HomeHomehttp://www.dassintl.com/home/2012-12-01T00:24:43ZSquarespaceWhen it rains... I design.http://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/11/30/when-it-rains-i-design.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-12-01T00:21:58Z2012-12-01T00:21:58ZSalut!

I apologize for the lack of updates lately.  I have been swamped with work and have picked up a lot of new clients including a few major projects.  The fruit of my work should be on display (on my site) in the coming week once clients approve all final products.

The fourth quarter is usually suppose to slow down but this year has only sped up.  The designs I have been working on are coming out beautifully and as soon as I can share them I will. 

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Updates have been few and far between the last few months due to a huge work load.  To give you an update on what has been happening I decided to blog today...

First of all I was happy to welcome brand new client Legator Guitars to the d'Assignies INTL family.  The guitar company was looking to have a sleek and user friendly site developed.  The project started about a month ago and after numerous changes it was launched last week.  More updates are to come in the next week but feel free to take a look at www.LegatorGuitars.com.  Their guitar's are simply amazing and as a musician myself I can appreciate the work they put into every design.

Second, I want to welcome Tiggy Butler to the design family.  World renowned real estate agent and interior designer was looking to have a brand new logo designed, new website launched and brochure for a property.  Website is currently being developed and should launch within the month.  

Finally I have been working with redesigning FromtheRoad.com.  The site was looking for a bit of a facelift before launch as well as some simple photo editing.  Site will be launching next week.  Their designs from all around the world are beautiful and I highly recommend taking a look yourself.

That has been just a few of the projects the last few months have entailed as well as a lot working with music, doctors and more.

I will be updating weekly the next few months and posting more on techniques, programs and general design thoughts.

]]>Grindhousehttp://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/7/26/grindhouse.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-07-26T09:47:05Z2012-07-26T09:47:05ZI recently had the pleasure of working with Los Angeles based band Popular Giants. 

The band has contacted me regarding their brand new release.  They had a pretty clear vision of what they wanted to go but were looking for someone to transfer that vision to a digital canvas.

From start to finish the project took a little over three weeks with numerous drafts and changes.  I kept the whole thing to under three different fonts and used the same color treatments on each of the four panels.  The floating panel is actually a composite of five photos and some extras just for the arms and faces.

]]>Music To My Ears...http://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/6/8/music-to-my-ears.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-06-09T02:18:20Z2012-06-09T02:18:20ZI hope the start of summer is treating you well.  I know mine has.

I recently had the pleasure of working with music producer and engineer Mike Sutherland on his brand new blog site.

The blog site is simple and feature most of his works in picture form with the title across when you hover. 

I have been swamped with projects and will have a bunch of brand new illustrations in the coming weeks to display. 

]]>Featured Designer This Week!http://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/5/25/featured-designer-this-week.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-05-25T19:27:26Z2012-05-25T19:27:26ZHappy Friday! 

What better way to end the week than be featured on the Blur Design Groups website for the 5Friday feature.

Blur asked me five questions and just click below to read the answers.

Click here to read the article on Blur Designs!

Ahead of me is a heavy design weekend filled with two brand new sites, four illustrations and some miscellaneous work.

Currently listening to Modeselektor, Gaslight Anthem and the Silversun Pickups (great album for inspiration).

]]>The Web Is Your Oysterhttp://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/5/15/the-web-is-your-oyster.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-05-15T21:28:55Z2012-05-15T21:28:55ZHello everyone!

I hope the month of May is treating you well.  I just recently finished two brand new and very different sites.

The first was for Los Angeles Creative Space - The Mime.  Feel free to see it at www.TheMimeLA.com.  The site was a lot of fun to create and still needs a few updates.  It's simple, to the point and leads mostly to the Contact page.  This is necessary so the client leans more towards contacting the Mime for booking.

The second site was a very different project for the Justice for Trayvon Foundation.  The site is simple and to the point, see it at www.JusticeforTrayvon.net.
I also helped create the graphic on the front of the hoodie.

Currently listening to the Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods.

]]>Not So Sluggish!http://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/4/19/not-so-sluggish.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-04-19T19:26:22Z2012-04-19T19:26:22ZI recently was contracted to work on a logo for the up and coming Sluggish Media.  The company had an idea of the logo and sent me several rough drafts with basic type that they said needed to be circular since it was to be used on their blog and website on the top left hand corner.

I decided to draw out the logo in my sketchbook and play with the slug becoming the branded "S" of Sluggish Media.

After deciding the direction the logo was to head in I brought the rough into Illustrator.  I worked on giving the circular logo a button sort of look as if it were to be pinned on individuals at a meeting.  I wanted the logo to pop from the screen and added several circular gradients to achieve the effect. 

I can't even begin to describe how excited I am for Adobe CS6.

Currently listening to The Rapture, The Black Keys and Refused.

]]>Sites, Social Media & More!http://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/3/26/sites-social-media-more.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-03-27T02:14:40Z2012-03-27T02:14:40ZHello fellow design enthusiasts! 

Work has been busy as of late.  I have started working with the Mime LA on their brand new website as well as two other companies with their social media and marketing campaigns.
The design end has been busy as well, to say the least.  Working on two poster designs, a logo and a few apparel designs in illustrator.

I will have final products for you soon.  Brand new (personal) website also in the works!  March has thus far been an exciting month.

If you haven't already make sure to head to the testimonials section and see all the great reviews including brand new one by fashion make up artist Marine Fleurisson!

]]>Vykodahttp://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/3/12/vykoda.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-03-12T21:35:53Z2012-03-12T21:35:53ZDJ Vykoda recently approached me to bring his logo to life.

He had a great idea of what he wanted to see conceptualized and brought to life.  Vykoda offered me a few pictured of King Crabs and wanted their claws to be part of the spelling of his name.  After around five drafts in Illustrator the Vykoda logo was born.

Currently listening to Vykoda, 2Pac, Boys Noize and Bad Religion.

]]>28 Hours A Dayhttp://www.dassintl.com/home/2012/2/16/28-hours-a-day.htmlYannick d'Assignies2012-02-17T01:15:36Z2012-02-17T01:15:36ZIt's been a busy busy month.

I don't have much time to update between projects but I will try again this weekend.  I am currently managing four new sites and their design as well as a few album covers, posters, and apparel design projects.

2012 have started with a full spring.  New works, business cards and more updated this weekend.

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