Nelson Business Forms Website

Well in the month of June I did a few small jobs for Randy at Nelson Business Forms - a proposal form for Sterling Carpet One and some logo edits for TOOP but the major project that I finished for him was their new look for the website. Check it out - www.nelsonbusinessforms.com He already had a concept that he was looking for so I just went with it- it matches the business card that I designed for them a few months back. We had a few tweeks but for the most part it is exactly like the layout that he was envisioning.

Johnson Construction Business Card

This weekend I came up with a business card for a family owned carpentry business. I came up with something very simple but yet effective with the hammer pounding in the nails as the centerpoint of the card. I thought it would add a neat touch to give the back of the card the "scattered nails" appearance.

EAPC Logo and Invite

I have been working with Lori Bakken, Marketing Director at EAPC on an anniversary project for the company. They are celebrating their 10th year in business and she wanted me to come up with a logo symbolizing that milestone. She wanted something very simple, tradition and would look good alongside their current logo. Also, something that would look good in a smaller version as it will be going on a tape measure given out to people and a cake that will be presented at the open house celebration. I also did a 5x7 invitation postcard that will be printed front and back.

This week I worked on a senior announcement for a local Central High School senior, Michael Severson. I received 4 photos to play around with. I gave them 4 layouts and they chose the three I have included. I'm excited to see them, it's always fun to see them actually printed!

Oscar Zero Logo

Mary from Boutiques on Burrel in Cooperstown, ND contacted me about designing some logo ideas for a new tourist attraction in the Cooperstown area called Oscar Zero. It is an old missile site that people can walk through and tour. As a business woman in the area, Mary wants to sell souvenirs in honor of the site at her local store. She wasnt quite sure what she wanted, so I played around with missiles and colors and I have included the logo she chose. We are now working on a second version with "Cooperstown, ND" added. Stay tuned...

Smiley Playground Plaque

Again in March I had the privilege to work with Katie Osborn from Urban Development and the Northside Neighborhood committee on developing another fun plaque that will be placed at a playground. It will be named in honor of our beloved Smiley water tower that was taken down this past year so it's very much in remembrance of him. In the background, I included an illustrative drawing (watermark) of kids playing on playground equipment and added Smiley in like he's watching over the playground and the kids. We also added a few different poses of Smiley showing off his big grin. I cant wait until it is put up this Spring. I will add a picture of the actual thing soon!

Nelson Business Forms Business Cards

Back in March I worked with Randy and Brad from Nelson Business Forms to come up with a business card for their business. The goal was to try and showcase their full color printing services. They wanted some sort of an image in the background to showcase that. I played around with CMYK paint daubs to look like they were falling onto the card but it just didn't have quite the look they were wanting. We ended up with a very subtle textured look that is interesting and inviting yet not too distracting.

Rotary International Conference Logo

I came up with a logo to represent a conference that the Rotary Club in Grand Forks is putting on in 2011. They wanted the slogan "May the Forks be with you" to be represented by an image of the Red River 'forking' off. From this logo I did, they are making pins, bags and shirts with the logo embroidered on them.

Hannaford Wellness Center Brochure

Jill and Susan from the Economic Development office in Hannaford sent me information for a brochure to highlight the towns wellness center. The brochure ended up being very image heavy due to the fact that there wasnt much information to be included. I tried making it very bright and vibrant to represent the energetic feeling of a fitness center. We are still in the editing phases on this brochure as I suggested to the client that they should do a welcome paragraph or description of the fitness center on the inside flap where I have included "lorum ipsum" copy.

CAB Park Brochure

Again I have been working with Jill from the City of Hannaford on a brochure for the city's campground called Cab Park. She didn't have much information so we decided to do just a one panel two sided handout. I decided to do more of an illustrative background because I didn't have any high resolution images to work with. So the images I did have I placed in frames on the front to highlight them.

Hope Church Driving Nails Poster

I've been working with Ken and Mollie from Hope Church on a poster to advertise a play they do every year around Easter. They wanted to keep the theme the same as in previous years, with a dark background and a bold font to grab attention. This year they wanted the image of two hands one being "God's" hand with a scar and the other hand representing someone in need.

Hannaford Business Card

After working with Jill, Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Hannaford, on their website and brochure, she asked me to give her some business card options. I usually give at least three but if more ideas come to me I will include as many as I can. She wanted to include their new logo, slogan and of course her name, title and contact information along with their color scheme. The one she chose is the top left. My next projects for Hannaford include a brochure for their campground/park and also a brochure for the wellness center. Stay tuned...

HOPE Church Business Card & Envelope

In the last few weeks I have worked with Eileen from Hope Church on various projects including new business cards and envelopes after they updated the design of their logo.