Ellen Langford

A mississippi artist, Ellen Langford is one I've been aware of for a while, but have recently found her on the internet. I wanted to share some paintings by her.. her color choice is beautiful, mature, perfect. And the way that colors are merged and shapes simplified makes it all about the color for me. It translates to greatly enjoyable eye candy.

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Animal Traits vs Human Beauty

This is one ad from a campaign I started a while back & I'm really happy to be able to reveal it now.

I hope that words are not necessary to explain it :)

There are more to come in this series! Just you wait!

Mon Ami Spa
on facebook

One review from the Northside Sun that made me really happy : "This is going to definitely grab some attention! Cutest ad I have ever seen in ten years of advertising. 'Tongues will be waggin’ over this one! Love it…."

Another one from VIP Jackson Mag : "Hahahaha!! I LOVE this ad! Definitely catchy and one readers will remember too."

p.s. Unsolicited. I was happy to get such great feedback, had to share and celebrate!!!

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!

Newspapers were once Beautiful

Novel view of the mighty bulk of Uncle Sam's latest and fastest battleship (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.

Novel view of the mighty bulk of Uncle Sam's latest and fastest battleship (LOC)

My thoughts on LOST

So many people are upset ...because they wanted something even more mind blowing? or.. was it that they wanted something obvious? all the answers you ever dreamed of?

This guy on twitter, has had the best explanation I have seen so far.

"@JamesStevenson: The Lost finale hit it out of the park. The mysteries are irrelevant, the journey and friendships aren't. What an amazing picture of death."

It's like looking at a painting, you can interpret however you want, or you can judge and hate it. but I guess it's fine either way. It's something meant to make you think, or feel... It's beautiful or ugly.

Second Chance Prom

I was very honored to be a part of this project. I'd been talking with Darren of Creative Distillery for a while. We frequently bounce ideas off one another just to have another critical design eye with an opinion, and since he's been freelancing for a long time now, he's a valuable teacher for me. He asked me to be a part of designing a poster and logo for this event.

The thing is, is that you may have heard of it. It was put on by the Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition, and was in reaction to a high school banning same sex couples from attending the prom. They wanted to throw a prom for everyone, and everyone was invited. Several high profile individuals were involved such as Lance Bass, Green Day, Questlove, Cat Cora, and more. Ellen tweeted about it!!

It happened and was a great success! I was able to attend and see that... yes, it was in fact just like a regular prom. I felt like I was in high school again!








thanks to Mister Nick, my date to the prom, for the photos.

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!

Mulberry Muse

An etsy shop with lovely french vintage/modern cards and things. Mulberry Muse

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.