Thursday, February 16, 2012

Patriotic American Flags

Patriotic designs to celebrate the freedom we enjoy here in the United States Of America symbolized by the American Flag, also called the "Stars And Stripes" or the "Star Spangled Banner". Since 1860, the American Flag has been a symbol for our determination and freedom.

Did you know that when Alaska and Hawaii were in consideration for statehood in the U.S.A. the 50 start design was proposed by a 17 year old? In 1958 Robert G. Heft submitted his idea as a school project and originally only recieved a B grade?

This United States flag is completely computer generated to insure optimum quality. This is not a photograph that was enlarged to fit the design area, but painted in the computer at very high resolution. You may find all the available products for the clean prestine flag by clicking here.

And just because I liked the way it added character, I created a weathered vintage style American Flag. All those products can be found here
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Weathered American Flag rickshawmessengerbag
Weathered American Flag by packratgraphics
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

"Your City" Gangster Graphic

A "Your City" Gangster design, simply enter your city's name in the space provided for an instant custom Gangster product. Original graphic of a mafia style hitman dual weilding pistols. Great whether you're a hard core badass or just looking for a laugh.

You can also pimp your ride with this customizable bumper sticker.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Novelty Platinum Record Poster

Do you know a aspiring musician? Whether they are a self publishing musician or still waiting for their "big break", this novelty poster makes a great gift for any music lover.

A fake Platinum LP Record with an area for a CD Cover or picture of the band, and text fields for the Band name, date, and a custom message. To maintian the proper illusion of a 12" LP record, it is recommended that the poster be kept to a 20" x 24" size.

Don't forget to add a frame!

 

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Vintage Nautical Map Messenger Bags

New from Zazzle, Rickshaw Zero Messenger Bags. 

  • Water resistant, extra durable (machine-washable).
  • Large main compartment and 2 front pockets.
  • Lightweight and forms to your body.
  • Quick-adjust cam shoulder strap.
  • Velcro strips accessory system; Holds a 13” laptop w/optional sleeve.
  • Handmade with a sustainability focus in San Francisco, CA.

Sailing graphic design for sailors and sailing enthusiast. Old style nautical map of the world with compass rose and sailboat

 

 

Vintage Nautical Map rickshawmessengerbag
Vintage Nautical Map by packratgraphics
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Friday, February 3, 2012

Nautical Dinnerware Set

Thanks to Zazzle I am able to do something I never thought I would be doing, designing dinnerware. Now we are able to offer a complete table set, except for  the silverware. For my first complete dinner set I chose a Nautical theme dinner set using my Sailboat Sunset design with a weathered wood background.

You start off with a 20" x 14" placemat from American Mojo, a 100% woven cotten full color mat.

 

Next you have the napkins, 20" x 20" or 12" x 12" 100% Grade A woven cotten from American Mojo.
Then you can add a matching pitcher, 19 oz. 100% white porcelain.
Sailboat Sunset pitcher
Sailboat Sunset by packratgraphics
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Or a 11 oz. 100% bright white porcelain tea pot.

Sailboat Sunset teapot
Sailboat Sunset by packratgraphics
Browse other tea pots designs on Zazzle.

And don't forget the matching Frosted Glass Mugs, in 10 oz or 16 oz.

And at last the matching 10" dinner plates, full color and drop resistant.
Any of these would make an eye catching addition to any sailboat dinnerware set, whether your a weekender or a live a board.  But you have to supply the sailboat.

And not to throw off the harmony even when you wash the dishes, there's a matching kitchen towel to dry them with! 16" x 24" twill cotten.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Mayan 2012 Calendar

The ancient Mayans predicted that on December 21, 2012 a major world changing even will happen based on their Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar, a 5,125 year long cycle. Depending on the school of thought, this event could be either a physical event or a human spiritual change. Some scenarios suggest astronomical alignments of the Earth, Sun, and the center of the Milky Way. Others suggest Earth's collision with a rogue planet named Nibiru.

The majority of scholars have dismissed any “Doomsday Event”, based on scientific facts or their understanding of the ancient Mayan culture and history.

But seriously, who cares? Can we stop the Earth from colliding with a black hole or rogue planet? No. Can we prevent an Earth wide cataclysm? No. Before you know it, we will be looking back at this prediction with the same humor and smirks we had for the “Y2K” doomsday prediction. Doesn't mean we can have a little fun with it does it?

 

Monday, July 18, 2011

Gaming Geek T-Shirts

Small selection of some of my original and unique Geek and Nerd Tees for the Gamers out there! From Old School paper games to computer games, including chess, sudoku, vintage games, and the culture of 1337 speak.

Old School Gamer, Chess shirt

Sudoku Master shirt

Games Greater Than Reality shirt

Custom Gamer Shirt shirt

Games Greater Than Reality shirt

Old School Gamer shirt

Monday, June 27, 2011

Continuation of my Nautical theme designs.

Do you love the wind, waves, and sails? I've recently been working on a nautical themed series of art and design for sailboat lovers and enthusiasts. I've always loved the ocean and being on the water. All of my best vacations involved the ocean and boats. There's nothing better that I would like to do than sit and watch the sail boats on the water, except be on one! My best vacation memory is of sitting on the back end of a cruise ship in international waters and simply looking out over all that water with no land in sight.

These designs are a variation of the artwork featured in the previous post. But I think the text work and composition works a lot better in this version. All available products and nautical designs can be found in this Gallery.

 

 

And the perfect bumper sticker for any sailor!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Big update to PackRat Graphics Website

The other day I finally finished my update to the PackRat Graphics website. I added a new Home page and two store pages using the Zazzle store builder, one each for PackRat Graphics and SmartMouth Tees. Now I have to admit, prior to this project my knowledge of html and css was.. limited. But I forced myself to use just my text editor and a browser to create the three new pages. The bulk of the website is still Wordpress, the content management is just to useful to give up.

If anyone is following my products, they may recognize the image used in the new main header, it is the from the War and Heaven design that I had already created. But I like it so much I decided to put it into the header of the site. 

 

So please, swing by and check out the new site! And don't forget the Share This button down at the bottom.