Author: lemsy

John LeMasney (lemsy) is an artist, graphic designer, and technology creative. He is located in beautiful Nelson County, VA, but works remotely with ease. Contact him at: lemasney@gmail.com to discuss your next creative project.

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283 of 365 is a love letter to #libraries #design #Inkscape

Library love letter
Library love letter

This is a love letter to libraries everywhere for all they offer: information about the mechanical world, music and audio media, videos and movies, information about all aspects of life and living things, the histories of the sciences, fun and insightful programming, and other keys to knowledge and intelligence. They are wonderful, and I love them.

tags: libraries, library, love letter, life, living, sciences, insects, mysteries, revelations, insights, devotion, dedication, design, Inkscape, open source, creative commons

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283 of 365 is a soda can #drawing #Inkscape #sketch

Soda can
Soda can
Soda can
Soda can

Here’s a wacom based sketch in Inkscape of an off brand soda can. I used the calligraphy tool exclusively, varying the width of the lines thick to thin as I worked. I really love how the buildup occurs in translucent lines. It’s like working with wet pastels or watercolor crayons, but with the ability to easily erase or modify the lines. A very fun and forgiving technique.

Tags: drawing, sketching, wet media, cray pas, watercolor, still life, scene, soda, printmaking, Inkscape, design, open source, creative commons

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282 of 365 is a tiger made of text #design #Inkscape #typography

Tiger
Tiger

Ana Devecka asked me to make a Tiger as part of this project’s sub-series on animals made out of text. Thanks to Ana for the suggestion. One personal innovation for me in this sketch was the treatment of the color and body of the tiger, which I created separately from the letter node editing, then fused with the letters by way of the clipping feature. Hope you like it!

Tags: tiger, animals, jungle, stealth, stripes, orange, Inkscape, design, type, typography, open source, creative commons

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281 of 365 is a font sample for a music project #typography #design #Inkscape

Craig Smith Music Project
Craig Smith Music Project

So my good friend and sometime collaborator, Craig Smith, asked me to look through my fonts to see what I thought might be a good match for his soon-to-be-released CD of electronica. He passed me the existing cover art and notes, and I gathered from the work and from his description that he was looking for something dark, edgy, and crisp. I gave him a list of about 12 fonts as a sample, and we whittled it down to this set of five. I was very happy to be asked, and I love the idea that I might be mentioned in his notes. Thanks for reaching out Craig, and congratulations on the project!

Tags: Craig Smith, music, electronic, digital, songs, cd, release, font, design, inkscape, open source

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A squirrel made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography #Inkscape

A squirrel made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography #Inkscape
A squirrel made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography #Inkscape
A squirrel made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography #Inkscape
A squirrel made of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #typography #Inkscape

Here’s the latest in the series, a squirrel, an incredibly common animal here in the Northeast. Thanks to Amy Kaufman for the suggestion!

Tags: animals, squirrels, northeast, rodent, scavenger, nuts, trees, fall, scurry, Inkscape, design, type, typography, open source, creative commons

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281 of 365 is Shaun’s hopped up Toyota Scion

Shaun's Scion
Shaun's Scion
Shaun's Scion
Shaun’s Scion

My friend Shaun has a uniquely shaped car. He’s recently come under fire in a certain Facebook thread in which people are trying to determine whether it looks more like a lunchbox or a breadbox, but regardless the way it ended up was that if it belonged to Sarah, it would have special effects that would make it jump and vibrate like her phone when she gets a text. So here you have Shaun’s car if Sarah owned it.