JACQUES OF ALL TRADES, MASTER OF DESIGN!

Hi! This is a website dedicated to my ideas. Here you'll get a glimpse of the many creative things that flow through my mind. It's a multimedia journey of pure mental randomness. I hope you enjoy the ride!

~Jacques
No more web? Really?

No more web? Really?

Over the past few years I have been looking at the state of print design and I wanted to be competitive. The only way I saw it being possible was by becoming more knowledgeable in web development.  My passion has always been with print design, but the market was saturated...
I've re-branded!

I’ve re-branded!

For years now I have been working as Jacques of All trades LLC. I initially chose to do that because I believed I needed anonymity. I felt like my work and life should be separate and that customers trusted an established business over a regular guy who loves design. “I have one of those personalities...
Free Designs for Good Folk!

Free Designs for Good Folk!

I strongly believe in using my talents to help other people. This economy is rough! Many people/organizations have causes that can better this world but fail to launch because they can not afford a good designer. Image is everything in this new world of direct mailing and iPad screens. Graphic...
A pretty e-mail goes a very long way...

A pretty e-mail goes a very long way…

The economy is rough. And it’s getting harder for people, including graphic artist, to find work out there. I found myself submitting résumés upon résumés to various hiring managers but barely got any responses. Those I did get feedback from told me I was competing with hundreds (and I MEAN...
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Twitter schedule

Twitter schedule

To all my amazing Twitter followers, I want to formally thank and welcome you to my Twitter page. The 140 character minimum makes it unbelievable hard to do just that. I didn’t just want to welcome and thank you, I also wanted to give you an idea of what I will be tweeting about. I unlike most,...
Look Ma! I'm a writer!

Look Ma! I’m a writer!

I know I’ve been missing for a while now. But that’s because lots of AWESOME things have been happening in my life lately.  One of them is me doing some writing over at Comic Booked. I get to write about things I love…COMICS. I’ll mostly be focusing on Independently published books or unknown comics. My...
I Guess I'm a Strange Kid

I Guess I’m a Strange Kid

A few days ago I was catching up on some tweets when I saw a very strange kid. He was blue haired with braces and really got my attention for some reason. Might be the fact he had completely white eyes or that he was puppet, regardless of the reason, I decided to see what...
Take on Me...

Take on Me…

  This video is inspired by the A-ha music video Take on me. It took me some time because I do not have fancy software. I had to manually/batch the illustrated parts using Photoshop…not much fun. But I’ve always been the type of person who does not wait until I can afford what I need....
Ratfist! (enough said)

Ratfist! (enough said)

Copyright © Doug TenNapel, All Rights Reserved.   How many of you guys and gals remember the game/cartoon  Earthworm Jim? For those of you who don’t know or have gotten so old you forgot about it, I’ll lazily cut and paste the Wikipedia plot summary to refresh your memory: Jim was at first an ordinary earthworm who did...
Random Mime Sketch...

Random Mime Sketch…

I have those random moments when I feel like drawing something. While watching Robin Hood: Men in Tights this quote came to mind and immediately I thought of this image. Welcome to my mind :0) Hope you like what you see. **NOTE the shadows on the hands since he’s in a invisible “box”.
Amazing Facebook photos in just 5 minutes! (Photoshop)

Amazing Facebook photos in just 5 minutes! (Photoshop)

If you are a photographer of Graphic designer, I am pretty sure you have posted some of your work on Facebook and noticed they look like CRAP. The colors are muddied, the crispness gone, they are a complete mess. Well I’ve tried tweaking things in Photoshop and adjust brightness, contrast and a host of other things but one thing really did...
Very Near Mint! (Quick Review)

Very Near Mint! (Quick Review)

I received Justin Peterson’s Very Near Mint Volume 1 in the mail and immediately my geeky heart was in love. The cover graced with characters punching through the page (tell me if you get the reference) drew me in. The story starts on a Wednesday with  a UPX truck carrying precious cargo; COMIC BOOKS! The...