Author Archives: Mike

2012 Coda Jazz Fund Poster

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Mike

Here’s the 10th anniversary CODA Jazz Fund poster. It’s the first time I have gotten to work with this organization. I am a bit of a Jazz fan so it was a lot of fun getting to work on this … Continue reading →

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The Dribbble Invite Winner is Ruben Alvarez!

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Mike

Thanks to everyone who sent me portfolios to review for the invite. I had 54 people from pretty much all around the world including one website that was done in 3 different languages, none of which were English. There wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Dribbble Invite Giveaway

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Mike

I’m giving away one Dribbble invite. No hoops to jump through.(funny!) You don’t have to follow me or like my stuff or anything like that. All you have to do is email me at: mnickells2@yahoo.com and send me a link … Continue reading →

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Icon for the Kansas City Interactive Network

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Mike

Here’s a Icon I did for the Kansas City Interactive Network. They wanted a star and all the colors you see above. I think it turned out pretty well with all the swirling colors in a ball.   Fun and … Continue reading →

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Illustration Friday: Sky

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Mike

Just playing around with mood. This is a recreation of a happy cover illustration I did a little over a year ago. If you haven’t checked out Illustration Friday before you definitely need to take a look. Here’s the link. http://illustrationfriday.com/

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One Serious Chef

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Mike

Here’s another illustration of the founder of The Kansas City Star. This time as a chef. This is for an internal United Way campaign at work. The kickoff event is a pancake breakfast

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Home Guide Cover September 2012

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Mike

Here’s the latest Home Guide cover I have done. I’m just keeping it simple, clean, almost child-like.

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