Jan

Retro 80’s Toyline logos

I recently had a go at retouching and cleaning up a few logos from my favourite toylines of the 80’s. My two favourite logos from that era are Dino-Riders and Masters of the Universe.

Dino-Riders 1988 TYCO – logo restoration on bg

Dino-Riders 1988 TYCO – logo restoration sans bg

Dino-Riders 1988 TYCO – logo 2 stretch restoration on bg

Dino-Riders 1988 TYCO – logo 2 stretch restoration sans bg

Dino-Riders 1988 TYCO – logo 2 stretch w slogan restoration

Masters Of The Universe logo 1982 – MOTU Restoration

Masters Of The Universe logo 1982 – MOTU Restoration w bg

Masters Of The Universe logo 1982 – MOTU Restoration sans bg

Masters Of The Universe EVIL HORDE logo 1983 – MOTU Restoration w bg

Aug

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Frank Miller Style

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Frank Miller Style – inks By Ross Hoddinott

7 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Comics/Drawing/Pop Culture/Uncategorized

Frank Miller/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/The Dark Knight Returns/TMNT

Jul

Orphic Logo designs

Orphic Logo – skull 2013

Orphic Logo – snake 2013

9 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Logos

Aug

Pub Quiz Champs 2012 logo

Pub Quiz Champs 2012 logo by Ross Hoddinott

11 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Logos

Pub Quiz/Pub Quiz Championships/Pub Quiz Logo/The Thinker

Feb

Zombie Che

Zombie Che by Ross Hoddinott

Zombie Che Tee Design

11 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Politics/Pop Culture/Posters

Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio/Zombie Che/Zombie Che Guevara/zombies

Feb

Glolocal logo

Glolocal - connecting continents

11 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Logos/Uncategorized

Feb

Photoshop retouches – example

I recently found a really hi-res Edward Scissorhands poster online and took the opportunity to fix it up in Photoshop. By manipulating color levels and contrast, this is a really good example of how effective Photoshop can be. Below is a comparison of the original theatrical poster and my retouched version. I didn’t like the red tinge to the original and I removed unwanted text to simplify the composition. I normally don’t put things like this in my portfolio, but I was very happy with the way it turned out.

Edward Scissorhands poster - Photoshop retouch comparison

11 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Photography/Pop Culture/Posters

Edward Scissorhands/Edward Scissorhands Poster/Edward Scissorhands poster retouched/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio

Aug

Calvin and Hobbes Movie Poster

I recently revised the Calvin and Hobbes homage poster and converted it into a mock-up film poster (as my original idea and the layout lent itself to the format). Obviously this is a tongue in cheek send up, as Mr. Watterson has never allowed his creation to be cheapened by commercial business interests, whether they be merchandise options or cross-media interpretations.

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson – Homage by Ross Hoddinott

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Comics/Design/Typography

Bill Watterson/Calvin & Hobbes homage/Calvin and Hobbes/Calvin and Hobbes Tribute/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio

Jun

African Wildlife Investments Logo

African Wildlife Investments logo by Ross Hoddinott

African Wildlife Investments Logo

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Logos/Photography

African Wildlife Investments Logo/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio/Wildlife Photography

May

Poster mash up – American Psycho and The Graduate

The Graduate-American Psycho Mashup by Ross Hoddinott

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Film

American Psycho/Film Poster Mashup/Patrick Bateman/The Graduate

May

Fight Club – Poster

Fight Club (1999) Theatrical Poster

Fight Club Homage Poster by Ross Hoddinott

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Film/Pop Culture/Posters

Fight Club/Fight Club Film Poster/Fight Club Homage Poster/Fight Club Movie/Fight Club Poster/Fight Club Tribute/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio

May

Typography Design

Working on a few typography designs.

It's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Typography

Quotes/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio/Typography

May

Movie Posters – Snatch homage

I am a big fan of the original Snatch posters which themselves referenced the original Trainspotting poster. I did a one sheet with Brad Pitts’ character Mickey – the Pikey boxer.

Snatch (2000) Original Poster

Trainspotting Theatrical Poster (1997)

Snatch Homage Poster by Ross Hoddinott (with credits)

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Film/Film Posters/Pop Culture/Posters

Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio/Snatch/Snatch Film/Snatch Poster/Trainspotting/Trainspotting Poster

May

Album Cover

I recently did an album cover for a friend and wanted to make the cover photo sort of nostalgic and vintage looking. I am a big fan of faded and scratched photos – an excellent example of the faded vintage look would be Kerry Murrays’ work – check out her blog for examples. I have replaced the original album title with ‘Vintage’.

Elsa-vintage-photo by Ross Hoddinott

Vintage Album Cover v3

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Photography

Album Cover/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio

May

Film Poster Experiment – Closer (2004)

Closer is one of my favorite films and I highly recommend it if you haven’t seen it. The 2004 theatrical poster was an incredible achievement in design and there is not much one can do to improve on such elegance. I tried my own version with clean lines and a rigid template keeping the portrait theme of the original.

Closer (2004) Original Theatrical Poster

Closer (2004) Variant by Ross Hoddinott

Closer (2004) with credits by Ross Hoddinott

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Film

Closer/Closer poster/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio

May

The Picture Box Logos

This is a work in progress, it was initially an image to accompany one of my blogs.

Picturebox logo final draft

The Picture Box - Collective Inspiration

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Logos

Logos/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio/The Picture Box

May

The Quote Series

A personal favorite quote.

Conan O'Brien Quote

12 years ago Short URL Comments

Art/Design/Film/Quotes

Conan O'Brien/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio/The Quote Series

May

The Quote Series

Here are a few of my favorite Hunter S Thompson quotes

Hunter S Thompson quote with Gonzo logo

Hunter S Thompson Quotes - The Edge

12 years ago Short URL 1 Comment

Art/Design/Film/Literature/Pop Culture

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas/Gonzo/Hunter S Thompson/Hunter S Thompson quotes/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio/The Quote Series

May

Calvin and Hobbes Tribute 2

This is the second run of Calvin and Hobbes tributes

Calvin & Hobbes Homage by Ross Hoddinott

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson tribute

Calvin & Hobbes tribute by Ross Hoddinott

12 years ago Short URL 1 Comment

Art/Comics/Design

Bill Watterson/Calvin & Hobbes homage/Calvin and Hobbes/Calvin and Hobbes Tribute/Comics/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Graphic Design/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio

May

Calvin and Hobbes Tribute

I have been a smitten Calvin and Hobbes fan for many years now and there are a lot of Calvin & Hobbes tributes online. Alot of people envision Calvin & Hobbes in a realistic ‘live action’ kind of way. If you imagine Calvin and his pet tiger in real life then picture a boy walking around with a fully grown bengal tiger. An excellent example from James Hance recently inspired me to do my own homage in a realistic style. First up I want to show the original Bill Watterson Calvin and Hobbes that the world has come to know and love.

Calvin & Hobbes 10th Anniversary cover image

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

The excellent James Hance C&H tribute.

A boy and his tiger

The following are a few drafts of a Calvin & Hobbes homage.

Calvin & Hobbes Tribute by Ross Hoddinott

12 years ago Short URL 1 Comment

Art/Comics/Design

Bill Watterson/Calvin & Hobbes homage/Calvin and Hobbes/Calvin and Hobbes Tribute/Comics/Ross Hoddinott/Ross Hoddinott Portfolio

May

Movie Posters – Experiment

A lot of fan made posters these days tend to be minimalist, using icons instead of the traditional floating heads and whatnot. This is an attempt at a revision of Saving Private Ryan in the style of Olly Moss, whose work has created a host of worthy imitators.