Advertising Design

While at school, I was a member of a student organized advertising agency. We wanted to come up with a poster to promote the agency, but were limited to 8.5 x 11 printing. I decided to keep it simple and use a white background for maximum contrast, and to use 3D effects to make it stand out. When I think of a bulls-eye I think of darts, so I incorporated the idea into this design. The checklist represents the target audience, which in this case is anyone. I wanted to show that we will hit the target audience. I included a that reads in the first person to exemplify the message.
The poster was a success.

This Ad was created with Adobe Illustrator on a Mac.

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Layout

During my senior year at school I had an internship for a local newspaper as a photojournalist. My job was to find my own stories, shoot the photos, write the articles and lay them out in InDesign. It was a fun and fast-paced process that broadened my experience. This particular article is about a woman in Deadwood, South Dakota who makes cheeskecake at her restaurant. Her cheesecake was so good that I decided to write a story about her talent. When I approached her with the idea she was delighted. We sat down and I interviewed her, getting all the facts and even some recipes which I included. She made me a peice of cheesecake which I photographed and promptly ate. She was very pleased with the article and it even brought her some new customers. During my internship I wrote several articles, all of which were printed.

This article was created with
Adobe InDesign on a PC.

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Logo Design / Branding

This logo was created for a fictitious company called DB communications. I chose a font that would unite the D and B. I decided that an antenna would best represent communication. Wires lead down to the base of the letters underlining them.

This logo was created with Adobe Illustrator on a Mac.

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Front-end Web Design

     The university I attended had a radio station on campus. They had been considering streaming live over the internet, but they needed a website to accompany the change. I wanted to make something that had high-tech feel. The station plays alternative music and I decided to give the site a tough, metallic look. I also focused on producing an organized and simple interface. The site was a success. Putting the campus radio online was a great way to get students to tune in.

This website was created with Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady and Dreamweaver on a PC.

Photography

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Video Editing

     My love for photography made for a smooth transition to video. In 2005 I took a class in video editing. I made several commercials, PSA's and documentaries using an Avid Pro Tools workstation on a Mac. After the course I continued editing video, mostly to explore the effects made possible by Adobe AfterEffects. This video was for a contest to see who had the dirtiest fingernails, at which I pictured two dirty fingernails telling dirty jokes.
The video has been viewed 35,000 times in the last year.

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