Teefury

This is a gritty reworking of an earlier design. The first was just a simple sign—CAUTION ZOMBIES—whereas this one, well... this one hints at the aftermath of a full zombie apocalypse.

I'm from a very, very small town in eastern Quebec (think Whoville... but more French) and I currently live and work in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Kind of an odd story, I suppose. About ten years ago a group of my friends would hold parties where everyone had to wear a custom t-shirt, based on a theme. The responsibility always fell to me to come up with the designs for everyone, and then we'd printed them out and iron them onto tees. A lot of hard work for a single night! But I stopped designing tees for years, instead focusing on photography. Once I setup a storefront on a popular photo/card/tee printing site, however, I decided to try my hand at it again. The original Zombie Warning was one of my first designs, and it in fact was based on a series of tees I had created years ago for a party. 

There's a lot I could say here, and most of it kind of obvious. So taking a slightly different approach, I'll say that there's nothing more important than a good night's rest. Staring at a computer screen until 5:00 in the morning isn't going to do you any favors—best to let your brain tackle the problem overnight. Okay, moving on before I turn this into an essay about the science of sleep...

I've had a lot of great jobs, most recently creating editorial images out of Lego for Gizmodo. My dream job, though? I'd love to be a designer at Lego. 

It's both the creative freedom, and at the same time, the challenge of working with what you have. Oh, and I also love all the new minifigs the company has been churning out these days. So much to work with!

People who know me would probably suggest a house made entirely out of Lego. That's not quite my style, though; in fact I am actually self-conscious about the modest amount of Lego currently on display in my living room. (Okay, so maybe it's a bit more than a "modest amount," but it stops short of "completely bonkers," I swear!) Ultimately, I'd love a house with all sorts of secret doors and hidden passageways that lead to awesome rooms dedicated to movies/games/toys. 

I'm inclined to believe that any force of nature that can take a shotgun shell to the abdomen and keep plodding forward would probably do well in a battle against mere mortals... but a lightsaber would slice and dice zombies like the SlapChop. So, I'll say Star Wars!

I'd say most of my youth was probably devoted to the Star Wars films. After that, I sort of lost myself in video games, which was around about the same time my folks decided that I should stop watching cartoons and "be a man." Cause you know, I was like 11, and it was time for me to chop wood and kill deer.  

I think that strategy backfired. :D

All highbrow stuff, for sure: Penny Arcade, Clients from Hell, Damn You Autocorrect and Brothers Brick. Ooh, and The Weather Network!

Joe and Joel from Gizmodo/Kotaku, Kevin Munroe, Jon from Shirtoid and the good folks of the RBC Asylum!