Website Development & Internet Marketing

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Print Media Examples

There are several examples of designs located on this page. Some of the logos especially, you can see a transition from where an idea came from and how it moves through design by seeing the evolution of the idea. Often, you see just the final or most recent design.

Other media types are interspersed throughout and other examples will be added on occasion.

You can click on any of the pictures to see an expanded view.

Flash	Designer's Comments
	This banner is FLASH and was designed for a membership site that my wife, Becki, Co-Founded. It is called Virtual Assistant Revolution. The work on this banner took only 3 days to complete. I like it and it was fun.
	This FLASH was designed for a company that I created a web site for. It was by far one of my favorite web site designs.
	This is FLASH that I created for The Selon Group, before I decided to make the site W3C compatible.
	This FLASH was created for my Coaching Company. I Coach Virtual Assistants in creating sustainable businesses.
Banners
	This banner was created for my wife, again, and the other co-founder of "Our Take On It" a PodCast/Blog business. They figured they spent numerous hours each week talking about stuff and others might want to listen.
	This banner was designed for a supplier of safety equipment. We were told that he wanted black as a primary color and wanted to see how diamond plate would look in the final design.
	This job was sub-contracted to us. The client works with high-profile sports athletes and wanted to incorporate a number of balls into the design as well at her Mid-West location.
	This is a banner that was created for a package program that we offered to Coaches (Business, Leadership, etc.) who are just starting their businesses. The idea of a packaged product was the focus.
	This banner was designed for a coffee house on a very limited budget but still wanted something classic and clean.
	This was a difficult design when you consider that gold is a difficult color to create on the web. Gold usually winds up looking green (not the look they were going for). So after a few trials, we got it to look good. The bright light coming from behind the "i" was a large factor in the final design.
	This design was fun because it played off the "Mission: Impossible" theme. There is a lot of layering that went into this design to give it the smoked effect and the flare from the fuse was problematic because we could not find stock photography that had a burning fuse. So, the effects were created.
	The columns in this design were created with Photoshop. The thought was that the client wanted to show a solid long-lasting institution that focused on real estate and the income potential.
	The client wanted to use a bold looking telephone to enhance this photo and wanted money falling from the sky.
	The blends on this design were an important part of the message they wanted to convey and taking elements of a water theme to carry the transitions from one-piece to another.
	This was a no-brainer. The name Top Gun Coaching led to one solid idea, "fighter jet". The jet had to be layered 3 times to get the shadowed effect and the slip stream behind the jet was modified and enhanced to show speed.
Logos
	This logo starrted out as a digital graphic. But the owner of this company wanted to have the animals hand drawn. I have not done that sort of creative work since high-school, but lucikly it was "Spot On" for what she wanted.
	This logo is for Assistance For Coaches and was created with a bulls-eye look.
	This was a redesign for a company who wanted a fresh new bold look that had a more business-like feel
	The next four logos are several variations for the same business. The initial idea was from the client who just wanted the words laid out as the logo.
	Version 2: After the first design, I sent another design to them, with the idea of "less is more"
	Version 3: I then sent another modified version with overlapping components.
	Version 4: I then added new colors and textures to make it stand out.
	This design is for a retail shop that sells soaps, lotions, fragrances, handbags and other unique items. They cater to the upscale woman who lives lavishly.
	Blog Blend: They have a caffeine addiction and use technologies like blogging to promote their services.
	The logo for the coffee house banner at the top. Again, the classic and clean look is carried through to the logo, as well.
	The actual logo for the Coaching Start-Up Kit. Coming from the idea of a packaged product.
	Using the coffee cup logo from above, the concept was that the ideas that are generated are exciting.
	My first logo design ever (I just want you to see how much I've grown)
	This design is for a ministry for kids. A tidal wave cascading over a brick wall that has spray painted words on it. The "OOD" in flood make a smiling face turned on it's side, sort of a subconscious happy thought.
	The next seven designs are all renditions of the same idea, that geyser is a busting out with a wealth of support from this company.
	Version 2: I added brighter colors and a chromed effect to Geyser.
	Version 3: Keeping the brighter colors, I went back to a more muted look so as not to be overwhelming.
	Version 4: I took the geyser out of the words and set it on a hill. Then I scripted the font.
	Version 5: I separated the words from the design and added tectonic-like plates as an underline for the text.
	Version 6: I took the above design and enlarged the words to stand out more.
	Version 7: I went from an abstract design to a retro look for the geyser and changed the layout to a more classic look.
	I had fun with this cartoonish logo incorporating a broom into the design.
	The Great Salsa Company - using the Mexican theme of a sombrero, tomatoes and a chile in a deco design.
	Version 2: Removing the hat and set the focus on the veggies was the key for this client.
	A logo for a newsletter that points to the registration form but also says what it is "inside".
	There was no direction given by this client, so I used the International appeal by utilizing the globe and creating a back glow to the text to make it pop out off the globe.
	For a newsletter: This logo was built on the idea that the four outside circles are part of the inside circle. There were four renditions after this to accentuate each outside bubble so that the focus was on that information when the topic was related to that bubble.
	The idea was to create a cross-roads of information. The colors were requested. The shadows were done in 8 different layers to show depth.
	Art deco with a personified watermelon were used to make this snazzy logo "POP".
	The next four designs were built on the idea of piecing the puzzle together.
	Version 2: I added a background design to the puzzle pieces to show that when united, your life is complete.
	Version 3: I took out the client's name and incorporated the business name into it.
	Version 4: Taking the original idea of puzzle pieces and laying them out rather than showing them connected was the direction for this logo.
	Online International Virtual Assistants Convention: The logo for this was a play on the tag line "Pathways" to Success, the colors were used to match the site colors.
	A ministry whose focus is on feeding people.
	Here is the Logo for "Our Take On It"
	The concept for this was creating direction by being radical.
	This logo was designed from the standpoint of holistic health for women. The colors are natural to keep with the holistic theme.
	ROCACP: Their idea was to have a man, woman and child and a cityscape to show who their ministry assists.
	I love the concept of this logo, taking the polar U shaped magnet and incorporating that into a letter. The font used enhances the magnetic feel because the letters are separate but still connected.
	Another ministry logo design to show that the focus is on those with special needs and the "IVI" appears as though they are happy and or worshipping.
	You may have seen this logo before. It is ours. The idea came from the tag line, "Getting You Results for the Fruits of Your Labor".
	An online ticket seller asked to have us create two versions of a logo. The idea that was presented was that it should look like a movie ticket. This version uses a dog print to enhance the name and make the "W" in Dawg.
	Version 2: This version uses a more traditional ticket look by adding the "Admit One" text. Not that showy, but makes the ticket more realistic looking. The star was added to give it something extra.
	This logo was created from the concept of the mind is where your business potential comes from. The arrows in the circle represent constant movement and also create the "V" in Virtual and the "T" in Revolution
	This logo was designed to show movement in the initials of the name. The colors are strong business colors.
	This logo is a play on the BOOM in the product's name showing the explosion of business assistance it provides.
	This is our umbrella company's logo. The blue is a business color. The oval represents longevity. The overlayed text is a reverse contrast to the design.
	The idea came from the concept that this business is the "key" to their client's success.
	The red, white and blue are a representation of the US and the flag-like movement represent the ribbon snapping at the finish line of a race.