Category Archives: Graphic design

Hui No Ke Ola Pono and the Holidays

This last month, my friend Justin Kunz was kind enough to refer me to Elias Akinaka, of Hui No Ke Ola Pono in Maui. Elias was really good to design for and had an interesting project for the native Hawaiian … Continue reading

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Fall freelance and opportunities

Fortunately, the past couple months have been fairly busy. From early August, I’ve had a continual stream of freelance work and other opportunities to investigate. Curtis Packer at Venafi has been a very good client to work with, (icon samples … Continue reading

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Freelance and unexpected referrals

It’s always good to have freelance. Recently I had a couple of small jobs come in from my friend Michael Hancock at GoFish Creative, including some illustration work for a logo for Devereaux Mansion in Salt Lake. I enjoy these … Continue reading

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Epic Experiences

Recently a contact of mine from Razor Data asked that I design some logo concepts for a business he was starting up: Epic Experiences, an outdoor adventure tour company. His original thoughts were that of a circular shape including a … Continue reading

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Life after Indigo

Friday i quit my job at Indigo Creative to return to freelance and portfolio-building. Having been debating the timing for awhile, my quandary was answered when it was announced that Excel Graphics, our parent company, is finally collapsing with no … Continue reading

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Park Square Logo

Occasionally, I have the misfortune of designing logos that don’t hit the mark for the client. I received a client referral from my brother, Thomas, who is a partner at Rigsby Hull in Houston. The project was to design a … Continue reading

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GoFish Creative and Orion Management Group

I had the opportunity lately of collaborating with my former boss at Indigo Creative, Michael Hancock. He now designs independently as GoFish Creative. Michael needed a logo illustration for Orion Management Group, a business I really don’t know much about. … Continue reading

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Custom Style

Another of my recent freelance projects has been for Mark Averett, who is progressing with his personal shopping business, Custom Style. I’ve been reworking his logo and brochure, producing a square tri-fold which I’m excited to see printed. I understand … Continue reading

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Evolution of a logo– Arriba Trade

While working on site with Razor Data for the past two months, I’ve primarily been working with a product called Arriba Trade. This entails working on many website pieces as well as printed manuals. Of course in the beginning, there … Continue reading

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A Short thought on Freelance

I’ve recently had some experiences and subsequent discussions about dealing with freelance that prompted me to blog. Admittedly, this is mostly a ‘note to self’, but here goes. The first thought that springs to mind stems from having a freelance … Continue reading

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Actionscript maps

Once again I display what a geek I am as I set out to create a world map in actionscript . Mostly it was the challenge of a designer trying to figure out some programming, and with some late nights, … Continue reading

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Snowboard designs

In preparation for the snowboarding season, I encountered a local company here in Utah called Revolution that manufactures custom snowboards. It sounds like the quality of the boards is good, possibly not for heavy use, but for my level, I’m … Continue reading

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