Luke Dorny

This is luxuryluke.

Luke Dorny

Bainbridge Island, United States

@luxuryluke

Design
90.0
Typography
85.0
Art & Illustration
80.0
Web Design & Dev
80.0
Leatherwork
65.0
Self Indulgence With Site
110.0

Who Where What

This site is run by Luke Dorny, an emerging professional painter, graphics and web designer living in the Pacific Northwet (Washington). He also creates package designs, print and periodical designs, as well as corporate identity pieces.

This site has become a blog of inspiration, an outlet, and a place where he occasionally posts long form articles! This is essentially what makes up the bulk of this website.

He enjoys observing and gathering art and design items that grabs his attention. Usually poster art, album art, interface ideas, inspiration, errors, and the occasional designs that could use a boost. It’s a diversion for his brain and it provides a semi historical image history with links and comments. Luke is into skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, and all of the art and design related to those sports. He is also into music and movie design, 3D and CGI, as well as other design styles, so you’ll notice those here, too.

Thank you

I would not be where I am today without the many people in my life that have helped me to grow in my career as a designer and as a person, and I’ve created a section below to honor some of them, some colleagues, some friends, some have inspired me, helped me, mentored me, and more. I am grateful to you all. I will let you discover their greatness for yourselves.

To all of you, and to many others, I thank you and I will be forever grateful to you and your efforts, both major and minor:

Some of My Mentors and Friends ⬇︎

Web Design

Luke has designed for the web for well over 24 years now. One of his first websites was made around 1996 which had diamond steel buttons (with onmouseover images) for a Latvian bank and communications company. Things picked up a bit when he finally jumped into the Flash arena (sort of) with a full, flash-based website in 1999 for another client. Oh, how things change, and ever so quickly. One of the most defining moments in web design history was the advent of Web (Design) Standards. Things really kicked off around 2003 when Dave Shea‘s CSS Zen Garden was released in May of that year. That was the beginning of the age of enlightenment for Luke.

Luke still creates websites for businesses, organizations, friends and family, etc. Interestingly, the world of web design and development is constantly changing, and it seems to move faster the further we go.

Which Brings Us To

Luke formerly designed under the name of Butter Label with the likes of the famous Canadiano Scott Boms. Via Butter they worked with various nonprofits, corporations, universities, and small companies to revive and grow their digital brands. They also formed a group of type lovers that helped to support TypeCon with sponsorships, education tech talks, and to otherwise promote understanding of the wild world of typography.

Creating a new brand. Cream

He currently designs under the name Cream Cº to create both digital and analog design solutions for small and medium brands.

If you’d like to hear what they have to offer, or simply want them to get started designing the future, get in touch.

If you like this site, the design, loved the links, or simply want to raise a cup of coffee in Luke’s hono(u)r, you can buy me a coffee. Chat with him on Mastodon.

Luke Dorny is a member of Artist Trust of Washington and the National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society.

https://artisttrust.org/

https://www.noaps.org/

Other Articles by Luke Dorny:

Updates occur more often than Articles, but I'm only listing Articles here.

Article 039

Café

📕 Sketch

Article 038

Layout

📕 Sketch

Article 037

Arbor

🌲 Wood 🛹 Skate 🔲 Cream 📕 Sketch

Article 036

Boss

📖 Thoughts 📕 Sketch 🏎 Cars 🛹 Skate 🔮 Design 🎙 Music

Article 035

MacinBrick

🔮 Design

Article 034

Assembly

📖 Thoughts 🔮 Design

Article 033

Mac

🔮 Design 📖 Thoughts

Article 032

Farewell Version 6

🔮 Design

Article 030

MudHut

🔮 Design 📖 Thoughts

Article 029

Norse Deck

🌲 Wood 🛹 Skate 🔲 Cream

Article 028

Butter Deck

🌲 Wood 🛹 Skate 🔮 Design

Article 027

Cream Co

🔲 Cream

Article 026

Mixed

🎙 Music 🔮 Design

Article 025

GTI

🏎 Cars

Article 024

Sandy Mug

🏎 Cars 📕 Sketch

Article 023

Sandy Sketch

🏎 Cars 📕 Sketch

Article 022

Skate Art

🛹 Skate 🌲 Wood 🔮 Design

Article 021

Consoles

🌲 Wood 📕 Sketch

Article 020

Sandy

🏎 Cars 📕 Sketch

Article 019

Decal

🔮 Design

Article 018

Redesign v6

🔮 Design

Article 016

Equip

🔮 Design

Article 015

Emigre

🔮 Design

Article 013

Cream

🔲 Cream

Article 012

Media

📖 Thoughts

Article 011

Sprites

📖 Thoughts

Article 010

VanMoof

📖 Thoughts 🚂 Travel

Article 009

A Midday & Windless Calm

🎙 Music

Article 008

A Fountain of Truth

📖 Thoughts

Article 007

lukedorny.com V5

📖 Thoughts

Article 006

MeToday: [date]

📖 Thoughts

Article 005

NowPlaying: [add album here]

🎙 Music

Article 004

Butter Label Skate Decks

🛹 Skate

Article 003

Butter Label Sketch Books

📕 Sketch

Article 002

Durable vs Disposable

📖 Thoughts

Article 001

About Luke Dorny

📖 Thoughts

Blogroll

Some of the many designers, writers, and developers that have influenced my life and career for the better: