Claire Buchar

Lately...

2012-01-10T16:43:00.000-08:00

Been busy with design work these days, it's great and I have some really fun projects on the go. Here's just some of the stuff I've been creating :)

www.kovarikracing.com Website Banner

Western Open Logo Design.

Logo Development for SE Racing and Promotions.

Weekly Pique Newsmagazine Ad for 2 Guys with Pipes.

NSDynamics Website

2011-11-15T22:15:00.000-08:00

Excited to be finished my latest project! Well, it still needs some extras but it is live!

Check it out....http://www.nsdynamics.com.au/

Chromag Catalogue

2011-10-01T21:41:00.000-07:00

Really stoked to have had the chance to design the 2012 Chromag catalogue with Chris Armstrong at Patent Pending Ideas! I am really happy with how it turned out. It is SEXY! Spot colour bears on a gloss finish and the epic photos by Robin O'neil, David Fornier, Adrian Marcoux and Jinya Nishiwaki made it pretty easy to make it look good. One of my favourite bike companies and crew of people!

If you haven't seen it, get your hands on one! Here are a few teaser pages.......

front cover

lifestyle page

product page

lifestyle page

product page

back cover

Evolution Window Wrap

2011-08-04T23:04:00.000-07:00

Stoked to have the opportunity to design a window wrap for Evolution Bike Shop, here in Whistler, BC.

The project involved 4 window panels. 2 showing The Coastal Crew's new movie, From the Inside Out, in conjunction with 2nd Base Films and Rock Shox, premiering Fall 2011. And the other 2 panels were reserved for Sram, Rockshox, Avid and Truvativ that would include product showing through from inside the store.

Designing is like problem solving and although I had a lot of freedom with this one, it was still a challenge making it fit, stand out, include all the right logos etc. and coming up with a theme that would keep the 2 displays seperate but tied together.

I decided that the Coastal Crew are like a small pack of wolves....searching, scoping, digging and sniffing around in the woods on their bikes. The design consists of a "woods" theme with layering, texture, appropriate colour palettes, an epic photo by Nicholas Teichrob, some forest animals(a squirrel collecting derailleurs) and voila! Heres what I came up with....

final design

managed to get a photo before she comes down....bit glarey in the afternoon sun though :(

Overall, a challenging but fun project. Happy to have learned in the process too...always!

Eye Of One Clothing.

2011-07-25T21:24:00.000-07:00

Was recently asked to do up a couple tee shirt designs for a fellow rider, Kelly Burgess. Thanks for the opportunity! I had some fun with them....

Check out the Eye Of One Clothing fan page!

CDHG designs...

2011-06-21T18:08:00.000-07:00

Workin' on a few fun designs for Canadian DH Girls. Our brand needs a little update as we are growing. Stay tuned for more....

Fun. Just like us!

Inspiration Everywhere!

2011-05-18T22:39:00.000-07:00

I am back in my hometown of Whistler BC for the summer months and how beautiful it is! Definitely can find inspiration here....always. Will be based here this mountain bike season, training, racing, coaching and creating!

On the design side of things, I've been doing a variety of freelancing: some web design, business cards, banners and some T-shirt designs. I am also working with Chris Armstrong of www.whistlermountainbike.com and Patent Pending Ideas a couple days a week. So stoked because I can learn a lot from him since he has a serious amount of experience and a huge range of clients. I'm also back at Evolution a few days here and there, love being surrounded by art and fashion and the bike/snowboard cultures.

Here are a few designs I have created for my own clients:

Business Card design for another eyelash extension business.

T shirt design for a brand new apparel brand in Oz.

Banner design for a MTB Suspension Service and Tuning business.

Today really felt like spring, the sun was out, people were on the patio watching the game....Go Canucks! Killing it!

Flow.

2011-05-06T23:07:00.000-07:00

Finished this one a couple weeks ago.....:)

Eyelash Envy

2011-04-24T17:53:00.000-07:00

Just finished some Business, Appointment and Aftercare Cards for an eyelash extension and spa services business here on the Gold Coast Australia. Am also working on their website, should be done in the next week!

Using colours and design elements, the aim was to achieve the feeling of femininity, serenity and indulgence. As well as quality and professionalism, of course.

Desert Woman.

2011-04-10T17:04:00.000-07:00

It gets cold in the desert......and snakish!

Sullivan Films Business Cards

2011-04-08T17:52:00.000-07:00

Did some business cards for Christian Sullivan at Sullivan Films(his logo was previously designed by Toot Toot Designs). The cards have a creative/unique shape/bit of artsy flair to reflect his work and a clean and professional layout to reflect the quality of his work :)

Tree Lady.

2011-04-04T18:35:00.000-07:00

For some reason, I love merging humans with nature. Shit....am I a hippy?

tree lady

bush kid

Kovarik Racing Jersey Design

2011-03-29T05:10:00.000-07:00

Did up a jersey design for Kovarik Racing of which I am a part. www.kovarikracing.com Can't wait to get 'em printed, just waiting on some last minute sponsor confirmations.

mine will say Claire on the back as always :)

coming up 15 years

2011-03-18T10:48:00.000-07:00

a little tribute

Song Seven Photography.

2011-03-09T20:48:00.000-08:00

My step sister, Karina, is an amazing photographer. Check out her new website and some of her beautiful images!
http://songsevenphotography.com/

Face Book Album

2011-02-19T22:50:00.000-08:00

Some stuff in here, you may not have seen....most of it from school :)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=575080493&aid=333282

Tree Art.

2011-02-10T18:36:00.000-08:00

As you know, I love drawing trees. Came across some random tree art in the gumtree forest where we ride. Someone was definitely getting creative out there.....

Just thought I'd share that with you. Been busy lately with training, riding, coaching and doing some designs for the Western Open mountain bike event and some web stuff for Annum snowboard clothing. Back to work!

Winner of SAMBA T-shirt and Jersey Design Contest.

2011-01-25T14:43:00.000-08:00

Yipeeeeee! I was stoked to have the opportunity to exercise my design skills with this contest and also to tie my two passions together, bike and design:

The South Australian Mountain Biking Assocaition is proud to announce the winner of the SAMBA Tee-Shirt and Jersey Contest is Claire Buchar.

Recently graduated from design school, Claire freelances between racing, training, coaching and media ventures. Her and her husband, Aussie DH star Chris Kovarik, just launched Kovarik Racing: a continuation and evolvement of their riding careers. Check out www.kovarikracing.com.

The SAMBA board choose Claire's "SAMBA Dig" Design as the Winner

Winter

2011-01-06T06:52:00.000-08:00

Well I'm not really in winter since I left the great white north behind......being on the tropical coast of Queensland during the holidays is strange but I can't complain too much. I just create a little winter scene to remind me of what I miss.

A little fabric, glue, paper and pencil and voila - we have a christmas card!
Happy New Year everyone!

Drawings.

2010-12-14T22:49:00.000-08:00

Did a couple drawings a few weeks back. I guess I was in a windy/rainy mood....:)

Rhys Willemse Rider Profile

2010-12-09T17:20:00.000-08:00

Rhys asked me to do him up a rider profile/proposal after his mum saw one of the ones I've made for Chris Kovarik. Rhys is super talented, has a lot of heart and a great personality. So I whipped this up for him in an attempt to get all those fine qualities out there! Good Luck in 2011 Rhys!

note that these are current sponsors and may change for 2011.

Craft Time.

2010-12-07T17:37:00.000-08:00

I haven't had TV for years now. Not that I want to watch all those lies anyways....I'd much rather spend my time getting crafty. Gotta cover the bare walls somehow! Heres a little collage of random magazine pieces, fabrics and my own artwork. Just some fun.

www.clairebuchar.com

2010-11-28T17:16:00.000-08:00

I am now absolutely officially finished school and my web portfolio is finally live! Visit it!

Finders Keepers

2010-11-07T01:08:00.000-07:00

Went and checked out the finders keepers independent design and art markets today in Brisbane. It was amazing and really inspirational. Artists had everything from jewelry to pillow cases to hand made stuffed animals and creatures on display and there was some beautiful artwork to look at. I could have wandered around all day. Check out www.thefinderskeepers.com for a peek at some of the artists and designers. I hope to one day have my own art work there. One day when I can dedicate more time to it! Soon... :)

Doodle, Doodle, Draw, Draw.....

2010-10-20T10:43:00.000-07:00

Heres just a few sketches I thought I'd post to mix things up a bit.

Today I am off to Australia until spring for some training, racing and coaching. When I'm not on the bike, I will be freelancing and probably chilling at the beach :) I am sure I will find inspiration there.....

Talk to you in Oz!

Web Design

2010-10-13T15:04:00.000-07:00

Annum, a new snowboard clothing company, has asked me to design a new website for them. Since I am finishing my last course in Web Design, this will be both great experience and challenging! But it works out good because they don't have a huge budget to hire a super accomplished web designer. I aim to succeed at this project and make my client happy as well as help build my professional portfolio.

Luxury Products Industry equals clean, rich and modern feel.

Web design is cool because you have to design with the specific industry's market and the specific company's goals/identity/style in mind. As I haven't designed a full working website for a real client as of yet(my webfolio coming soon), here are a few interfaces I have done.
Check em out....

Financial Industry equals simple, to the point, corporate feel.

Fashion Industry(this particular company) equals young, urban and cool feel.

Retro Luggage!

2010-10-08T14:16:00.000-07:00

On route to Baja last year, Lauren(also an artist)and I saw this crazy art installation in the Sacramento airport baggage claim area. Apparently it cost tens of thousands of dollars to complete but wether or not it was worth the money, it was still made up of some super cool retro and vintage luggage pieces. I would like to paint on old suitcases one day..... :)

Trees.

2010-09-28T14:30:00.000-07:00

Trees have always been one of my favorite pieces of the natural world. They are so perfectly imperfect, none the same. To me they represent energy and fresh air and the notion that imperfection is beautiful. So I draw them. A lot. Well, my version of them. Here is a recent series of three that I have done in ink for my portfolio. Enjoy!

Welcome!

2010-09-18T17:26:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my art and design side of life. As my last course at Sessions College for Professional Design comes to a close, I am working on my webfolio(coming soon)and this! My art blog. More news and creations to come but for now, heres a quick peek at some stuff I've done.

Bush Kid Illustration

Ugly Undertones of Gossip Mailer

Ugly Undertones of Gossip Envelope