MMG1 Design, Illustration, & Photography by Marlon Lopez

Publication design for HelpCity.com

Project Overview: To create the company’s “flagship” product. A 244-page publication to compete with the yellow pages, while not becoming a yellow page itself. HelpCity’s strengths were in combining internet, print, and multiple languages; elements which played a role in the overall design strategy. To establish mind share in the market, I focused the attention…

Posters for L.A. County Office Of Education

Project Overview: To rethink the client’s identity and marketing strategy. The proposed ideas were implemented in a series of posters meant to recruit new teachers for the Los Angeles County of Education. A more active, urban, and youthful look was needed to make the idea of “teaching” more appealing to the younger target audience. A…

Refinance and get cash out

This vector icon illustrates a new mortgage loan with different terms than the original loan. The icon also shows that you receive a lump sum of cash, when you close your refinance. There are four main graphical elements to this design, a document with a page curl, a house, two stacks of one hundred dollar…

Classic red arcade game joystick with animated stills in up, down, left and right movements

A video game controller or input device designed primarily for arcade cabinets. I made this vector design in the classic style of an 8-way, ball top joystick with a chrome metal shaft. All the elements in the EPS file can be modified independently and are logically grouped together. In addition to the joystick, I also…

X-ray showing osteoporosis in vertebral column

An illustration showing what happens to the spine when the small bones are weakened due to osteoporosis. This image includes both an x-ray and a closeup view of the bone structure with rarefaction of trabeculae. Notice the curves on the spine, that is the actual shape the spine takes with osteoporosis over a long period…

Get the business equipment financing you need to be productive

When businesses get equipment financing, it is usually to make their business more productive and profitable. An equipment financing loan icon that illustrates the concept by using the classic “wrench” icon in combination with a tractor. I’ve used the tractor because it is a very specific type of equipment, mostly used in farming. The tractor…

How much loan money is needed for business growth

Borrowing money is one of the most common sources of funding for a small business. This EPS vector format file, illustrates two different quantities of money and a business man’s hand trying to reach for it. Most start-up businesses look for financing from family, friends and credit cards, therefore, I didn’t include bank icons but…

Retro Arcade Sign With Light Bulbs

I bought one of those arcade signs from Hobby Lobby a long time ago but just finally got around to mod it. The arcade sign comes with fake printed-on light bulbs and it’s made of tin. I wanted to add real light bulbs to it, but finding a set of cheap light bulbs was hard….

Second Monitor Game Info Using Hyperspin, EDS and Slideshowpro

I had been looking for a way to display game information on my second monitor, when running Hyperspin. But the current apps don’t display flash based content, so I finally decided to put an app together using flash and slideshowpro. This became an option for me after leveraging the work of forum member Antos, and…

Boot Animation: Arcade Classics Widescreen

This is a custom boot animation for windows. It features a red ball top arcade joystick with text that reads “Arcade Classics”. The joystick is animated to move in a downward direction and there is a glint on the text. When you download the zip file, it will contain a series of files that are…

An Illustration Of A Medium Sized Company That Is Outsourcing Work.

A vector graphic that illustrates a medium sized company building which is outsourcing work. The image has the text “outsourcing” circled by a brush stroke to give it emphasis. The illustration also has arrows depicting business growth or a business strategy. The arrows point in all directions to suggest that the company has multiple ways…

My Custom “Featured” Game Art For Use With Hyperspin’s Special Art Feature

I needed to highlight specific arcade games that I enjoy, in Hyperspin. So I started using the Special Art feature that displays the joystick, Free Play and Genre info. I already have the joystick controls feature running on a second monitor, so I didn’t have a problem using the SpecialA feature that the joystick uses;…