The Making of a Logo
One of the most iconic images associated with the Ghostbusters is their logo. It appears in every movie, on Ghostbuster uniforms and even covers the…
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Making a Model
After creating the design in Photoshop, I often build a quick prototype of the structures out of paper to help me visualize how things will…
Photoshoppin’
To turn the sketch into reality, I work with Photoshop to create a plan for building the Halloween house. I have the file set up…
The 2017 Albertson Halloween House Theme
The theme for the 2017 Albertson Halloween house is Ghostbusters! Visitors will pass ghosts and proton-pack wearing Ghostbusters as they make their way into the…
Making an Entrance (Part 1)
The entrance gates to the grounds of Hogwarts are ‘flanked by winged boars’ and serve as a barrier (sometimes magically reinforced by the professors and the…
Building Hagrid’s Hut
We wanted to make sure that the house of the Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts (and sometimes teacher of Care of Magical Creatures),…
Wizarding Signs
Signage is apparently still an important part of the wizarding world. There are some iconic signs from Harry Potter that we wanted to create for…
How to Make Hogwarts’ Front Door
This year, I wanted to make the entrance to Hogwarts Castle feel extra special. Normally, I would have created a flat, painted cardboard version, but this year…
Video: Production Update 10-9-16
Here is a production update video for the first week of October. In it, I show the model of the Halloween house, the structures for…
A Model School for Witchcraft and Wizardry
Sketches and Photoshop mock ups help a great deal in planning the Halloween House. Sometimes, though, I find it hard to envision how the scene…
Cardboard Logging
Each year there is an exciting journey to find all of the cardboard that will be used to create the front yard experience. Some years,…
Photoshop Planning
Prior to my career in graphic design (and just after my career in mechanical engineering), I took a class in Photoshop – a computer-based photo manipulation…
My Master List
As you can imagine, there are lots of things that go into creating a Halloween house, each of which has many steps and checkpoints. How…
Inside Hogwarts—What’s On the Porch?
In addition to providing a front yard scene where visitors can interact with costumed characters, we also like to give people the sense that they…