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Justus Hayes
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Not Quite Azulejos
The original source photos of the plates used to make these designs were posted on Pixabay by tunaolger. One of the few drawbacks of...
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Justus Hayes
Oct 1, 20223 min read
My Characteristic Style
Keen-eyed observers will have noticed by now that much of my creative output has a certain finish, a look or style that is present to...
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Justus Hayes
Aug 6, 20221 min read
In the Backyard with Rowan and Merch
Taking photos with Rowan of Hawaiian shirts and bucket hats from the Lazy River. Merchandise IRL via print-on-demand and dropshipping.
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Justus Hayes
Jul 23, 20223 min read
The Lazy River Just Got Deeper: The Latest Developments
Some big changes just came down the pipe and I am scrambling to catch up. Where to begin? I'll summarize with some bullet points and then...
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Justus Hayes
Jul 16, 20222 min read
A Look at the Umbrellas from HugePOD
I have a feeling that umbrellas are going to become a lot more relevant in the near future as global warming continues to deliver extreme...
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Justus Hayes
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Hawaiian Shirt Size Charts (HugePOD and InterestPrint)
Wondering what size Hawaiian-style shirt you should order? Wonder no more. Here are size charts for both the square-cut shirts from...
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Justus Hayes
Jul 9, 20223 min read
A Look at the Hawaiian Shirts from HugePOD
Now that I've ordered and received a few of these shirts from HugePOD, I can write up a description of what they are like. Spoiler - I...
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Justus Hayes
May 22, 20222 min read
Ever-So-Softly Introducing "Lazy River Design Works"
My last post asked you to "Please stand by" because of working on the new online store. And, it turns out, with good reason. I'm very...
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Justus Hayes
May 9, 20223 min read
Please Stand By - I'm Building an Online Store!
Yep. I've decided to take the plunge and open a stand-alone, print-on-demand, dropshipping online store, a site with its own name and url...
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Justus Hayes
Apr 27, 20227 min read
So You Want to Design a Bucket Hat
I spent some time in my last post, What Do Magnum PI, Ricky from the Trailer Park Boys, and Hunter S. Thompson Have in Common? talking...
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Justus Hayes
Apr 18, 20225 min read
What Do Magnum PI, Ricky from the Trailer Park Boys, and Hunter S. Thompson Have in Common?
A big part of my overall plan to create a sustainable income stream from my creative work is figuring out what products I want to sell....
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Justus Hayes
Mar 16, 20221 min read
And the Winner of My Very First T-Shirt Giveaway Contest Is...
And the winner is Nick from Indiana in the vicinity of Chicago. Their general area of residence seems fitting, as they found out about...
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Justus Hayes
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Bits of Portugal
As I was putting this design together, it struck me that it serves as a kind of pocket virtual tour around Portugal using the web-based...
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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
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
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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