“Be different, learn the rules- then break them and always work harder than the guy next to you!” - Ryan
This week’s winning design is called “Retro Gasp” by Ryan Seaman. We love this design and hope you do too! We think it will be a nice addition to the Collar Free collection.
ABOUT RYAN:
- Name: Ryan Seaman (DESIGNByRDS)
- School/Grad year: The Art Institute of California - San Diego 2005
- Company: Corporate- Viejas Casino | Freelance www.designbyrds.com
- What was the inspiration for this design? Retro, kick-back to the 80’s and fun colors.
- Where do you gain most of your inspiration from? Old magazines, book stores, ffffound.com, seasons, everyday situations and observations.
- Do you have a favorite artist/designer? I really admire Joshua Davis because of his originality, also: http://www.plastickid.dk, http://www.emilkozak.com, http://www.asidestudio.co.uk/, http://www.ngdesign.it/ng8/root.html, honestly, I could go on and on.
- What’s your favorite medium? Paint, textures, pencil, acrylic ink, t-shirts, posters, old-dirty-worn items.
- If you could have lunch with 3 people from the past or the present, who would it be? Wayne Gretzky, Joshua Davis & Winston Churchill
- Most played music on your itunes? Minus the Bear, Slightly Stoopid, Unset, Atmosphere, Cash…
- What do you do in your spare time? Mostly design but I like to play hockey, hang out with my black labs Bubba and Gump, see movies, golf…
- What’s something you’re passionate about? Definitely design. I want to be the best I can be at it and I feel I’ll only achieve that if I’m working harder than the next guy.
- What’s your favorite saying? An artist is someone who produces things that people don’t need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them. - Andy Warhol
- Favorite book? Anything by Dean Koontz
- Who would you LOVE to see wearing your shirt? Shepard Fairey
- MAC or PC? Mac all the way.
- What places in your hometown do you frequent? North Park bookstores, Sunset Cliffs, SouthBeach O.B.
Ryan’s shirt will be in pre-sale later this week, so keep your eye out for it. In the meantime show Ryan some love on his profile and let him know what you think of his work.
-Collar Free team
