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Justus Hayes
Feb 16, 20221 min read
Return to Riverview's West Lawn Pavilion
Please don't get the idea from this post's title that I have physically returned to the interior of Riverview's West Lawn Pavilion. I...
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Justus Hayes
Feb 12, 20223 min read
My Very First T-Shirt Giveaway Contest
Win an original WhyTheAlgarve t-shirt! My amazing wife, Lisa, suggested recently that I hold a contest and give away a free, original...
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Justus Hayes
Feb 5, 20227 min read
The Secret Life of Shopping Carts
I have a lot of thoughts about shopping carts. They've been on my mind in some fashion for at least ten years, to the extent that I even...
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Justus Hayes
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Pockets of Radiance
As I recently wrote when I posted the above image on Facebook, "I think I'm narrowing in on something." I'm discovering (well,...
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Justus Hayes
Jan 17, 20223 min read
A Look at Cartoonification
One of the techniques I have been spending a lot of time with is what I have been calling "cartoonification," the process of turning a...
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Justus Hayes
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Website Improvements Underway
It's 2022, my Portfolio is getting much closer to the point when I can start trying to get some work out of it, and that means the rest...
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Justus Hayes
Dec 26, 20216 min read
Where to Find High Quality Free Graphics
Anyone who likes to mess around with digital images and image editing and who also doesn't want to steal intellectual property is always...
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Justus Hayes
Dec 19, 20211 min read
The Next Design Series: British Columbia
This design series has a very focused and pragmatic goal - to create designs for merch that would appeal to tourists visiting British...
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Justus Hayes
Dec 8, 20212 min read
V Day for the War on Christmas!!
Here we are, Dec 12, and the War on Christmas has finally run its course. Whew! I pumped out 17 unique designs in about 5 weeks, which is...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 29, 20212 min read
And to All a Good Night - The War on Christmas
And to All a Good Night - The War on Christmas The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 has arrived at drop #15 with And to...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 27, 20212 min read
I Don't Know What I Want - The War on Christmas
I Don't Know What I Want - The War on Christmas What's this? #14 in the Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021? Yes, it is. I...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 25, 20211 min read
Christmas Is an Inside Job - The War on Christmas
Christmas Is an Inside Job - The War on Christmas My lucky number is 13, and so it is with great satisfaction that I present #13 in the...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Memories That Last a Lifetime - The War on Christmas
Memories That Last a Lifetime (v2) - The War on Christmas The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 has hit a dozen with...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 21, 20211 min read
So Many Weapons - The War on Christmas
So Many Weapons - The War on Christmas We've reached #11, which is close to when I thought I would run out of juice for this thing, but...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Uplift the Glorious Leader - The War on Christmas
Uplift the Glorious Leader - The War on Christmas The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 has hit double digits! Here we are...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Just Walk Away - The War on Christmas
Just Walk Away - The War on Christmas The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive continues with Just Walk Away, the 9th design in the...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 14, 20211 min read
They All Chose Socialism - The War on Christmas
Design #8 in the Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 features another fusion of Karl Marx and Santa Claus, titled They All...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 13, 20212 min read
Death From Above - The War on Christmas
Design drop #7 in the Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 has arrived. I call it Death From Above. While I enjoyed putting...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 10, 20211 min read
Christmas Is a False Flag - The War on Christmas
Design drop #6 in the Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 courts the conspiracy-minded among us. Christmas Is a False Flag is...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 8, 20212 min read
Raising Cane in Victory - The War on Christmas
Announcing the drop of the fifth design in The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021! Raising Cane in Victory is one of two...
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