design

Rush Jobs Make the Day Shorter

March 10, 2011

Ha! So last night I get a call from one of the magazines I work with to sell me remnant ad space at half price.  Not a bad deal, so I bite.  I had to put a pro ad together in about 4 hours.  There were 3 people involved in the decision making so it [...]

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High End Mountain Bike Graphic Design – Product Artwork

February 20, 2011

Not everything I design ends up on paper or on the web.  Some projects are way more exciting that that.  This is one of those projects.  Not only was the final design laser etched as the main graphic look of the Solis Tephra 5.5 mountain bike, but It is now the mountain bike I personally [...]

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RavX Cycling Products Catalog 2010

February 19, 2011

RavX makes quality cycling accessories and components that rival the world’s best. I’ve put in a lot of time creating high-end designs for them since early 2007.  This particular catalog is one of longest and most complicated projects I have worked on.  Not only was I in charge of conceptualizing the design, but I also [...]

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King’s Cathedral & Chapels Bulletin Cover

February 17, 2011

Back in 2003, while in Hawaii, I designed the bulletin shells for First Assembly King’s Cathedral & Chapels in Maui.  This church has a large number of churches that spread across the Pacific Rim.  These bulletins were handed out as a formal way of announcing future events and other news related to the chain of [...]

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Graphic Designer Salary – How Much Should You be Earning?

February 7, 2011
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There are various books published yearly, some very well known, that attempt to offer the professional graphic designer a comprehensive guide as to how much money they should be making. While I encourage you to read up on your industry and these books are a great option, I’d like to focus my attention on website [...]

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Simtec Silicone Website 2007-2008

October 14, 2010

Simtec Silicone, an ISO 9001:2000 certified, Wisconsin based company that specializes in silicone parts for industrial and healthcare applications hired me in early 2007 to redesign their existing wesite.  The plan was to use the existing website as a base instead of scrapping the whole thing and starting from scratch.  The HTML code was updated to [...]

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Solid Surfboard Artwork – The Newman

May 31, 2010

I just finished creating an artwork piece for a board that will be built by talented shaper Dan O’Hara from Solid Surf Co.  The model is “The Newman” which Dan himself describes as a board “for boosting airs.” This is just a preview of the preliminary design.  I ended up making some mods for the [...]

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How I Created the Art Wave for the Surf Theme

May 2, 2010

I just updated my site’s style switcher and added the first of 3 styles.  This one is for the surf theme.  I’ve got 2 more coming…  Dirt and snow.  You might be wondering how I created the wave that sits below the header.  It was a small sketch I drew this morning.  I then scanned [...]

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Velauno Website 2002-2007

April 11, 2010

This project started of as a 3 month job and turned into a 5 year commitment.  We started with a concept to create a complete resource for local & visiting windsurfers, kiteboarders and surfers.  Over a course of 5 years there were many changes, updates and additions done.  The website proved to be the company’s [...]

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