It’s All In The Details

“It’s all in the details” That is a phrase that one of our clients uses, and it really resonates with me. It is true for most aspects of my life. In design it is the details that matter in a brand. Making sure you have consistent margins. Making sure fonts and colors are the same in all applications. Small little details are what make someone trust you in design.

And the same is true for Christianity. It is the details in our life that show who were are. Kindness to stranger, giving of your money to those in need. The small things that most people wont see, those are what really make us.

I do love flash, and the awing effect of great design. I love performing a service for all to see, showing my love for God. But what I need to focus on is the small details that confirm who I say I am.

Card Me.

Giving can be so simple.
STEP 1: Use as much of your card as you want.
STEP 2: Write how much is left on your card using a permanent marker.
STEP 3: Challenge your friends to join you and collect what they give.
STEP 4: Place all the cards (You & Friends) in an envelope and send it.

GiftCardGiver.com
490 East Side Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30316

THEIR PROMISE: We have never used a card for ourselves (Not even Starbucks) and never will. Thanks for contributing and collecting.

ABOUT GiftCardGiver: How many gift cards do you have sitting in your wallet? At the very least $5? What’s 5 bucks going to buy you? Five bucks in Gift Cards may buy you a pair of socks, but 10 people giving 5 bucks will buy a kid a winter coat or 100 people giving $5 from Home Depot will give that same kid a warm bedroom to sleep through the night.

We are Gift Card Giver. We are a community, that collects and distributes unused gift cards to people and organizations in need. Did you know the Gift Card industry has risen to be a $60 billion industry. Ever wonder how many gift cards are unused? More than 10%. That’s nearly $10 Billion. Billions of dollars are waiting to be redeemed. Waiting in your pocket. Can you spare one for our friends in need?

Not Art. Submission 2.

Here is our second submission for the Not Art. Gospel. series. The section focused on this time was Matthew 6:1-4. Let me know how you take this art. How do you view it in context with the verse.

So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. Matthew 6:2

Wood is the New Paper.

Why print on paper when you can print on wood? We just got some printed samples back on these cards and they turned out really great. They were printed at Cards of Wood, and I have to say they rocked it. We should always be thinking of other mediums to get our message across. For a company like Big Oak, printing on wood seemed to fit nice.

Not Art. Gospel.

Why create art? That is a question I have been asking myself a lot the past couple months. Do I want recognition? Do I want to stir up controversy? Do I feel like I am superior to others? The more I spend time thinking about my reasons for art, the less I spend time thinking of the gospel. So here is my resolution. Do not create art, but share the gospel. That is what I am focusing on for a new project. My goal is to create images for every topic on the Sermon on the Mount. I want the art to tell the story, I want the art to be the gospel.

I do not know what format this will take, or what I want it to become. Please pray that God will use this, and open up doors for His glory to be known.

Here is my first attempt.

Project One: M7:3-5

Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. Matthew 7: 3-5

Saturday Mormon Cartoons

This video is crazy, but you have to love the GI Joe style animation. I don’t know that much about Mormonism, if you do, let me know how much of this is true.

Other People Exist

Inspired by a talk Donald Miller gave at Catalyst a few years back about his book Blue Like Jazz.

Donald Miller points out that “our sin nature wants us to reduce other people to tools and machines.” When, in actuality, we are called to understand that the world does not revolve around “me” but rather, that everybody is having an experience, created by God, and loved by God.

This is something I’m completely guilty of. I constantly forget that this life is just as much about other people as it is myself. How has God’s kingdom missed out because we view other people like the city bus?

Here’s what Paul had to say on the matter (Romans 12:3, 10, 16):

12:3 - For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.

12:10 - Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.

12:16 - Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

The Bible Meets Ninja Gaiden

What more do I need to say?

Adopt a Terrorist

I saw this site on the Collide blog today. I overlook the power of prayer. I tend to think that some people are beyond grace. I place myself above others. And I need to repent for that. This site reminds me that we are all sinners, and God’s grace can break any person. Just look at Paul, he was a terrorist to the early church, and God broke him into His grace.

Adopt A Terrorist for Prayer TODAY!

Another look.

Here is one more look at our upcoming project.
The truth is I want to blog, but I have nothing to write, so here you go.