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The client, Shelly Bernstein, worked hard at becoming a certified health coach and wanted a professional website that also reflected her passion for eating well. While fruit wasn’t the first thing she thought of, when she saw the presentation it was love at first sight. The playfulness of the tree, with the pieces of fruit in sprinkles added color and fun to the site and subsequently the business cards.
read moreEntertainment Promotions
These kind of projects are always fun – quick, fast and get the message out. Sometimes the promotions are put on postcards and mailed or hand delivered, sometimes the pieces are used on Social Media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. The idea is clear, it’s fun, come visit and party hard! And this is the website, a WordPress responsive theme that the client can easily edit.
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The Client is a coveted consultant for an international pharmaceutical company. It was important for the logo and subsequent Corporate Branding convey a worldly presence, strong identity, and intelligent yet personable visual. Logo is short for logotype, meaning symbol and words. The media will dictate how many colors a logo can have, so something simple is always best. From simple, you can modify your logo as needed and have some whimsy. Think how Google has been doing this for years. Here the logo was tossed on it’s...
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As an analog artist, I found moving to computers rather freeing and confining at the same time. Here’s a piece I did for my brother when he became a Captain. It was way back in the 90s on Photoshop 2.5
read moreDrupal Web Development
This had to be one of the must interesting, frustrating and yet rewarding project I’ve had in ages. Client came to me with an existing website that was custom coded in PHP. The problem was the Zip Code Search. This website was going to have a zip code search where people selling items can find buyers in their area. Buyers could sign up for free to populate the database, or they can pay a premium to be on top or have a larger mile radius in the search. The previous web developer was unable to make the Zip Code Search work. This job was...
read moreWeb Designer for Hire
When I saw an ad for a website developer for a local social media company, I decided to check it out. I pretty much was hired on the spot and wordpress was their thing. It was almost a win/win. Push comes to shove and in a few months, I’m finding out they’re scammers. Even though I delivered custom themes, and the price they charged for them was fair market value, they were scheming in their “social media and radio show” exposure. Basically they had no audience and told customers they had millions. Anywhere,...
read moreRestaurant Image Campaign
This is a newspaper campaign for a local Italian restaurant. I was living in Bayside, Queens and VP/Operations for Times/Ledger Newspapers. The restaurant advertised weekly and I enjoyed coming up with campaigns since the frequency was there. I wonder if the place is still there. They made fantastic Penne with Broccoli Rabe. Click on a thumbnail to see the full...
read moreRetro Campaign
This is a wonderful little Italian restaurant in Bayside, Queens. They advertised weekly in Times/Ledger Newspapers and was always open to various campaign options. This retro campaign was geared toward the nostalgic age of yesteryear. The readership of the newspaper was the perfect demographics for such a campaign. Click on a thumbnail to view full size...
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