The new chicken park

Sunflower

I've been MIA...

hmmm. Seems like only yesterday I was all gung-ho on making my blog so incredibly up to date. Well that went to hell pretty quick didn't it?
so... A month has passed. Since I've last inspired you with my great postings, I've greeted a new logo and branding package for a local business called "MIGHTY DOGS". Located at 127 E. Main, Crawforsville, IN. The whole concept would be great hotdogs from around the nation all under one roof. So imagine you've been to chicago, you go see a cubby game. You get a hot dog... OH MAN! That must have been the best hotdog you've ever had!!! Well, at MIGHTY DOGS you can get the EXACT. SAME. HOT. DOG. No kidding. Same Vienna beef frank, same poppy seed bun, awesome relish, peppers, mustard, dill spear and tomato. No joke. This guy has a great idea going on here. Several regional favorites from around the nation, the chicago dog being just one. You get a dog, and a side for under a fiver. Can you say GREAT!

Anyway, here's the logo I make for MIGHTY DOGS.



and here's the BW version for printing purposes, cause newspapers aren't all color you know.



I also made a menu for MIGHTY DOGS. This was a full scale new business special. I've got table toppers, signage, letterhead, business cards... EVERYTHING for a new business... it's a great deal for the money. It's very helpful that my client is super excited and motivated about promoting his business.



MIGHTY DOGS grand opening flyer was distributed 1 week prior to the opening. There were people lined up around the block for the first day! Most impressive for Crawfordsville, Indiana.


Can't wait to see what the future holds for this entrepreneur.

unleashing college student buying power

well, I've officially committed to becoming a college student after the age of 40. I had my first classes this week. one is "how to be a great student" required for anyone who has to take a brush up course. (sadly, 20+ years out of school has left me *ehem* lacking in my math). Second one is intro to algebra. Third is Art History.

While purchasing the overpriced books for said classes, I discovered that Financial Aid is a marvelous thing. It pays for EVERYTHING in the bookstore. Did I mention that they had Vera Bradly bags there???? HA ha ha.... No. I didn't get a bag. Wasn't even tempted because:
****drumroll*****
they had GEEKY GADGETS FOR DESIGNERS!
Yes boys and girls, I scored a bamboo pen and touch tablet! available from Wacom. Get yours here.


yes, I fell for it immediately. Like some lonely sucker at the animal welfare, I adopted a black one!

my first clumsy attempts at using the pressure pen are shown below.
I expect great reviews from my critics.
:)

here's the original picture


Here's what it looks like after I have spent approximately 3 minutes messing around with my pen without reading any instructions because I'm too impatient to do so:





Ta-Da!

Newspaper design

While at John and Maria's house, we sat down for morning coffee and opened the local newspaper, the Jonesboro Sun. I knew that fellow blogger, Ed Henninger, had a hand in it's redesign a few years ago and I caught a few details in this paper that threw me. I know Ed's style, and what he would normally do with certain design elements. But I also know what he would NOT have done.
This is something Ed would NOT have done... It's a simple thing, this tiny square dot on the folio line... but he would never have left it on the base line. It doesn't make any sense. He would have centered it with the text vertically, or taken it off all together.

So I questioned Maria, who works at the Sun.... she wasn't clear on who's decision it was to leave this detail that way. To clear it up I got Ed on the phone who assured me that it was a design "leftover" from someone at the paper.. not his doing.

I knew it.

Outdoors on Crowley's Ridge

Just a few quick shots of some of the flora and fauna at John and Maria's house

vintage coffee delight

Morning coffee was delicious at John and Maria's house. Made even more so when it's served in a vintage cup, on a saucer! (with Baileys) Mmmmm