My new Persona

So, it has come to my attention that Firefox has started having “themes” to add to your browser. They call them Personas. So, this reminds me of the fun I had making iGoogle themes, whereas I have just noticed that one of my themes is the 87th most used theme, as seen here.

I have submitted my first firefox theme, and will work on more very shortly. It’s a quick and simple way to distract me for a few moments as I work on my new website redesign.

I will post a link to the firefox persona, as soon as they are accepted and if you haven’t checked out my iGoogle themes, you need to ask yourself “why not?” Here, I’ll make it easy on ya, here’s Sean Carter’s iGoogle themes.

New Look and Feel

So, here I am again. I hope you haven’t forgotten about me. I’ve still not found a full time design or creative position anywhere, but I am really hoping something happens soon. I’ve been waiting tables for over a year now and I haven’t had a freelance project in a few months. So, it’s time for a new look. I’ve done some tweaks to my resume, and plan a few more tweaks. I am also redesigning the website, and hopefully the blog.

Oh, the blog. I really need to work on here. At least one post a month, if not a week is my GOAL. Let’s see how close I get to that.

Freelancing Designer Portfolio Blog

check out freelancingdesigner.com for a new post. I’ve spent the past year and a half or so, looking for a new design job. I hit the job trail real hard at first, but as I felt that i hit up all the companies I would like to work for, i began to get a bit down about my search. I then hibernated a bit, planning a wedding kind of contributed to that. After that I was given a chance to go back to waiting tables. This has helped me keep up on the bills, but makes me miss advertising.

I feel ready to hit that trail again. I am actively seeking a way back into the great world of advertising.

Besides all that, my one year anniversary has come and just left. It’s been a great year and I look forward to every passing year I get to spend with my beautiful wife.

Freelancing Designer Portfolio Blog

I’ve been using freelancingdesigner.com as my portfolio blog for a while, but haven’t updated it. Sometimes it’s too much to open up the html on id8tion to keep it updated, so I set up the freelancing designer portfolio blog. I’ve contributed to it, so check it out: http://freelancingdesigner.com/blog/

A picture from Antigua with Tilt Shift applied

So, if you’ve never heard of Tilt Shift Photography, I recommend you google it. If you’d like to see some I’ve done, check out my Flickr Set. I’ll be adding more later.

New Skull Wallpapers

Okay, I made some new wallpapers to fit my new iGoogle theme.

so check out the new work, after the jump:

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iPhone 1

iPhone 2

iPhone 3

iPhone 4

iPhone 5

my concept roughs

Well, I brought up talk before of how I wanted to make an iPhone game. I tried to find programmers, then I bought some books to try and teach myself programming, but now that I’m doing freelance and waiting tables (until recession is over), I don’t have time for it. I also saw that other similar games have been put up. I thought I’d at least show off the roughs I had put together.

I really wanted to see this game come to completion, especially since after I figured out how to make Shut The Box, I wanted a version of Tortuga Isle’s it would have been a pirate “vegas” style game of different quests and games. If anyone thinks this sounds cool, I can still try to find time to work on it, I’m sure we can make a bit of coin. Anyways, hope you at least enjoy the roughs.

Game Menu

Rules Screen

beginning of the 25 awards

In the advertising world, there are awards. One of the awards in Orange County is the formally called OC AD Club Awards, now the OC Advertising Federation Addy Awards.

Even though, I haven’t worked at DGWB since October, almost every piece submitted and awarded prizes was something I had a hand in. From artistic input and layouts to doing the production work on these. DGWB earned 25 awards including Best of Show.

I couldn’t be more proud of the work I did there, or of those I worked with. It’s kind of odd that I really can’t be there when they celebrate, but that’s how life is.

So, if you are hiring, remember I help earn awards.

If this is you, let me know. We can partner up and split the rewards.