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We’re big in Napa

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:39:56 +0000

Logo design concepts for company that’s smack-dab in Napa, CA – one of the major wine and food epicenters in the world. Tapped into a very bustling (and profitable) industry, eWinery Solutions delivers the liquid. Its bundled software features a scalable marketing solution for wineries of all sizes: Content Management System, CRM, eCommerce, Wine Club, and Internet Marketing.

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large part of the strategy was to create a logo which reflects the software’s multi-solution capacity and connectivity of customers to businesses. It was crucial to demonstrate a essence of sales persons, business owners, and customers interacting together. Keywords: professional, progressive, hip & fun, and empowered. Created for Ricochet Partners.

Move over beer. Vino is here to kick some butt.

Monkey wrench the system

chuck — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:14:48 +0000

Logos, naming, and website design for nonprofit, Privacy International (PI). It’s one of the oldest surviving privacy advocacy groups in the world. For over 20 years, PI has defended personal privacy from sneaky governments and corporations at international level on privacy issues.

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e provided sleuthy names for the website and games: Privacy Hunters, Domain Invaders, and IP Sleuth. The games demonstrate how “harmless-looking” information can be used by government organizations or corporations. Visit the site to learn how your personal information can be collected and illegally used by privacy thieves. Another wonderful joint project with Drupal partners, CivicActions.

PI’s campaigns are often controversial, but they always respect the primacy of truth and principle.

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The public is listening

chuck — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:07:23 +0000

Ongoing brand Identity and web design for the second largest producer of public broadcasting in the nation and nonprofit, American Public Media. Over half of all Americans use public media to watch and listen to shows on PBS, NPR, OPB, KCRW, KEXP, etc.

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ublic broadcasting is commercial-free and largely listener supported with some governmental assistance. So it’s crucial for people get involved and sign up to help ensure public broadcasting stays alive.

The main key messaging behind the website is to enrich, inform, educate, and enlighten Americans about public broadcasting. This became the driving force behind using imagery that’s directly sourced from the 250 partner stations. Thanks to CivicActions who specializes in strategy, design, and Drupal development.

Over 138,000 active Facebook followers and growing.

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The department awaits

chuck — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:07:04 +0000

Retro inspired logo for Art Department located in Southeast Portland. Art Department is a project by Sassafras, who specializes in consulting for Portland artists. They have a space for artists to display work in a gallery. Upstairs, leads to rooftop for events with a sweet view of the city.

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he flexible color palette, allowing for the brand to adapt to each event. For example, “ART” can be a rich copper, bold blue, or or grasshopper green.

It’s our mission to develop a space that is as dynamic and diverse as Portland’s creative scene itself.

Kids and coffee rule

chuck — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:07:46 +0000

Logo design for a division of Providence New Mom’s Group, a local collective of crafty Portland mothers with a passion for kids and coffee.

ith over 10 mothers and 15 toddlers in the group, it was important to maximize exposure of the Playgroup Rocks branding. A CafePress site allows the whole family plenty of wearables and household goods: t-shirts, onesizes, coffee mugs, tote-bags, and bumper stickers. What’s more fun than a brand for your own toddler posse? Moms and dads, get your threadz on.

Kids, coffee, and clothing always go hand in hand.

Get some threads

sticky. smart. fun

chuck — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:49:14 +0000

A big, bold brand identity for a crazy cool PR firm based in Bend, OR. Twist Pop Media is all about uncanny marketing that makes you blink thrice. They use traditional tools, new media, and superconnectors to help businesses build relationships.

ertical business cards tap into Twist Pop’s electric brand personality of gettin’ down to business but not being afraid to have a bit of fun along the way. The Twist Pop Media website is simple, clean, and to the max. Built on WordPress. The branding is flexible with an alternate horizontal logo. This application is intended for use on standard business cards, collateral, web banners, or motion graphics.

Twist Pop Media is all about publicity love.

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Speeed freaks unite

chuck — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:08:29 +0000

Logo design for a free iPhone app called Njection Mobile (NMobile). NMobile is a capable of tracking speed traps, red light cameras, and speed detection devices. A community of like-minded users identify and posts traps daily with deadly accuracy via GPS. Speed trap be gone.

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ketching is crucial to a strategically planned logo. Thinking from a driver’s perspective, it became evident to incorporate LED indicator lights commonly found on radar detectors.

Speedfreaks unite.

Download NMobile

I’d kill for a massage

chuck — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:20:41 +0000

Logo design for a Shiatsu massage specialist in Portland, Ore. Blue Sky Healing & Massage also offers deep tissue services and acupuncture to ease the soul and mind. Tea please.

Shoes for life

chuck — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:58:03 +0000

Logo design in support of a contest campaign for Adidas and Dick’s Sporting Goods. What a better way to ensure brand loyalty by offering a promotion to win a pair of Adidas shoes for life? Now go pick.

Saving the bay

chuck — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:07:20 +0000

Logo concept for a consortium that aims to protect the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. Through exhibits, educational programs, and public forums, The Bay-Delta Center is all about creating a collaboration who share the passion of protecting one of the Bay Area’s marine treasures.