http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog Run With the Pack... The Creative Workspace of Ryan Cowles Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:01:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/04/metacom-newsletter-and-invoice-resume-redesign/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/04/metacom-newsletter-and-invoice-resume-redesign/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:31:51 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=888 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 ReDesign I was admiring Melissa’s work on her new design for her invoices and it got me thinking, “It’s about time I [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/04/metacom-newsletter-and-invoice-resume-redesign/feed/ 9 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/04/gifted-threads-business-card-design/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/04/gifted-threads-business-card-design/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:51:00 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=840 I recently had the opportunity to work on Business Card Design and Printing for Matt over at Gifted Threads – The liFe and cUlTURE Clothing Company. We wanted to convey a theme of “Building,” which is why we decided on a brick background. I thought the painted brick would add more life and color as [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/04/gifted-threads-business-card-design/feed/ 6 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/03/planet-mclean-panoramic-picture-to-planet/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/03/planet-mclean-panoramic-picture-to-planet/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:58:28 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=512 I recently took a short trip down to McLean Game Refuge in Granby, CT.  It’s a beautiful area, and I got to try out some new ideas.  I had seen techniques of turning a360 degree panorama into a “Planet”.  I turned to my trusted friend Google, and found How To Create a Your Own Planets [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/03/planet-mclean-panoramic-picture-to-planet/feed/ 0 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/more-winter-photography-in-massachusetts/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/more-winter-photography-in-massachusetts/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:30:12 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=376 Despite the cold, I’ve been out shooting recently. Here are a few flicks from the past few days. Last night I had the chance to take some long exposures and (hopefully) some successful HDR photos of the winter scenery. I’ll have those up soon, as well as some more, so stay tuned! I’ve been busy! [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/more-winter-photography-in-massachusetts/feed/ 2 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/snowy-panoramic-pictures/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/snowy-panoramic-pictures/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:33:23 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=384 This is a series of several photographs stitched together.  The fresh snow on the trees to the far right really caught my eye. I decided to leave the uneven edges on the top and bottom, so you could see the whole picture.  Usually I crop this out, but I felt like I’d be losing too [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/snowy-panoramic-pictures/feed/ 6 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/izzy-winter-photography/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/izzy-winter-photography/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:32:21 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=372 These are just a couple shots of Izzy, in our yard.  Nothing groundbreaking, but I think these pictures came out pretty good.  What’d you think?  ]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/izzy-winter-photography/feed/ 5 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/new-england-barn-in-the-winter/ http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/new-england-barn-in-the-winter/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:27:53 +0000 Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?p=357 As much as I complain about the winter, it really isn’t so bad.  And when it lends itself to pictures such as these, I can’t complain at all.  I was on my lunch break today and noticed this (Southwick, MA).  I grabbed my camera and hoped that the lighting would still be good.  I took [...]]]> http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/2010/01/new-england-barn-in-the-winter/feed/ 9