studio and is eager to take on any job you can challenge Peg Design to produce:)

Business Cards

Somewhere between now and then, I have met a lot of great people, both talented and diverse in their skills and person that they took upon themselves the brave step to become more then a number on someones payroll. It's a challenge of all challenges to be ones own boss. The stories of the Rich and Famous, the lazy days of just sitting back and watching the bank accounts fill up like champagne cascading with the perfect shimming light while we plan the next big idea and pass it along, are all but a story. The truth is, we as Entrepreneurs are either still working a FT job while we are working towards Independence or jumped into the water to get as wet as it gets. I am proud to be in both those waters and to help in the first steps of getting people to know who they are and what they do, by the means of a business card and branding programs.

Below are just a few of those mentioned. Please look them up and see what they can offer you today:)

Low-Fi Fun

There is something to be said for free design, especially when it is for a gag for friends:)

I have some friends who moved to Costa Rica in November of 2010 and have since started an online marketing company and placed marketing material and videos with information explaining the business strategies and amazing locations they are able to live with such a choice of employment. Well, I took it upon myself to redirect the light openness of Tanya and Brandon initial ad by added my own personal sweetness, and companion= The Cookie Monster.

Sometimes even the most absurd "design" can be just as well thought out professionally produced projects, as this was reposted several times and linked with much delight and laughter.