I recently created a banner for my friend Matt Merritt‘s music review/blog site, Call Upon The Author. Matt wasn’t too specific about what he wanted which was nice as it gave me free rein – All I knew was the name of the site, the rough dimensions and that it was a blog about music. Right from the start I felt that the name conjoured up quite a classic, retro feel which pretty much defined the look and style of the banner, hence the gramophone, typewriter and the general colouring. Obviously, I attacked it with a multitude of other elements and layers until I had the finished banner that you see above. I was happy, Matt seemed happy, and fits snuggly into the site. Yay!

All that is left to say is, go check out the site and say hi from me!