Encore

I've talked in previous posts about the joy of working with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and here is one more example.
     The Encore Circle's Planned Giving brochure was a pleasant project to design because the client/design team had a clear vision of what was to be accomplished from the start. With existing resources and a library of dramatic images, we were able to communicate the message in a clear manner and support it with engaging visuals.

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Logo, Brochure and Business Card

A cost efficient solution to a request for a new marketing brochure began with an upgraded logo created from a standard typeface with a few redrawn letterforms. The signature door knocker was added to establish a welcome and elegant sensibility.
     The brochure includes floor plans, site plans and amenities lists, all in a self-mailer format designed to print on a standard digital press to maximize paper stock and keeps costs in line.

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The Art of Creative Direction

Good Design is Good Business.

Never underestimate the power of Good Design. Targeted, well executed solutions to marketing problems always hit the mark. 

     Since 1994, we've been serving up Good Design concepts that are aimed at meeting client goals. 

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We've Lost Count

We've been designing The Gateway Green newsletter for so many years, we've lost count of the number of issues. Our working relationship began in the mid 1990s and has continued ever since.
     Each issue highlights the grounds management of a local golf course and puts the spotlight on a superintendent and vendor that make up and support the Mississippi Valley Golf Course Superintendents Association.
     A successful publication happens when you have continuous advertising support and an enthusiastic team of writers, led by an ambitious editor. Thank you Gateway Green for being one of our longest running accounts.

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An Annual Design Project

We've worked with SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center and the Bob Costas Benefit since 1999. It started with our design of the logo and marketing materials and continues as an annual project.
     The logo had to reflect the major gala power of celebrity hosts and special guests while being surrounded by the many organizations and individuals who proudly support Cardinal Glennon. The blue evening sky is lit up with search lights, and a casual, mid-century, showtime typestyle. Of equal importance are the illuminated stars that punctuate the background of the logo. This special event brings out the generosity in people and makes stars of everyone involved.
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Logo Design - Part Two

Blue Horizons Consulting is a Marketing and Communications company that approached me to desgin a logo for their business.
     The work that Blue Horizons does is very professional, thorough, accurate, and detailed so the logo had to reflect these attributes. A finely chiseled, elegant, classic typeface was selected to represent the character of the company. A symbolic letterform "B", enclosed within a global shape, suggests the broad reaching capabilities of Blue Horizons. It was only natural and fitting that the colors should be blue and green for earth and sky with a white horizon line cutting through the design to create depth within the company icon.

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The Design Art of Fine Art

California fine art photographer Bob Kolbrener, asked me to create a direct mail piece for a collection of his original images titled Yosemite in Spring.
     I met Bob in the early 1980s when I worked as the graphic designer for The Saint Louis Art Museum. Over the years I've designed many collateral pieces and several museum books and catalogs for Kolbrener. He trusts me to create layouts that don't get in the way of his fine art photographs. Rather, the design, as Bob puts it, complements his art. I taught myself this discipline and call it The Design Art of Fine Art.
     As a designer, it's tempting to take large images like Bob's photographs and run type over or around them and make it a design of your own. But it takes more discipline to let the art stand on its own and create a layout that adds to the beauty of the imagery.
     With Bob's photos, it's always a win-win situation for me. I give him the room to showcase his art, and in return, I have an example of designing a unique solution for a unique client.

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