Custom Graphics

Bike Graphics, Livery, Helmets, Custom Apparel

I’ve spent the last decade repairing, selling, and working in bicycle shops.  While parts, geometry, wheel size, and travel play significant roles in customers’ bike choices, the ultimate deal-breaker or deal-maker is color. Color will grab a customer’s attention. The same can be said for gear, whether it’s a helmet, jersey, pants, or shoes. 

In my spare time, I’ve delved into crafting custom graphics for frames, jerseys, helmets, and even motorsports while branching into different software for rendering such as Keyshot and Blender. Each design is unique, with adaptable principles that can elevate the appeal of any frame, jersey, or helmet, ensuring an unforgettable design that excites consumers, whether on a ride or as they wear their gear.

My motorsports graphics were commission pieces for amateur sim competitors. Those designs were then rendered in Blender for print and digital use by both the client and myself.

Some designs were created for the purpose of keeping my skills sharp and my creativity flowing.

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Frame Graphics

Inspiration: The classic 1980 Peugeot PH 10

Inspiration: My grandfather who was electrical engineer on the SR-71 Blackbird

Inspiration: My grandfather who was electrical engineer on the SR-71 Blackbird

Client wanted: LGBTQ+

Inspiration: LGBTQ+ friends

Client wanted: Backwoods near their house

Client wanted: 2022-23 record setting Utah snowfall

Inspiration: 2022-23 record setting Utah snowfall

Inspiration: Alex Bowman’s 2022 Ally NASCAR

Inspiration: Everyone loves a good hot dog

Client wanted: Lightspeed

Motorsports Graphics

This client wanted a custom scheme for their iRacing league race that simulated the spring Phoenix NASCAR race. They wanted a scheme that could be run but has not been run as an Alex Bowman, Ally X Best Friends Animal Society collaboration.

Client Needs:

  • The color must be purple, white, and orange

  • Use the Ally logo instead of the Ally symbol.

  • Use both the Best Friends Logo and Symbol

  • Create a gradient that isn’t boring.

The client wanted a custom scheme that could be used in their NASCAR video game and to see how their favorite Mark Martin scheme would look on a NASCAR Gen 7 car.

Client Needs:

  • Match the 1998 Mark Martin Valvoline but match Gen 7 scheme requirements

The client wanted to join their friends with a day race scheme and a night race scheme. This was popular during the 2023 NASCAR Cup season among fans and drivers alike.

Client Needs:

  • Use the Corey LaJoie #7 Chevy for the base car

  • The major sponsor needs to be Celsius

  • Create matching light and dark schemes for use in both day and night races.

  • The scheme needs to be wavy and flowy, as if the energy drink was flowing out of the can or down the side of the car.

  • My favorite drink is Celsius, so make it seem like it’s part of my DNA

Helmet Graphics

Inspiration: Clif Bar Redesign

Inspiration: Helmet to patch the 1980 Peugeot frame graphics

Custom Apparel

Inspiration: Pixelated fallout