jonberrydesign is a Los Angeles-based studio specializing in broadcast and motion graphics and observed. is the blog behind it. From behind-the-scenes looks at design work to everyday observations, travels, and whatever catches my eye, it’s a running record of the creative world (and life) that keeps things in motion.
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I love this town. The pop of color from a streetside frutero, the touch of grit where graffiti meets art deco. A tangle of freeways and bougainvillea and taco stands and…
Friday I had my first biopsy. I think I like the drama of saying that, but it really wasn’t dramatic - just one of those “let’s be sure” things. Afterward…
Well I only recently got the project page added to the website a couple weeks ago, but I’m excited to share that the Circa graphics package for KRON-TV has been…
Back when I was posting almost daily, I used to do these quick gallery-style posts - just little collections of images from the day. Nothing too curated. Mostly filler, really. But…
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A couple of weeks ago, I took a long weekend in Palm Springs. One of the perks of the trip was that it coincided with the biennial Desert X art exhibition, which features…
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Tuesday, I went to vote at SoFi Stadium. Living at the beach, I’ve been spoiled in that my normal voting location has often been someplace with an ocean view. Then in 2020…
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About a year ago, I started working on what may be one of my favorite projects I’ve ever done. It finally went public last week, so I can finally share it with you here: the new brand identity for KRON-TV...
The last few months (and year!) have been pretty busy, so when my friends Elsa and Jeremy asked if I wanted them for a free Disneyland day last week for Jeremy’s birthday, I had to say yes.
Just a quick update, cause I've got less than 24 hours left in Portugal. I'm in Porto now, but pretty much allowed myself the time to stay in and rest in order to…
It's already the last day of Eurovision already and I haven't done such a great job updating and sharing Lisbon. We really hit the ground running with performances every night (jury shows in between televised shows) and plenty of…
Just a quick taste of a couple days in Barcelona. I'll have to try to do a catch up post later, because I'm in Lisbon for Eurovision now and no time to spend on it! Barcelona was a rough spot for me. I suffered through some…
Well I never meant to stop posting as soon as I got back to the States… but now I'm back up in the air (well, actually between flights, but still...) on another adventure, so lets start it again so I can share it with you. I still…
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I spent a good part of my weekend at Melbourne's Moomba Festival. It's held on the banks of the river in the heart of...
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observed. is a weblog for jon berry - part design commentary, part work news, part personal journal, part travelogue, part other random interesting stuff - covering whatever random things spew out of my head. don't be afraid. really.
For fairly obvious reasons, I wasn’t really in the mood to celebrate the 4th of July this year. The beach was quiet, which made it a good day to…