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31
Aug
2011
Events & Everday: New Flash Piece
Events & Everday is a catering company in NYC focusing on fresh food for corporate events. They had an existing website that needed a new flash slide-show to replace their old piece. New photography was chosen for the piece and put together for a new showcase.
See the Slide-Show in action: www.eventsandeveryday.com
31
Aug
2011
LaMontagne at Bluemont
The LaMontagne business card reminds me of the classic black-&-white cookie, one side with white frosting and the other black. Except, the LaMontagne business card splits itself between stunning-color bridal images taken on the property by photographer Vicki Grafton.
The owner liked simple but elegant when it came to the logo and insisted on this simple standard. The simplicity in the logo showcases the many colors in the photos fantastically.
LaMontagne at Bluemont is located in Bluemont, Virginia. It is a rustic country setting, inviting, and a well-tailored venue for wedding events and intimate parties.
The beginnings of a website was developed for LaMontagne, to serve as a simple landing page until further pictures of the property are taken and a more in-depth site can be built.
(The thin black line was added to the photo of the business card to show the delineation of where the card would end)
8
Feb
2011
Re-branding: Gardens of Delight becomes Petals & Hedges
When Gardens of Delight added wedding flower design to their repertoire, they realized that they were outgrowing their current identity. They were not just a nursery anymore and they decided to take the jump into re-branding. What was once just a nursery, “Gardens of Delight”, now became a two-fold business “Petals & Hedges”. A new logo, website, and marketing materials were created to meet the needs of the new brand: lighthearted, whimsical, fresh, and beautiful.
The colors in the new logo are very similar to the older version, with a little bit lighter purple paired with the fresh-sage green. Owner, Morgan Walker, wanted to communicated the different ends of her business in the naming and design of the logo. “Petals” (Font: Chopin Script) became the more feminine standing for the floral design end of the business, and ”Hedges” (Font: Trajan Pro) became the formal and graceful representation of her garden design, maintenance, and flourishing nursery in Paeonian Springs, Virginia.
The WEBSITE was designed with whimsy, keeping a fresh-clean look without a lot of clutter. Pictures hang from a string that looks like it is hung outside in the wind. Images change in web-galleries to get a more comprehensive look at Morgan’s design style for weddings and events. (Visit the website: www.PetalsandHedges.com)
Icons (see the website) were created to keep her visitors connected to her social networking hot-spots: Twitter, Facebook, Wedding Wire, and an e-newsletter sign-up form.
Print Project: A simple flower-form, similar in shape to the petals seen in the logo, is used across all of the print materials: business cards, letterhead with envelopes, and floral cards with envelopes to slip into floral arrangements.
4
May
2010
Catering Website
This past November, Jessie Lynn Images, created a brand new website for Cambridge Catering out of NYC. Moving away from the concentration of the aqua blue in the original website, we decided to move towards a warmer more modern coco-brown background that compliments the bright orange, aqua, and lime green found in the original logo. To host Cambridge’s large catering menu, we chose to use a drop-down menu for ease if use. To high-light up-and-coming items or pages of interest we went with the modern yet simple use of the rounded square elements.
See our website page to see web-design prices and process information.
26
Oct
2009
Investing Back Into Your Business:
Proud of Your Marketing Tools:
A great way to invest back into your business is to take a good look at your marketing tools. Are they outdated? Are they communicating what you intended? Are they presenting in a way that you are proud and that is consistent with your brand?
A Recent Example of a Marketing Make-Over:
Prospect Hall (a private shooting club in WV), just revamped their marketing look with a fresh make-over. We refreshed their existing logo, made away with an outdated website, and took their new web-look as inspiration for creating a simply-classy business card.
How the Project Started: the Logo
Every 5 to 10 years you should take a fresh look at your logo. Is it current with the times? As your business has grown, changed, and expanded; is it still speaking well and accurately on the business’s behalf? (See Pricing for a New Logo)
Prospect Hall decided it was time to take new look at their existing logo. We tweaked a few key aspects of the logo to render a more accurate depiction of the feel that Prospect Hall actually exudes and what it offers to its members. For example, the original somewhat “sturdy” font used in the existing logo was not speaking well to the class and sophistication found at Prospect Hall. It was replaced with a more distinguished and somewhat stately font combination. Imagery within the actual crest, was replaced with more compelling and accurate imagery; putting the focus more on the shooting sports and hunting activities vs. the fishing offered there.
Because fishing was still an aspect in which Prospect Hall might want to develop further in the future, we included the small touch of a fishing lure to the end of the “P” in Prospect Hall. The red wrapper around the crest was altered from its original rose-red to a cooler-red, to further complement the existing colors in the logo.
(Prospect Hall's Original vs Re-Freshed Logo)
What Came Next: the Website
Because the majority of Prospect Hall’s activities are preformed in the great outdoors, their new website exhibits a pallete of earthy colors similar to what you would find in the tall grasses and expanding fields found on their property. Their logo is prominently displayed next to a cascading view of changing pictures of the property in a custom Flash Slide-Show. Key points about the club are highlighted on the homepage and the site is now information rich for potential members to research and dive into. (See Prospect Hall’s Website for Yourself) (See Pricing for a New Website)
(Old Website on Left vs. New Website on Right)
Physical Marketing Tools: the Business Card
For classic hand-to-hand marketing, we used the website’s filigree accents as a hallmark in the actual card, making the transition from business card to website flawless.
(Prospect Hall's New Business Cards)
Call or email for a free estimate if you are interested in upgrading your marketing tools!