Posts Tagged ‘Design Related’

All month long, I will post the projects that I’m currently working on. While most people show only their final (approved) samples, I like to post my initial proofs. While I haven’t in the past, I’m going to start posting the changes so viewers can follow my process.

1. Seattle Reproduction – Egg donor information brochure
   

   This is the initial proof presented to the client

2. Entertonement – The Office page & banner designs

   

   

3. Sesame 24×7 – Turner web design
4. Entertonement – Contest clip page
   
5. Curvine – Resilience Fitness web design
   
6. Curvine – Seattle Hebrew Academy web design
   
7. Seattle 24×7 – Prince web design
   
8. Sesame 24×7 – Cassinelli web design
   
9. Sesame 24×7 – Ward web design
   
10. Sesame 24×7 – Phucas web design
    
11. Sean Slote – Logo & business card design (Sean one this at a charity auction)
    
12. Sesame 24×7 – Gonzalez web design
    

These are projects I have worked on during the month of June 2010:

1. Sesame 24×7 – Jorgensen web design
   
2. Sesame 24×7 – Pelusa web design
   
3. WiFiRV – Club logo design (final)
   
4. Steve Hirsch – MassageSchool.com web design & development
   
5. David Drake – The Yak Book flier, book cover, and sample ad designs
   

   

   

6. Sesame 24×7 – Theisen web design
   
7. Sesame 24×7 – Lin web deesign
   
8. Sesame 24×7 – Mann web design
   
9. Sesame 24×7 – Olsen web design
   
10. Sesame 24×7 – Sinks web design
    
11. Sesame 24×7 – Holt web design
    
12. Sesame 24×7 – Parsons web design
    
13. Entertonement – Exorcist web page & player
    

    

14. Seattle Reproduction – 4-page flier design
    
15. Sesame 24×7 – Turner web design
    
16. Balanced Rock Healing – Logo design; stationary design
    
17. Sesame 24×7 – Genecov web design
    

These are projects I have worked on during the month of May 2010:

1. Atlantis DIY – Logo design, stationery, business card design & branding guidelines
   

    

   

   

2. Family Works – Flier design
   
3. Entertonement – Scarface web design
   
4. Entertonement – The Breakfast Club web design
   
5. Jim Allen – Logo and business card design
   
6. AMV – Columbia Hospitality ad layout
   
7. Entertonement – Home page design
   
8. AMV – Columbia Hospital ad design for Seattle Magazine
   
9. Sesame 24×7 – Craig web design
   
10. Sesame 24×7 – Easton web design
    
11. Seattle Reproduction – Flier design & layout
    
12. New Project News – Magazine design/layout
    
13. Sesame 24×7 – Hall web design
    
14. AMV – Bell Harbor downloadable & interactive brochure
    
15. Sesame 24×7 – Naidu web design
    

The following are print & web design projects that I have worked on during the month of March 2010.

1. Sesame Communications – Beaupre web design
   
2. Home Resource Network – eNewsletter design/layout
   
3. Parent Support Group – Pro bono layout of 11 different insert cards
   
4. Seattle Reproductive – Mother’s Day greeting card design
   
5. Sesame 24×7 – Hughes web design
   
6. Sesame 24×7: Robinson web design
   
7. Sesame Communications – Iacobelli web design
   
8. Sesame Communications – Parrot redesign
   
9. New Project News – Magazine design/layout
   
10. Seattle Reproduction – Spring newsletter layout
    
11. Stritmatter – Koehler web design
    
12. Jim Allen – Business card & letterhead design
    
13. 99 Designs – Brochure design
    
14. 99 Designs – Web design
    

These are projects I worked on during the month of November.

1. Sesame Communications – Lamb web design
   
2. Sesame Communications – Kawatta web design
   
3. Sesame Communications – Adams web design
   
4. Sesame Communications – Kemp web design
   
5. Sesame Communications – Pazios web design
   
6. Sesame Communications – Elliot dental web design
   
7. New Project News – magazine report ad (making use of lots of the same word “leads”)
   
8. Sesame Communications – Oberg web design
   
9. Serene Coaching – New design & blog
   
10. Sesame Communications – Rey web design
    
11. Seattle Reproduction – flyer design
    
12. Sesame Communications – Lindenhurst web design
    
13. Sesame Communications – Alter web design
    
14. New Project News Magazine – Magazine layout
15. Sesame Communications – Paventy web design
    

These are projects I have worked on during the month of September:

1. Sesame Communications – Roth web design
   
2. Sesame Communications – Wright web design
   
3. Sesame Communications – Pratt web design
   
4. AMV – VanSkyhawk web design
   
5. Sesame Communications – Wiggins web design
   
6. Stritmatter – Print ads for Bar Bulletin and Trial News
   
7. Stritmatter – Postcard for speaking engagement in 2 spot colors
   
8. Sesame Communications – Mortensen redesign
   
9. Sesame Communications – Woods web design
   
10. Sesame Communications – Kim web design
    
11. Curvine – Waddell Properties web design
    
12. New Project News – Ad design for placement in magazine
    
13. Sesame Communications – Harrison web design
    
14. Sesame Communications – Fowler web design
    
15. Sesame Communications – Marxen web design
    
16. Sesame Communications – Hilgers web design
    
17. New Project News – Magazine layout
18. New Project News – Pinnacle ad design
    
19. Sesame Communications – Alter web design
    

Below is a list/samples of projects I worked on during the month of July 2009

1. Sesame Communications – Epstein web design
   
2. Sesame Communications – Steiman web design-take 2
   
3. AMV - Arundel web design (take 3)
   
4. Sesame Communications – Croco web design
   
5. Sesame Communications – Chung web design
   
6. Sesame Communications – Turner web design
   
7. Sesame Communications – Patton & House web design
   Client wanted a “movie theater” theme
   
8. Camp Fire – Invitation, reply card & envelope
   To keep costs to a minimum, no bleeds were used.
   
9. Stritmatter – Full size magazine ad (black & white)
   
10. Sesame Communications – Sabatino web design
    
11. Sesame Communications – Ribarevski web design
    
12. Adam Smith – Customized Twitter background
    
13. Sesame Communications – Michael Wall web design
    
14. Sesame Communications – McCaskey web design
    
15. Sesame Communications - Fernandes web design
    
16. Jensen Law – Revised business cards
17. Sesame Communications – Mastroianni web design
    
18. Stritmatter – Save the date flyer
    
19. Sesame Communications – Caruso web design
    
20. Sesame Communications – Ossie web design
    
21. AMV – Windermere realtor web design (2 options)
    

These are the projects I worked on during the month of June.

1. Sesame Communications – Compton web design
   Dr. Compton was given to me by Sesame as a rush job that was already behind schedule. I came up with this design in about four hours (not shown are the interior pages that were designed). The doctor didn’t have a logo, so I created a quick one for his practice.
   
2. Ballard Plaza Pharmacy – Table display backdrop
   Using their new branding, I created a backdrop for a trade show the client was attending.
   
3. Vows & Values – Postcard design
   Client needed a postcard without bleeds that she could get printed quickly.
   
4. Seattle Reproduction – Rack card design
   Using the info from the postcard I created last month, I created a rack card for the client.
   
5. Sesame Communications – Schwarcz web design
   
6. Dimension Systems – Logo design, stationary, business card, & branding guidelines
   Client needed a consistent logo and branding (too many people were creating their own version of the logo). The branding guidelines makes things clear to everyone in the company.
   
7. Mountaineers Photo Committee – Web redesign & development
   The photo committee’s website hadn’t been updated in years and still had a 90′s look. I made it more modern looking with easier navigation.
   
8. Clear Source Marketing – Cartridge Express logo
   
9. Sesame Communications – Steiman web design
   
10. Sesame Communications – Freeman web design
    
11. AMV – Arundel Web Redesign
    Current site (below) was very harsh looking and hard to navigate.
    I came up with two options for a site redesign (below), using similar colors, but with minimal use of the orange. The navigation is also easier.
    

     

    

12. Stritmatter – Publication ads
    
13. LKK Partners – Delbene splash page
    
14. Sesame Communications – Parrot web design
    
15. Sesame Communications – Warshawsky web design
    
16. VM Creative – MS Telemarket Guide
    

When I’m working with new clients, I typically need to ask them for a vector version of their logo. Most have no idea what that means and more often than not, they don’t even know where to look for one. Many clients that have very busy logos that don’t look good when scaled down or need to be black & white only.

If you are having a new logo made, you need to know the following information:

1. Your logo should be scalable. The best logos are simple with clean lines. If you have too much detail in your logo, it will look messy when scaled small.
2. Ask for a logo in black & white, color and reversed so you have a version that will work with whatever printed or web piece you may need in the future.
3. Be sure to get a vector logo as well as high-resolution JPGs. A vector logo is one that is created in Illustrator or Freehand. The file can be scaled to any size without losing quality and will always appear sharp. It also usually has a transparent background and can be placed on anything. The file extension should be .ai or .eps. JPGs usually have a white background, which makes it difficult to place over color or photos, especially if your logo is mostly text. JPGs are useful when a client needs to the logo in a Word document or something with a white background. A client can also view a JPG on any computer, but cannot usually open and view a vector file. JPGs can only be scaled down…scaling up will result in very poor quality.
4. A logo from your website will NOT work for printed pieces. Your logo on your website is only 72 dpi (dots per inch). You need at least 300 dpi for print. Since the web can’t display a vector logo, it will either be a JPG or GIF, neither of which can be scaled larger. While a print-out of your web page may look ok on when printed on your desktop printer, it is handled differently when printed on a press and will appear blurry/fuzzy.
5. Your logo tells who you are and should be safe-guarded from loss like any other business file. Put all these versions on a disk and in a safe place. Keep the designer’s contact info in case you ever need to refer back to them.

As a value-added service, Lolalu Design will always give you a logo designed to be scalable and in various formats with instructions on keeping it safe. I will also help you insert your logo in your email signature and give you instructions for other scenarios where you might want to use your logo.

These are projects I have worked on during the month of June 2010:

1. Sesame 24×7 – Jorgensen web design
   
2. Sesame 24×7 – Pelusa web design
   
3. Sesame 24×7 – Theisen web design
   This one was quite a challenge. The client insisted on the red to purple nav area and the fall trees in the header photo. They also wanted a light “yellow” background and a polaroid picture for the main photo. Somehow, in spite of their crazy demands, I made it work.
   
4. David Drake – The Yak Book cover design & sales flier
   
5. Rachel Whalley – Twitter background design
   
6. Sesame 24×7 – Lin web design
   
7. Sesame 24×7 – Mann web design
   Client wanted a southern “homey” site
   
8. New Project News – BBH ads design
   
9. Sesame 24×7 – Olsen web design
   
10. Sesame 24×7 – Sink web design
    
11. Entertonement – The Exorcist web design & player design
    

    

12. Ballard Food Bank – Pro bono brochure design
    
13. Dave Kuhns – Business card design
    
14. Balanced Rock Healing – Logo design; business card, letterhead & envelope design