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This section contains details of recent projects where the final medium was the printed page. Unless specified otherwise, I was responsible for all aspects of these projects.
Poster Design
Lux Salon - Fashion For A Cause
Date Completed
October 2011
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Printing
Lux contacted me to create a 18” x 24” poster for an upcoming charity event - Fashion for a Cause. With this project, they’re teaming up with Myself: Together Again, a local breast cancer awareness foundation.
The final poster turned out beautifully, with the final pink colors more muted than they appear here.
Click an image below to view it large and on black.
Lux Salon - Logo
Date Completed
May 2011
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Identity
- Printing
For this project Lux wanted to revamp their logo along with their business cards. We chose to go with a simple, text-based logo.
For the business cards, I created 2 cards - one set for salon stylists, and another appointment card which also advertised the salon.
Click an image below to view it large and on black.
Geoff & Jessica Wedding Invitations & Programs
Date Completed
October 2010
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Printing
My sister Jessica was getting married, and asked me to help out with their wedding invites. I couldn’t resist!
We went with a 4x6 double sided, full gloss postcard seen above. In addition, I created programs using the same theme for the actual ceremony, seen below.
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Gods of Harvest Poster
Date Completed
September 2010
Responsibilities
- Design
Gods of Harvest is a local indie, experimental, ethereal, pop band hailing from Raleigh, NC.
I was tasked to create an 11x17 poster to advertise Gods of Harvest shows. The style was to be very fantasy/abstract, utilizing lots of clouds, sky, nebula, imagery.
This project was a ton of fun to work on, and the end result is below!
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Sketches, Rough Drafts, & Previous Designs
Victory Church - New Here Brochure
Date Completed
April 2010
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Printing
After completing the website redesign, the last part of my job was to create a brochure with the purpose of giving visitors, as well as existing members, an overview of what Victory was about,what programs and ministries they had to offer, and what steps they needed to take to get involved.
For the design, I wanted to go with the theme of the new identity. I focused on using the three main colors found in the logo, and set all of the type in Soho Gothic. This helped keep the entire brochure consistent.
Ending up at 20 pages, I believe the brochure probably contained too much information, but that area was out of my hands. Overall, I believe the New Here Brochure will give anyone an in-depth look at what goes on at Victory Church.
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Care One - Course Brochure
Date Completed
April 2010
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Printing
With this project I revised Care One’s course brochure to better display information about courses. Information includes course date/time, tuition/book costs, exam fees, and more. They are handed out students interested in attending the school.
The brochure was then handed off to the client to be printed in-house at their location.
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Victory Church - Lifegroup Brochure
Date Completed
March 2010
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Printing
Before I completed the New Here Brochure, I was also asked to create a brochure to advertise Lifegroups (small groups) at Victory Church. The goal was to create something visually interesting that would catch people’s attention, make them aware of Lifegroups, and provide a way for them to get involved.
I implemented some imagery used in other Lifegroup promotional materials, and tried to keep with the existing branding of the church. The brochures were printed, folded, and cut in-house.
Click an image below to view it large and on black.
Styles by Tara Gardiner - Jewelboxing
Date Completed
February 2010
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Photography
Delivering photos from a photo session is a must, but who likes a sharpie labeled disc? Insert Jewelboxing here.
With every photo session, I design a custom case and label to present photos to a client in a way they won’t forget.
This particular case is from the Styles by Tara Gardiner photoshoot.
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Happy Christmas 2009
Date Completed
December 2009
Responsibilities
- Design
- Photography
Sending out a custom Christmas card is sort of a tradition now for my wife and I. I’ll set up the lighting and the camera on a tripod, and we’ll take a nice photo of ourselves, and then I’ll design a card that says Happy Christmas and something nice.
I’m thinking I need to step it up on the design end of things for 2010.
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Matchless Mobile Lube - Promotional Materials
Date Completed
March 2009
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
In addition to creating a website for Matchless Mobile Lube, I also created postcards and business cards to help the owners promote their business.
The postcards were passed out to prospective customers and/or left in businesses for people to pick up. The business cards had a $10 off coupon on the back to encourage potential customers to try out Matchless for the first time.
Click an image below to view it large and on black.
Sketches, Rough Drafts, & Previous Designs
Prism - Redesign Issue
Date Completed
September 2008
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Printing
With a second designer on board, we had a big vision to re-brand the magazine formerly known as Victorious Living, as Prism. Our goal was to take content from a variety of sources, both in-house and external, and create a magazine full of diverse articles to encourage and inspire Christians. After roughly 3 months of brainstorming, the first redesign issue was released.
You’ll notice in the images below, an article titled “Lego Block Lessons.” This was quite possibly the most fun I’ve had designing a page for an article. We contacted a friend who had thousands of legos. From the pieces we built the title of the article, and had this idea to create a scene out of the blocks to go along with the imagination of the story. We pulled out the fog machine, the lighting, some grass from behind the church, and went to work. The final result is the labor of love you see below. Hopefully it will make you smile. :)
View the issuu version here.
Behind the scenes photos can be found here.
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Victorious Living - Wake Up Your Marriage
Date Completed
June 2008
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
I was responsible for the layout & design of this entire issue.
View the issuu version here.
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Jon & Renee Christmas Card
Date Completed
November 2008
Responsibilities
- Design
- Photography
- Printing
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Victory Fellowship Church - Fall Festival Cards
Date Completed
October 2008
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
Each fall, Victory Fellowship Church puts on a fall festival full of candy, games, prizes, and more. These cards were created to promote the event, and were passed out by kids, families, and also placed in various businesses around the town. The event was a huge success!
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Deb & Kwame DVD Packaging
Date Completed
August 2008
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
After creating the invitations for Deb & Kwame’s wedding, they wanted me to video their wedding, and create a highlights video of the entire day. This is the custom packaging that accompanies the DVD.
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Care One Health Postcard
Date Completed
February 2008
Responsibilities
- Design
- Photography
- Printing
Care One is a nursing school in Raleigh. They also have a division that provides nursing services. They contacted me to design some promotional materials to advertise both the school and the nursing services. We decided to create a 4x6 postcard that would be handed out to those requesting information. In addition, we created some business cards, which are essentially smaller versions of the postcard, that only advertise the school.
Click an image below to view it large and on black.
Deb & Kwame Wedding Invitations
Date Completed
November 2007
Responsibilities
- Design
Deb is an awesome stylist that helps run Lux Salon in Raleigh, NC. So when she said she was getting married, I was excited to be able to design her wedding invitations. They turned out awesome, and her wedding was a blast!
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Paul & Mandi Wedding DVD Packaging
Date Completed
September 2007
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
Whenever I need to give a disc to a client, whether images or video, I always like taking an extra step with the packaging. I mean, seriously, how many times has someone given you a blank disc with the title written in sharpie? So, combining jewelboxing with my design experience, I create super nice packing that the client is sure to never forget.
This particular packing was for a highlights DVD of their wedding.
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Victory Fellowship Church - Business Card Redesign
Date Completed
August 2007
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
In August of 2007, the church I was working at changed their mission statement to “Living A Life Without Limits”, and wanted to design a business card that went with the new theme. The card was passed out by churchgoers to friends, and others interested in Victory Fellowship Church.
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Personal Business Cards
Date Completed
November 2007
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
For my initial business cards, i went through several ideas, then decided to use one of my posters for the main image. At first i had the thought to create cards using each of my posters, but have held off as i didn’t want to create confusion by having 6 different business cards. Overall, i’m very satisfied, and love the glossy finish.
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Victorious Living - Beam Me Up
Date Completed
February 2008
Responsibilities
- Design
- Layout and Typography
- Printing
I was responsible for the layout & design of this entire issue.
View the issuu version here.
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Victorious Living - What In The World
Date Completed
December 2007
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
I was responsible for the layout & design of this entire issue.
View the issuu version here.
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Victorious Living - Purity In An Impure World
Date Completed
October 2007
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
I was responsible for the layout & design of this entire issue.
View the issuu version here.
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Victorious Living - Healing Is The Will Of God
Date Completed
August 2007
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
I was responsible for the layout & design of the entire magazine.
View the issuu version here.
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Victorious Living - From The Cross To The Throne
Date Completed
June 2007
Responsibilities
- Design
- Printing
First large redesign of Victory Church’s monthly newsletter. With the redesign, we transitioned to a larger magazine style layout.
View the issuu version here.
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Care One Health News Ad
Date Completed
August 2009
Responsibilities
- Design
Client contacted me for rapid development of a newspaper ad based on existing advertising materials. They provide Certified Healthcare courses locally.
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