Atlanta, Ga. – Local Menus is a [currently unreleased] web application that I had built with Ruby on Rails for the restaurant industry. I designed and developed all of the frontend materials and coordinated the information architecture of the backend with the rails developer.

Phoenix, AZ – Prevention Benefits contacted me to establish a presence on the web. They didn’t have a lot of content, but wanted to appear “full” on the website, as opposed to empty. This was achieved by having the three major sections each occupy a third of the white space, and when in use, fill up the entire area, so that the entire real estate of the screen is participating.

Atlanta, Ga. – Hybrid Conversions is a bright company outside of Atlanta doing some amazing things with hybrid technologies. They sell kits to turn your existing car into a hydrogen-producing machine. They needed to stand above their competition, and this was done by giving them an incredibly simple, but powerful brand.

Atlanta, Ga. – Artistry was a new restaurant concept that came to Atlanta in 2008, and they spoke with me about carrying the creative spirit of the interior onto the web. I used a lot of textures and fabrics to depict a diverse story to the viewer. I created the identity for the restaurant almost by accident. It was a final solution that I provided just to supplement the existing ideas, and the fact that each letter was individualistic carried the theme that all artists are different and unique.

Atlanta, Ga. – Both of the creators of Rochelle Nicole Magazine came to me in search of a strong, feminine lifestyle magazine. It was important that it archived a monthly barrage of new articles, so WordPress was manipulated to provide a solid platform for these publishers.

Atlanta, Ga. – At GoSmallBiz, the masterminds have been busy developing new tools for small business professionals.

Currently dubbed, “The GoSmallBiz Toolbox,” it is the umbrella brand under which several families of diminutive brands reside. My work on this collection involves the creation of the larger brand by establishing a connection between the maintainance of a small business using items found in a typical toolbox. Encapsulating six similar, yet unique, diminutive brands, the toolbox becomes a launch point for a plethora of new & pre-existing premium services.

I created this site displaying all of the various applications, each identifiable by a colored toolbox. Together, they all form a cohesive family. Along with the sales site for the Toolbox, are the individual, colorized interfaces for each of the applications.

Atlanta, Ga. – PPLBizPlan.com is the official home of the Business Plan sector of Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

Activator Brochure: Created as a 4-panel, folding brochure for the Small Business to present GoSmallBiz and the Pre-Paid Legal System to potential buyers.

Training Guide Booklet: Updating the existing training manual was not difficult to do. As part of my overall scheme to rebrand the Small Business Support Center’s materials with more ethnicity, I designed the front and back covers, including the pages inbetween, with InDesign.

Atlanta, Ga. – Compass Financial Tools is a product that we develop in-house at Tarkenton Financial. Designed for use by senior financial advisors, it was created to compete with some of the most powerful finance-related applications specifically dealing with annuities. This brand produces feelings of trust, competency, conservativeness, maturity, and wisdom.

Atlanta, Ga. – With Chris’ site, I wanted to make it a little gritty, but still super smooth. I achieved this by using a photo of him for each section, and let the color of his clothing depict the color of the section, too. Not only is it fully-dynamic, it also gets his message across.

This is a great story, actually. I met Chris through Craig’s List, because he was looking to use his services (personal training) to receive another service (design) in return. That inspired me to do the same, from thereon out. Service-trades are a great way to meet new and exciting people, and it doesn’t give off the kind of pressure that a client/vendor relationship can have.

It ended up being a good trade, having him train me while in school, because if I didn’t have him to pressure me into setting time aside, I was too busy and would not have done it myself.

Creative Circus Student Choice Award: Design, 2005

The purpose of this exercise was to initiate a movement, a revolution, using methods of propaganda. I chose to rely on America’s favorite childhood characters to wake up the adults to becoming more productive, by way of becoming reluctant to procrastination. This includes three posters, and a daily scheduler – both pretty effective deliveries of spreading propaganda.