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Simon Birky Hartmann
Simon Birky Hartmann

Cleveland, OH

Designer, photographer, blogger, husband. USofA, France. Currently accepting projects.

adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop, brand identity, branding, illustration, poster design, textures

  1. I love vintage diagrams so much, so I got a few more together. I love vintage diagrams so much, so I got a few more together. — Guys. I like geometric, vintage diagrams very, very much. So I assembled another set of them. This new one features over 270 assets, taken from a German treaty on geometrical drawing, and perspective techniques, published in 1525. They are exquisite–some are simple, some are complex, they can be layered together to make even cooler assemblies. They are good to be used as background pieces, ce...
  2. Hirschvogel geometria vector assets Hirschvogel geometria vector assets — Ladies and gentlemen, this is a new series of vector assets I'm really proud to finally release! These elements have been sourced from three different versions of an old mathematics treaty called Hirschvogel's Geometria, from 1543. I have sorted through the digitized pages of the volume, and selected the most visually striking elements. Wikipedia, the Met's digital collection, and the Public D...
  3. More old timey geometry teasing More old timey geometry teasing — More geometrical goodness! Can't wait to share more in a few days. Have a closer look at the level of details in the attachment.
  4. A bit of old timey geometry elements A bit of old timey geometry elements — I am putting the final hand on my next product for The Shop, my Creative Market store. After all the texture work, it felt good to come back to vector asset for this one. Can't wait to show more, early next week. PS: like the grunge textures? They're available for you to grab for your own projects! - Photocopy noise textures vol. 01 - Photocopy noise textures vol. 02 - Vector noise textures ...
  5. The expired instant film texture pack The expired instant film texture pack — I'm excited to share these 18 textures with you. They have been carefully scanned, at very high resolution (2,400 ppi), from real Polaroid prints. The film was expired, which explains why the shots failed. On the other hand, it gave us these assets, so I'll call this a win. The shots failed in a peculiar manner, taking neat gold brown hues. There is some marbling, smudges, and cracking. The ba...
  6. Hand-drawn vector maps volume 2 Hand-drawn vector maps volume 2 — Let me introduce you to the Shop's second set of hand-drawn vector map patterns. These twenty (20) set of intricate line patterns were created to mimic the topography line found on maps, architectural drawings, etc. Each pattern was drawn with care, using a fine line, on white paper. These drawings were then scanned in at 1200 ppi, carefully cleaned up, and turned into vector assets. In addi...
  7. A little something I got ready for Monday morning A little something I got ready for Monday morning — Now that I've finally released the ginormous Gordon Square Texture Collection, I'm ready to move on to other design assets. I'll share more about this little guy on Monday morning.
  8. GSTC - Wood textures GSTC - Wood textures — The Shop is pleased to introduce The Gordon Square Texture Collection! Gordon Square is a neighborhood in Cleveland, OH. I decided to stroll along its streets, and capture as many of the useful textures as possible. The fifth set in this series is of thirty-six (36) textures of wood grain, gathered through the neighborhood. The types of wood range from normal timber and boards, to compressed w...
  9. GSTC - Stone textures GSTC - Stone textures — The Shop is pleased to introduce The Gordon Square Texture Collection! Gordon Square is a neighborhood in Cleveland, OH. I decided to stroll along its streets, and capture as many of the useful textures as possible. The fourth set in this series is of twenty-six (26) textures of dark stone, that make some custom benches in the neighborhood. The stone is dark, rough, and features some really ne...
  10. GSTC - Paint textures GSTC - Paint textures — The Shop is pleased to introduce The Gordon Square Texture Collection! Gordon Square is a neighborhood in Cleveland, OH. I decided to stroll along its streets, and capture as many of the useful textures as possible. The third texture pack in the set are forty-five (45) textures captured of walls and bollards with multiple, sometimes extremely heavy, coats of paint. Time has worn these coats of...
  11. GSTC - Metal textures GSTC - Metal textures — The Shop is pleased to introduce The Gordon Square Texture Collection! Gordon Square is a neighborhood in Cleveland, OH. I decided to stroll along its streets, and capture as many of the useful textures as possible. The second texture pack in the set are ninety-two (92) textures of metal elements: urban furniture, barriers, bollards, and more. The textures tend to range from strong grunge to e...
  12. GSTC - Cement textures GSTC - Cement textures — The Shop is pleased to introduce The Gordon Square Texture Collection! Gordon Square is a neighborhood in Cleveland, OH. I decided to stroll along its streets, and capture as many of the useful textures as possible. The first texture pack in the set are fifty-eight (58) textures captured of cement barriers that were installed to delimit a construction site. The textures range from subtle to in...
  13. I finished the unfinished skull I finished the unfinished skull — Well, using the same base line work than the unfinished skull from a week ago, I did this. The "zone hatching" technique is interesting, and certainly to be explored more I think in future pieces, but it still leads me to a "hatch all the things" vibe, which I want to go away from a bit more. You can see the piece up close in the attachments, along with a quick gif showcasing some of the prog...
  14. Human skull Human skull — I'm happy with this one. I managed a shading approach that isn't "cross hatch all the things!", to leave open areas for the shapes to breathe, and to be more readable. The goal for the next pieces is to make the direction of the shading more in line with the volumes of the piece. I feel like there are still areas that feel a bit flat.
  15. Vampire bat skull, take #2 Vampire bat skull, take #2 — Here's another revisit: the vampire bat skull I drew almost six years ago. At the time, I received some incredible feedback from the ever so talented Justin Kammerer, also known as Angryblue. He reminded me that drawing is about using lines to show where light meets shadows, and he sent me an edited version of my original drawing with more space left open for light areas. Taking this to heart, ...
  16. Unfinished skull Unfinished skull — This old piece ended up unfinished. I hit a block in the road, and grew very unhappy with my shading technique. I might have to revisit my line work, and apply some other approach to it. The volume/light rendition right around the area where the eye socket meets the nose opening is satisfying, but overall the image is too dark.
  17. Apparel design illustration explorations Apparel design illustration explorations — These two illustrations, which ended up not being used, were done as explorations for an apparel design project for one of my favorite restaurants in Cleveland: Toast. Each were drawn using stock imagery as a reference. The first piece wasn't even shaded, just line work. The second one features a second color as shading. You can have a closer look at each piece in the attachments.
  18. Corvus Corax skull Corvus Corax skull — A long time ago, I drew another common raven skull. I decided to revisit with a different reference, and an update to my shading technique. "The common raven (Corvus corax), also known as the northern raven, is a large all-black passerine bird. Found across the Northern Hemisphere, it is the most widely distributed of all corvids."
  19. Is this thing on? Is this thing on? — Hello there, is this thing on? It's time to dust the good old Dribbble profile off.
  20. Inktober 2017 Inktober 2017 — Time to dust off the Dribbble profile - here are my Inktober 2017 entries. Instead of just drawing objects around me like last year, I decided to draw owls, then skulls, then music-related objects around me, then some random objects around me. You can have a closer look at all the drawings in the attachment. Fun tidbit: I actually drew two entries for 10/28, because I forgot I had already dr...
  21. Southampton Pedals - the humble beginnings Southampton Pedals - the humble beginnings — I'm finally ready to share the extensive amount of work done over the years for Southampton Pedals, an independent guita pedal maker out of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. As a (bad) guitar player myself, this is one of my bucket list item checked, right there. It all started with this drawing of a Mullard EL91 vacuum tube I did back in 2012, when i first started experimenting with drawing on my trus...
  22. "10,000 years will give you such a crick in the neck!" "10,000 years will give you such a crick in the neck!" — An entry for @Rogie 👑 's quote contest. I miss Robbin Williams a lot. (A closer look at the clean and textured versions is available in the attachments).
  23. Introducing the CMYK/RGB texture pack! Introducing the CMYK/RGB texture pack! — Hello everybody! Let me present to you the latest from The Shop: the CMYK/RGB texture pack! These seventeen (17) textures were printed on a copier with a faulty toner, which gives them a grainy feel, along with noisy artifacts similar to risograph prints. The colors are cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, then red, green, and blue, then ten hues following a rainbow spectrum gradient. Each of t...
  24. Goshen Guitar Works, phase four: applications! Goshen Guitar Works, phase four: applications! — With all the assets finalized, the various elements finally moved from the screen into the real world. The usual business cards, small logo banners, and the like happened. Also, a stamp (second frame). But more excitedly for the (not so great) guitar player I am, the shop started making their own T-style and S-style guitars! It's quite a special feeling to see the little tidbit I designed on...
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