Jul 1, 2010 | Blog, Graphic Design, Information Graphics, Portfolio, Website Planning
A little background I’ve always been drawn to making facts more visually interesting. When I was about 10 years old I remember sitting in my grandma’s swiveling armchair, reading through this big book of graphs. Mostly odd statistics, like “How many...
Apr 21, 2010 | Blog, Graphic Design
My good friend, Holly, is a fantastic makeup artist. She has years of experience in professional makeup application, and a true love for her field. She is an artist, and like all artists, has a keen eye for detail. She notices everything. I have to admit, I often...
Apr 11, 2010 | Art, Illustration, Portfolio
Fresh, warm air. Trees budding. Warm sunshine. Spring is so inspiring! I had fun sketching in the sunshine this weekend, using my Japanese Sumi Brush pen. The color was added afterwards in Adobe Illustrator. I like the playful, innocent nature of the flowers and tree...
Apr 5, 2010 | Blog, Business System Design, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Photography, Website Design
What do I do? People often ask me what I do. I always find that the phrase “Graphic Design” doesn’t really mean much to people, and I can see why. It’s vague. The words by themselves can mean a bunch of different things. So today’s blog...
Mar 16, 2010 | Blog, Online Marketing
Where is everybody? It’s not news to you that everybody is on Facebook. The statistics on Facebook use are astounding. If you’re starting up a new business, I always recommend getting a Facebook “Fan Page” before anything else. Once...
Mar 16, 2010 | Graphic Design, Logo Design, Photography Art Direction, Portfolio, Website Design, Website Planning
Modern Survey’s tools help companies survey employees and customers across the globe, with the goal of improving the way they manage their companies and people. I was actually shocked by the way the competition spoke about managing employees like you would a...
Mar 4, 2010 | Graphic Design, Information Graphics, Logo Design, Photography Art Direction, Portfolio, Website Design, Website Planning
FSI is a global supplier of surface conditioning equipment and technology to the world’s leading integrated circuit (IC) and microelectronics manufacturers. This website redesign was done by myself and the team at Azul 7. We began by auditing the entire site and...
Feb 17, 2010 | Business System Design, Logo Design, Portfolio
Jill Isola Johnson is an uber-talented interior designer who asked me to design cards for her new business. As a designer, working with another designer is so exhilarating — we speak the same language. As she described her brand, she gave me five words to consider:...
