Smash and Grab Labs http://smashandgrablabs.com Graphic Design and Web Development by Ryan Swaney Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:17:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 From My Sketchbook — Swarm http://smashandgrablabs.com/2012/04/from-my-sketchbook-swarm/ http://smashandgrablabs.com/2012/04/from-my-sketchbook-swarm/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:42:33 +0000 Ryan Swaney http://smashandgrablabs.com/?p=164 Further adventures in hand lettering. This one has a real buzz to it.

Type Experiment -- Swarm

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A series of color studies
A series of color studies

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Making Tea -- Step 1 -- Gather Your Gear Making Tea -- Step 2 -- Put Water In Your Kettle Making Tea -- Step 3 -- Bring The Water To A Boil Making Tea -- Step 4 -- Put The Tea Bag In Your Cup Making Tea -- Step 5 -- Fill Your Cup With Heated Water Making Tea -- Step 6 -- Cover Your Cup And Steep The Tea Making Tea -- Step 7 -- Remove The Tea Bag ]]> http://smashandgrablabs.com/2011/10/wip-making-tea/feed/ 0 Work In Progress — App Icons http://smashandgrablabs.com/2011/09/wip-ipad-app-icons/ http://smashandgrablabs.com/2011/09/wip-ipad-app-icons/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:23:38 +0000 Ryan Swaney http://smashandgrablabs.com/?p=73 I’ve been working on icons for some iOS apps.

iOS App Icons

]]> http://smashandgrablabs.com/2011/09/wip-ipad-app-icons/feed/ 0 Work In Progress — Hope Dies Last http://smashandgrablabs.com/2011/07/wip-hope-dies-last/ http://smashandgrablabs.com/2011/07/wip-hope-dies-last/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:53:49 +0000 Ryan Swaney http://smashandgrablabs.com/?p=66 Working on a typography project inspired by the lyrics from the song Hope Dies Last by Magnolia Electric Company from their latest album Josephine. I’m still tweaking the bowl of the D and starting work on the S.

Hope Dies Last Vector Work In Progress

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