Branching suddenly out on his own, Buffalo McGillvray needed new business cards pronto. With a single afternoon to pull it all together, we focused on communicating his landscaping expertise and experience, as well as highlighting his practical and artistic aspects, including the inset of his handiwork on back. Continue reading →

The challenge: Logo/Identity Design or, more precisely, “Capture who Pattie is on a business card with a symbol/design.” Easier said than done when one considers this magnificently wise and wondrous woman of myriad talents. Notably, categorized under “Other Specifications” during her pre-design interview were the restrictions “Neither butterflies, yin yangs, the color purple nor use … Continue reading →

Owner Tim Divine of Divine Electric had just run out of business cards and was hoping for a quick, no frills turnaround. It had been some years since Tim had his original cards done (see “Old card,” below) and I recommended we upgrade a bit to take advantage of inexpensive full-color digital printing, then whipped … Continue reading →

Sloshing about in muddy bogs and wielding a machete to hack a path through wicked thick undergrowth is all in a days work for Ken Sargent. Looking to brand his Northwest company with a fresh identity, Ken asked me to design him a new logo and business card. Especially fruitful, the design process yielded eleven … Continue reading →

Mama Rita, aka Rita Messina, has a love affair with her former home, New Orleans, and with Louisiana music, Zydeco in particular. So when she decided to strike out on her own as a booking agent in the Great Northwest, incorporating her talisman, the fleur de lis, into her business card design was a fait … Continue reading →