Ryan

I am Ryan Cowles, a 22 year old graphic and web designer located in Western Massachusetts. I have worked with clients around the world, as well as here at home. I’m a bit of a nerd (Just kidding) and I enjoy everything involving Web Design, Web Programming, Graphic Design, Typography and Layout, Print Design, Logo Design, Photography and a whole lot more. I would be more than happy to work with you on your next project.

By Ryan on July 8, 2010

I apologize for the lack of updates recently, but as some of you already know, I will have some big changes in my offline world coming soon. Alanna and I are moving just about 2800 miles from Western Massachusetts to Southern California in August! We are both very excited, but also very busy! ...
Posted in Tutorial, Web Design | Tagged Best Practices, Process, Steps, Web Design |

By Ryan on June 3, 2010

Note: This is a continuation of series of posts, Taking a Train Across the Country - Part One, and Taking a Train Across Country - Part Two.Also, don't forget, you can click any of the pictures to enlarge them I left Chicago on the Southwest Chief, and was ready to see what else was between ...
Posted in Thoughts | Tagged Amtrak, Cross Country, Los Angeles, Train, Travel |

By Ryan on May 26, 2010

Alanna and I recently had the opportunity to visit my sister in Washington, DC. Last week we hopped on Amtrak and took the train down to our nation's capitol. We had a lot of fun, and of course, I had the chance to shoot some photo's. This is the first batch that ...
Posted in Photography | Tagged DC, Photography, Travel, Washington |

By Ryan on May 12, 2010

As you probably read in my Planet McLean post, I recently went for a hike in McLean Game Refuge down in Granby, CT with Alanna. I have a few more pictures from McLean, and some from a nearby cemetery.
I had seen the graveyard in Simsbury, CT before, and I had wanted to explore it ...
Posted in Photography | Tagged Cemetery, CT, Granby, Graveyard, Headstones, McLean, Simsbury |

By Ryan on May 10, 2010

In my last post, Turkey Vultures Over Provin Mountain - Agawam, MA, I had several shots from atop Provin Mountain. Here are a few more from the same location. No Turkey Vultures this time, just my beautiful Alanna.As always, click the pictures for the full version! And of course, leave a comment ...
Posted in Photography | Tagged Alanna, Photography, Provin Mountain, Sunset |

By Ryan on May 5, 2010

Note: This is a continuation of another post, Taking a Train Across the Country - Springfield to Chicago.Also, don't forget, you can click any of the pictures to enlarge themI was lucky on the first night of the trip, because I had an empty seat next to me, but I found out this wasn't the ...
Posted in Thoughts | Tagged Amtrak, Cross Country, Train, Travel |

By Ryan on May 4, 2010

The other day my friend Nick over at EastZoo Hiphop asked if I could put together a shirt design. We wanted to limit the shirt to one color, as these will be screen printed and we want to keep the budget on the lower side for the time being. That offered a challenge ...
Posted in Design | Tagged Design, EastZoo, T Shirt |

By Ryan on April 28, 2010

I've been busy! Here's just a couple of the things that have been occupying my time.. You can only begin to imagine what I have in store! (Pretty compelling, hm?)Invoice and Resume ReDesignI was admiring Melissa's work on her new design for her invoices and it got me thinking, "It's about time I update ...
Posted in Design, Metacom Creative, Updates | Tagged Invoice, Metacom, Newsletter, Resume |

By Ryan on April 24, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I went for a hike along the Metacomet Trail, up to Provin Mountain in Agawam, MA. While relaxing and enjoying the view at the top, we were visited by some Turkey Vultures. These birds get a bad rap, but they're actually stunning creatures. Here's a few pictures ...
Posted in Photography | Tagged Agawam, Provin Mountain, Turkey Vultures |

By Ryan on April 20, 2010

I have put together a pack of textures that I think will be useful to not just myself, but other designers as well. These are all scanned at 400dpi and are very large files, so they can be used in both web and print design. These textures are free to download, and free ...

Posted in Design, Free Downloads | Tagged Cardboard, Duct Tape, Freebie, Notebook, Texture |
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