That Thing I Do

I know that most of you know that I am a graphic artist. Currently, one of the main things I do at my job is to design fireworks packaging. I thought that I would post some of my designs here so that you all will have some idea as to what it is I work on during the day.

There are strict guidelines that must be followed when designing, with respect to what needs to be on the package and where, that is. There are specific warnings that must go in specific places in relation to the name of the product. Also, the warnings must be a specific size depending on the total number of square inches the package is. We have a long checklist of things that have to go on the package. Otherwise, the design itself is completely up to me. One thing I found out is that the best way to get a design approved, is to make it brightly colored and to have explosions in it.

These first two are novelty items that basically make loud noises.






These next ones are just some of my favorites. I drew the lotus flower that I used on the Lotus Flower Shell. It took me about two days. I "painted" it using Adobe Illustrator. I usually don't spend that much time on my graphics, but in this case, I had some extra time to kill. I'm kind of proud of it.