Coastal Graphics LLC

02/15/2026

10/15/2025

Iconic movie poster artist, Drew Struzan, has passed away at the age of 78. He created posters for a string of major hits, including Star Wars, Back to the Future, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, The Thing, and The Goonies. His signature style, which captured the "feeling" of a film, became synonymous with blockbuster cinema. Struzan designed many posters for films that defined the 80s, such as The Cannonball Run, Police Academy, First Blood, and Coming to America. R.I.P. 🙏

09/17/2025

07/15/2025

The web as we know it is going to drastically change over the next decade. For many typical situations, AI is going to replace browsing entirely.

07/08/2025

A well-designed, professionally crafted website can make a Mom & Pop shop look like a Fortune 500 Company - and an amateurish, poorly designed website can make an industry leader look like a fly-by-night outfit.

06/18/2025

Looking for Commission-Only The Sales Partners

Independent contractors (no employees). Sales Partners will earn 25% commission on all first-time client payments received by Coastal Graphics. For recurring monthly services (if applicable), Sales Partners will receive 10% monthly commission for up to 12 months per client.

Sales Partners may promote and sell any services offered by Coastal Graphics LLC, including but not limited to:

• Website design and development
• Graphic design
• WordPress-related services
• AI-powered content development

Contact me for more details.

06/13/2025

I'm cringing when I look back at the first versions I did of some of these U.S. States travel posters a year or so ago. The available AI tools and techniques have gotten so much better since then, and I'm using more of them. Magnific.ai is a little pricy, but well worth it. It allows you to do a basic sketch with source photos, other AI renderings from tools like fotor.com and ChatGTP, and fee-hand renderings with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and then fill in missing information - provided that you instruct it to do so correctly!
Fotor AI

06/11/2025

Subscribing to more AI tools. I have to use a combination of them to get the effects that I want. This was done with a little ChatGPT, a little Fotor, and a little Magnific - and then retouched with Adobe Photoshop. AI is getting better, and I think I'm getting better at it. But it's not a magic wand. It's a acquired skill set like any other, and like any other skill set, you need the right tools for each step in the process.

Fotor

06/06/2025

Content is King. It's where the game is won or lost. If you need help developing eye-catching and compelling content for your website, social media, or other business advertising and marketing vehicles, we can make you stand out in the crowd. AI-Powered Text, Graphics, Art & Illustration, and Video.

This is a D-Day tribute created today to commemorate the 81st Anniversary of the Liberation of Europe, and is based on the famous photo of Ike Eisenhower briefing the men of the 101st Airborne on the eve of Operation Overlord. Prints available in the Etsy Store.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4316692361/wwii-eisenhower-d-day-canvas-print-o

05/31/2025

A napping orange tabby.

05/31/2025

More A.I. Art. Kind of Diggin' the new Van Gogh effects. They've come a long way. This is an American Mockingbird.