Von Glitschka the Vector Guru

Von Glitschka. He's so good that Adobe Illustrator includes his work as a tutorial that comes with every copy of illustrator showing the user how powerful illustrator can be. Von Glitschka is a vector guru. Here are some of my favorites from is work: 

Jewish Genealogy Poster Contest

The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies holds a yearly contest for a poster design announcing Jewish Genealogy Month. Although both my posters were finalists, I didn't win... here are the two I submitted.

Poster One

Shayna Bracha Award

Card design for the Shayna Bracha Awards. This project done pro bono, is in honor of a beautiful girl named Shaina Bracha a"h who passed away—while still in her teens—from cancer.

Front

Life in the Heights - Logo

A logo designed for an organization in memory of Shayna Bracha Borowitz a"h. It's targeting girls int their teens and early 20's with the idea of self growth, networking and developing oneself spiritually. There's a shin and beis in the tree being the initials of her name, see if you can find them :)

Spotlight for Turnstone

Entered this video into the Turnstone contest for an office furniture makeover. We didn't win :( but the video was exciting to put together nonetheless. First time using premiere pro :)

How to Design Cool Stuff with John Mcwade

I read the "Before & After: How to Design Cool Stuff" book and found it to be an educational read with clear visuals of important design principles. The auther John Mcwade takes apart a design that you know looks good and then breaks it down and explains why it's visually pleasing. You can watch his free videos - short and with super useful techniques. Here's an example of one I love:

Jewelry by Rivka Friedman

Came across Rivka Friedman's Jewelry on Ruelala.com the pieces are very affordable since they're only covered in 18-karat yellow gold. Here are 3 of my favorites from the collection.