T.R. Post 3/5
illustration by J. Gerard “We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor; who is prompt to help a friend; but who has...
View ArticleT.R. Post 4/5
Poster by Matt Mantooth Theodore Roosevelt fits into a Presidential mold all his own. He aims were enacted, it seems, by tireless effort and sheer force of will. He died in his sleep on July 6, 1919....
View ArticleT.R. Post 5/5
Say what you will about America, but once upon a time, we had a President who felt the beat of hardy life in his veins, and possessed the glory of work and the joy of living. He also kept company with...
View ArticleKoelle’s T-Shirt
Portland alumnus Christopher Koelle can deliver a mean t-shirt. He’s set about designing his t-shirt magnum opus for the Design by Humans 10k t-shirt contest. Check out Chris’ blog to see the...
View ArticleAnnouncement To Be Made Tomorrow
I would like to announce that tomorrow we will be making an announcement. You won’t want to miss it, so stay tuned…especially you news junkies.
View ArticlePresidential Prizefight
This is the trailer for our game. Danny Mcknight did a swell job putting it together in record time. Cory Godbey contributed his significant voice talents. He is extremely dedicated to his craft....
View ArticleMay Your Fists Fly
Play Presidential Prize Fight Watch the trailer if you haven’t already. The interesting thing about this game is that it’s not just one person vs. the computer, it is everyone playing for Obama vs....
View ArticleBack in Zach
I realized today that the blog has been missing something for a while…like maybe a post. Well, good news, Zach is back from vacation so we should be back to normal very soon. Maybe if we ask nicely,...
View ArticleVacation
It’s good to be back. Ben, Danny, Justin, and I took a trip to Glacier National Park and Bannf. We got snowed on, rained on, hailed on, and … um, sunned on? Here are some pictures that I stole from...
View ArticleAdvanced Composite Materials
We’ve been working on a very unique project this summer for a new client of ours, Advanced Composite Materials. What do Silicon Carbide Whiskers and Microwave Absorbent Ceramics have to do with...
View ArticleDeath By Love
Crossway Books recently published Mark Driscoll’s new book Death by Love. We had Chris Koelle do the illustrations for each chapter. Be warned that the subject matter is disturbing. I’m not going to...
View ArticleJob and Culture
I feel like the Job book is a good example of culture. Culture is the aggregate of seemingly disparate elements. One adds pigment to oil and combines circles and shapes in such a way as to hide them in...
View ArticleJustingerard.com is online again
For the past 2 years, Justingerard.com has been in a miserable state of disrepair. Portland Studios has had a lot of great work with some really great clients in the past year and I have not had any...
View ArticleRevenant Culture
Just wanted to let everyone know about a new link we just added to our blog. It’s called The Revenant Culture, a great new website, blog, podcast, and FREE print publication. If you’re from the Upstate...
View ArticleWar!!!
For the last few weeks war has ravaged Portland Studios. These were tumultuous times. Alliances were formed only to be broken shortly thereafter. Feelings were hurt, sometimes there was shouting,...
View ArticleBad Christmas Card Ideas
Most of us haven’t even picked out our halloween costumes yet (except for Justin Gerard), but before you know it we’ll be pulling out the Christmas decorations. We have a few Christmas Card designs...
View ArticleFall
This weekend it got a little bit cold. Not properly cold, but cold enough for people to break out their winter clothes and sweat like crazy. Judging by the crimson-eared folks at Chick-Fil-A, long...
View ArticleBlog Update and Portland YouTube Channel
Just wanted to let everyone know about a few changes to our blog. Thanks to Ben Kammer, our in-house WordPress Ace, you can now see the body of the post when you search through previous articles. We...
View ArticleKoelle Fashion
Portland Alumnus Chris Koelle has created a t-shirt for photo enthusiasts. It’s only 9 bucks and it’s on sale until midnight. That’s right, this deal lasts less than 24 hours. After midnight the...
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