Loch11 Creative Services

01/04/2026

Don't miss this talk!

Type nerds, this one's for you 👀

James Edmonson of OH no Type Co. is coming to Portland for Fonts Are Easy, Books Are Hard — a candid look at typography, mentorship, and the realities of publishing creative work.

AIGA Maine is proud to co-host this event with Maine College of Art & Design, featuring a talk, audience Q&A, and book signing.

📍 Osher Lecture Hall at MECA&D
📅 Thursday, April 9 6:15-7:30 PM
🎟️ $10 (Free for AIGA members)

Tickets: https://fonts-are-easy-books-are-hard.eventbrite.com

30/03/2026

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

29/03/2026

The new Loch11 Creative Services website is up and running! Check it out at Loch11.com and share it with anyone you think might be interested!

Graphic Design • Illustration • Community - Deeply Creative

29/03/2026

- Weekly Check-In for the week of 3/27 -

✅ I did some more sketching to nail down Boggy's comic design - this is a biographical comic idea that'll be an excuse to research and try different things. Boggy is a graphic designer and houseplant hobbyist learning to code and building his own business. He's a swamp creature to stick with my theme

✅ Posted a new What the Eft comic strip

✅ Worked on and launched the new website.

This week I'm sharing the launch of my new website. There are a few bugs to work out but it is up and operational. I'll make a separate post announcement as well.

Www.Loch11.com

Graphic Design • Illustration • Community - Deeply Creative

27/03/2026

Almost done updating my website and I have to say, it looks really good! Can't wait to share it! 🖥️

23/03/2026

A recent project that had a lot of back and forth. There might be some more images symbolic to Maine that I could've added. The name of the organization was around the ring where "text text text" is and the slogan at the bottom, latin for "I lead and I defend," was a must have for this project. The Maine State seal says "Dirigo" so this adds to that. Symbols: Maine's Rocky coastline, lighthouse, forest, North Star, and a submarine base. Didn't put any lobster, LL Bean boots, or flannel in there.

21/03/2026

- Weekly check-in for the week of 3/20 -

✅I read Don't Get a Job, Make a Job, by Gem Barton and wrote a simple review on my 2026 reading list post.

✅ Did a lot of thinking on my brand and business plan.

✅ Planned out the next 5 strips for my What the Eft comic.

✅ Worked on character designs for another comic project.

✅ Worked on 2 logo designs at my day job

✅ Studied grid systems for layouts

✅ Researched options for websites. I'm tired of paying for a simple website and I don't like that I need plug-ins to do what I want. But to have Plug-ins I would have to pay more. I'm looking into coding my own site using Visual Studio Code and hosting it through GitHub. Time and convenience are definitely a factor in this decision though.

This week I'll share the American Institute of Graphic Arts, or AIGA - The Professional Association for Design. This organization has chapters all over the world and offers training, networking, workshops, meetups, artist talks, competitions, job finding help, professional development, and lots more! I attended the 2025 Design Fest in Portland, Maine last year and it was a great event. I didn't attend the week-long list of activities leading up to the final day of talks and workshops but If I plan my time right, I'll do it this year.

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17/03/2026

"Look at what everyone else is doing and go the other way - seriously. There are too many people following the same path. You are creative - swim the other way."

-Kevin Wilson (of Vin & Omi)

14/03/2026

"If you cannot find an opportunity that you like/want, then you owe it to yourself to make your own!"

- Gem Barton in the book Don't Get a Job... Make a Job