2 New Logos with Business Cards to match

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The Canary Hanger

Vector art for a new, just getting started online seller, The Canary Hanger. @canaryhanger

Sarabella's Sassy Raspberry Chutney

Glad to announce that the next flavor of Sarabella's Sauces has been produced and is available for purchase online or in stores. 

Take a look at Sassy Raspberry!

Bright! yellow & grey Logo Design

I've completed a logo this week!

A woman in town is starting up her new business, and has a bright future. There's going to be a launch party later on in June, but if you're in the Jackson area, be looking for this logo.

I have to say.. I'm a fan of this color combo. And happy with the outcome!

You can see them on Facebook too!

Mel Priester for Hinds County Court Judge

I somehow collected an awesome client, a really genuine and cool dude running for Judge of Hinds County, Mississippi.

I've created a few projects so far, a post card and helped get some of their branding going, but mainly I have created a website. Some of the photography I also shot. They were taken around downtown Jackson. I'm happy with how professional and clean it has turned out. But all of those details wouldn't be quite as perfect without programming help from my friend Gordon Marshall Garretson.

www.electmelpriester.com

A Disney family vacation Travel Agent

I made this connection through twitter. My best friend from high school is obsessed with Disney (@vintagedisney), and was friends with @TripsByManny on twitter. She recommended me when he was needing a logo.



Here is what we came up with.


www.tripsbymanny.com

and on facebook







With a version specifically made for facebook and twitter dimensions to match.

Thanks twitter, you're making it easier to connect to people!

The State of the Office

I think I'm going to go to office depot today, and maybe target, and look for:

1. a rolodex. This has the potential to be cute and colorful!

2. a small printer to print out my inner office paperwork

3. a table that will fit in the corner of my room next to my desk. It needs to hold that printer, my scanner maybe, and my mini photo printer which is stored in a box currently being inconducive to regular use.

I'm excited.

Webby Dude or Dudette Job Opening

I'm looking for someone who can basically take a design I make and translate it into code. Someone who is up to date on recent coding systems and trents like CSS and can help me set up content management systems like Expression Engine, or Wordpress. I'm open to new suggestions because I know technology changes so quickly. I want this person to be able to take it further and experiment if they'd like, too.
I want to be using new technology. So someone who really enjoys doing this sort of thing would be ideal.
Possibly someone who's already a freelancer.
They don't have to be in Jackson. I'm cool with working over the internet.

I've been getting a lot of requests to make websites. I feel I could be better at web design but would rather not try to tackle so much since I already cover too many design territories. I'd like to be able to concentrate on making the work look good, work on better ways to market it in social media, and be more user friendly... instead of thinking about how I can create it with the existing knowledge I have. (which is not impressive).

I want to make good websites!!

And of course this person would get paid. That's something that would be decided job by job.

Big Mamoo's Cafe

I'm pretty excited about this Logo. In some ways it's a sin against design school ... too many colors, large mark, textured writing. etc. But I tend to like to break the rules a little and be a little silly.

I was asked to illustrate a cow. A girl cow with wings, and an apron. I accepted the job and I have taken quite a liking to Big Mamoo! This cafe is in a small town in Georgia near Savannah. I'm definitely going to visit someday. I'm willing to bet that it's delicious as well!

Crossroads Film Festival, Jackson MS

I was a part of the planning committee and Art crew for Crossroads this year. I'm not gonna lie, it's a lot of work! Especially near the end. I wasn't able to attend the festival, but I know it was a success in many ways. The theme was centered around the movie 2010 : the year we make contact. It was the sequal to the popular movie, 2001 : a space odyssey. We attempted to create something that was very retro - sci-fi looking.
Here are some samples of the work I did for the festival.

Some samples of screens that cycled on the big screen between each movie showing.

Tshirt design, ad example, and poster for the Music Video Showcase Event.

Hello Cupcake

I met Elizabeth Fowler at MyScoop early in the year. MyScoop is an online magazine for women, that is area specific. It started in Birmingham, branched out to Nashville, and recently opened up in Mississippi.

I helped out by creating the poster and accompanying web ads (seen here) for an event created to benefit the new Mississippi Children's Museum coming to Jackson. The event itself was about wine paired with delicious cupcakes. It was girly, sweet and fun, and was a successful night!

Elsa + Ray

This wedding took place on a farm near Raymond, MS. It was a beautiful day for a photoshoot! The actual ceremony was during sunset, and a night-time reception was a perfect ending.

See a few more on Flickr

Muses

surely, I have taken a million pictures of Jonathan by now.

Penguin Plunge

Go to http://www.jacksonzoo.org/ and click on the penguin plunge button. We made a website to go along with it all! Jonathan is awesome! He put the website together, but I did the contents. You can see the commercials, screensaver, coloring pages, games, etc. I'm most excited about the commercials though - Made in After Effects! The embarrassing part is... that's my voice over on the last tv spot.

Go see the Penguins!

jonathan and the curtain, extended version..

jonathan likes to read!

blinding light

jonathan, and the curtain

scouting