I just finished illustrating a new sheet of temporary tattoos for this season’s Wine Riot – I’m excited for the mayhem that will inevitably ensue when they get here. I ask myself often – “How the hell did I get a job where I get paid to create temporary tattoos?”  Because that, my friends, is the ultimate paradigm of sickeningly sweet design satisfaction. Not only are they fun to illustrate, but applying them to countless body parts is where I truly feel fulfilled in my life’s work. I. LOVE. TEMPORARY. TATTOOS.

In other news, I’ve created a Twitter page. ‘Bout time, yes, I know, but here I am:
twitter.com/MissHGordon

This website was created for author and comedian Joel Chasnoff. After designing the book cover for The 188th Crybaby Brigade, a bright and energetic website was the natural next step. To combine the information of the newly released book while highlighting Joel’s career as a comedian, we made it our mission to share book information, events, updates and a blog in a unified, organized and highly visual environment.

Enjoy!

And I loved it. Even the spiders.

Happy 2010!

This website was designed for Union Park Press – a local, totally awesome publishing company that gives voice to authors who specialize in the wonders of Boston and New England. The site was created mainly to showcase the company’s small selection of well-written and colorful works. The idea of “reading local” is a recurrent theme in this website, aimed to attract a niche audience with graphics and custom illustration as unique as the books themselves.

Check out the website live at unionparkpress.com!

Okay, so it’s not that treacherous. It’s a US territory located three quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines. The native language is Chamoru, the official language is English and hey! it’s “Where America’s Day Begins!”

From what I’ve learned, Guam is a pretty interesting place. Most of the homes there are made out of cement and rebar, so they – and the occupants inside– survive the violent tropical typhoons. The Jungle in Guam is home to pesky ancient Chamoru spirits – the Taotaomona – who will pinch the hell out of you and leave you covered in painful red welts.

No biggie.

There was quite a bit of destruction on the tiny island during WWII. During the rebuilding process, a creature called the brown tree snake made it’s way over as a stowaway, from Australia or Papua New Guinea. This hungry feller had a heyday, feasting on all the exotic, rare and especially beautiful native birds. The island has been without song ever since.

Guam really is jam-packed with curiosity. Everyone there drives, there’s a university, hospital, breadfruit trees, beautiful beaches, water parks, vampire plants, golf courses, the largest K-Mart in the world, giant African land snails, a WWII tank graveyard, pink sand and lots of barbeques. It’s like a tiny suburbia smack dab in the middle of paradise. I’ve even heard it’s comparably just as gorgeous as Hawaii – except that you have to be super careful of the wild packs of hungry, stray pit bulls.

At least there aren’t as many tourists!

Swagger Paris is a company  that brings to light the unconventional and awesome style of Parisian youth. Textural and Street-inspired, I designed this site with the Swagger motto in mind: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is the first website of many to show off in a collaboration with Adam from The 42nd Estate. What I am able to provide visually, Adam matches with a solid understanding of social media, SEO & the magic that is more commonly referred to as website development.

Check out swaggerparis.com for the real deal!

You can view all of these things up close and personal through this link.

Somehow, I have been churning out work for the past 3 and half years on a dated iMac that seemed to be suffering from a severe case of Alzheimer’s. I finally upgraded to a gorgeous, shiny and impressive 15.4 inch, aluminum and glass (cool!) MacBook Pro with enough RAM for the entire city of Boston.  The display is as bright and beautiful as the sun – with a sleek and sexy figure to boot.

And the most important perk of all: I am no longer chained to my desk! I AM FREE TO ROAM. I love being able to hang out in the coziest corner of a coffee shop with free wifi and good music.

Right now, I’m at Espresso Royale in Back Bay. Where are your favorite places to work?