Hi, my name is Keebs and I'm an illustrator/designer/developer.

About Keebs

Most know me by "Keebs" but my real name is John. You can call me whatever you feel most comfortable with. I am a twenty-seven-year-old Los Angeles based freelance illustrator/designer/developer and I take great pride in my work.

While enrolled at the California State University of Northridge as an art major, I studied a variety of interests including animation, graphic design, and illustration. Additionally, I studied web development on my own time knowing it would help expand my possibilities once I graduated.

My objective when working on a project is simple: Understand the client's needs and deliver it in the most effective way possible keeping a heavy emphasis on aesthetics and usability.

Services:

  • Illustration
  • Website/CMS design/development
  • Social Networking design/development
  • Digital/print collateral
  • Brand/Identity design
  • Custom Services
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DJ Scratch Ning Design V.2 (2009)

DJ Scratch (formerly of EPMD) (2009)

illustration, web | css programming

DJ Scratch and I put our heads together again for v.2 of ScratchVision which is an online radio station hosted by the legendary DJ himself. The concept of the illustration is fairly similar to v.1 but this time, Scratch wanted more of a realistic rendering. The site was built using Ning's platform.

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Butterflies of Failure Album Design (2009)

Butterflies of Failure (2009)

illustration, print

Butterflies of Failure is a compilation album of inspiring music revolving around the theme of success. After brainstorming for the art concept with the client, we both agreed that a clean, minimalistic approach would fit best for the theme of the project.

Simply Sneakers Wordpress Design (2009)

Simply Sneakers (2009)

illustration, web | xhtml, css, and php programming

Simply Sneakers is a site dedicated to giving viewers/subscribers the latest news on their favorite sneakers. The client wanted a fresh website redesign using its branded colors of red, white, and grey as well as a matching logo design.

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The Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Pho Album Artwork (2009)

Lyrics Born (2009)

illustration, print

Lyrics Born is an emcee from Berkeley, CA and is hailed as one of the best-selling independent hiphop artists of this era. The concept for the artwork was given to me by Lyrics Born and it was my job to make his vision a reality. Images of the end product can be viewed on my blog.

Lyrics Born Down Under and Over Tour Poster Design (2009)

Lyrics Born (2009)

print

This is another project I did with Lyrics Born. He will be touring Australia this winter and needed an eye-catching poster design to spread all across the land down under. The only thing he asked for this project was to incorporate the Australian continent and his signature "Cartoon Man" logo. The rest was left to my creativity.

Gno Brand Big Cartel Store/Apparel Design (2008)

Gno Brand (2009)

illustration, web, apparel | xhtml and css programming

Gno Brand is a personal ongoing project of mine established in January of 2009. It is a collection of apparel inspired by art, hiphop, and social issues. The blog portion of the website was built on Wordpress and the store was built on Big Cartel's platform.

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DJ Scratch Ning Design (2009)

DJ Scratch (formerly of EPMD) (2009)

illustration, web | css programming

DJ Scratch is a world-famous DJ best known for once being a part of the legendary EPMD crew. His camp reached out to me regarding a social network design to establish his fanbase as well as an official home for his daily online shows. The website was built using Ning's platform.

Mephisto Odyssey Myspace Design (2008)

Mephisto Odyssey (2008)

illustration, web | xhtml and css programming

Mephisto Odyssey is a trance/house group from San Francisco, CA signed to Warner Music. The group wanted a redesign of their Myspace page as well as new illustrations using their already-established character designs.

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Dresden and Johnston Wordpress and Myspace Design (2009)

Dresden and Johnston (2009)

web | xhtml, css, and php programming

Dresden and Johnston is a collaboration of Mikael Johnston (Mephisto Odyssey) and Dave Dresden (Gabriel & Dresden). For their website, the group wanted something easily-manageable preferably with a content management system. Wordpress ended up being the ideal choice. A group Myspace page as well as two separate designs for their individual Myspace pages were created to complete their online presence.

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Klass-Sick Entertainment Myspace Design (2009)

Klass-Sick Entertainment (2009)

illustration, web | xhtml, css, and php programming

Klass-Sick Entertainment is a premier record label based out of Orlando, Florida. The group wanted a fresh Myspace page redesign in the style of a comic book page.

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Planet Sumo Myspace Design (2009)

Planet Sumo (2009)

illustration, web | xhtml and css programming

Planet Sumo is a group of four individuals who create diverse music as strange and appealing as their name. For their Myspace page, they wanted a fully-illustrated redesign. A basic concept was given to me by the group and I used that to create a storyline and layout as well as the four main characters.

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Beer Valley Ning Design (2009)

Beer Valley (2009)

illustration, web | css programming

BeerValley.com is a social network created for the advancement of beer culture in the Delaware Valley. The website was built on the Ning platform.

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Mystery Guitar Man Twitter Design (2009)

Ford X Joe Penna (Mystery Guitar Man) (2009)

illustration, web

Joe Penna (aka Mystery Guitar Man) is a YouTube celebrity who makes awesome videos with his guitar. Ford gave 100 "social media rockstars" a Ford Fiesta for 6 months and their mission was to complete an objective every month. I was chosen as the designer for Joe's Twitter profile and together we created something fresh and appealing for his fanbase.

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End Rant bbPress Design (2009)

End Rant (2009)

web | xhtml, css, and php programming

End Rant is a website built on bbPress where anyone can go to vent or rant about anything. Registration is not needed and everybody remains anonymous.

David Choi Wordpress Design (2009)

David Choi (2009)

illustration, web | xhtml, css, and php programming

David Choi is a native Los Angeles singer/songwriter/producer whose songs and tracks have been heard on many major networks. For his website, David wanted a fun and inviting design as well as a way to show his photos, live cam, and YouTube videos. He also needed a forum where his fans could gather to chat. The website was built using Wordpress and the matching forum was built using vBulletin to fit seamlessly with the website.

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High Deaf Productions Illustration (2009)

High Deaf Productions (2009)

illustration, print

High Deaf Productions (HDP) is a film and music video production company based out of Vancouver BC, Canada. The crew needed a fresh illustration to use in their promo videos as well as to establish an identity to connect with their viewers. The concept of the illustration was given to me by the crew.

Ginger Character Designs (2009)

Ginger (2009)

illustration, web | xhtml and css programming

Ginger is a seven-member band with an eclectic sound. The emcee of the group, Senim Silla (of Binary Star) reached out to me in regards to a brand new fully-illustrated Myspace page. I created the characters for each member as well as a logo design.

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Tay Zonday Ning Design (2008)

Tay Zonday (2008)

illustration, web | css programming

Tay Zonday is a People's Voice Award-Nominated, Youtube Award-Winning, Webby Award-Winning singer-songwriter with more than 50 million video views on Youtube. He is best known for his viral hit "Chocolate Rain" which exploded worldwide in the summer of 2007. For his website, Tay wanted a social network built on Ning where his fans could join and become a part of the community.

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Soulution Journey Album Artwork (2009)

Soulution (2009)

illustration, print

Soulution is a hiphop group based out of Houston, Texas. The concept for the illustration was loosely given to me by the group and it was my job to turn their vision into a reality.

Logo Illustrations (2006-2009)

Logo Illustrations (2006-2009)

illustration, print

These are a few illustrated logo designs I made between 2006 and 2009. The first logo design was made for Entensity.net which is a website famous for its humorous and racy content, the second logo design was made for "Invisible Man Records", and the third logo design was made for "Swim Team" which is a group of emcees currently on top of the underground battle circuit.