be there, or be macho!

okay, so i won’t accuse you of being a he-man-woman-hater if you don’t make it to this event. but if you’re not busy and seeking some enlightenment à la the 21st century, then you should check this out… (bonus points if you know why i featured a cat’s cradle in the design.)

and the winner is…

…me! some work i did awhile back took home several awards last week from the mid-missouri ad federation, including best of show. so here’s the run-down with a little bit of background information (click on the links to see the work):

best of show (also winner of best of print and the gold addy for print):

hri, trade pub campaign

this campaign was one i joined after the concept and look had been established. fairly new to adobe illustrator at the time, i jumped right in and picked up where the previous designer had left off. she left some big shoes to fill so i used the project as an opportunity to expand my skill-set. it seems to have worked out quite well, and illustrator has been my favorite program in the adobe suite ever since. the illustrations i created were used in conjunction with the existing illustrations and were featured in trade-pub ads, a calendar and other promotional materials that i helped create.

gold addy, elements:

school house bed + breakfast, logo

this client was looking for an updated version of their existing logo. they were running into too many copyright restrictions from the original logo’s designer, so they needed something new. they had already been establishing their brand with the original logo, so they didn’t want to stray too far. under the creative direction of scott shade, i feel i paid homage to the original logo in a way that didn’t seem cliché or trite.

silver addy, print:

lyceum theater, brochure

this project began with the creation of posters for each of the client’s 2007 season shows. the posters were then used in the season’s brochure under the client’s theme of “passport to adventure.” many custom images were created for the brochure in order to convey the theme including (of course) a passport, maps, compasses, travel tickets, etc.

silver addy, interactive:

school house bed + breakfast, website

after developing the logo, i used its clean and simple design to guide the design of the website. again, without being too cliché or trite, the website incorporates visual elements reminiscent of the school house it used to be. the client stressed the importance of sophistication, class (no pun intended) and history, and i think the end result was a successful interpretation of their expectations.

well, that’s it for 2007. to think…2008 has only just begun!