Twins Yearbook
Last week I met with a new client who got my name from another client I've worked with. Gotta love referrals. They're located down in Savage, so I made the trip down to meet with them and I think they're going to be a lot of fun to work with. The first project we just completed is an ad that'll be in the 2009 Twins Yearbook. Fun stuff! We're huge Twins fans so this was a fun one to do knowing I'd be seeing it this summer when we're at games.
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That's how things have been the past couple of months...and honestly how I've felt after the holidays. :D I was crazy busy up until about Thanksgiving and it's died off since then. There's still a small trickle of work coming through, but it's pretty slow. Seems to be the same with everyone else I talk to in the same field, so I'm not too terribly worried. Everyone's predicting that first quarter of '09 will be brutal, then things will pick up. So we'll keep our fingers crossed that things pick up sooner than later. I do have a photo shoot later this week and a meeting with a client about some more work. There are a few other projects I started back in December that were put on hold that I'm hoping will come back to life here soon, too. So in the meantime I'm trying to enjoy having some "downtime"...getting stuff done around the house, stuff gathered up and organized for taxes, that sort of stuff. So, hang tight until I have some more fun stuff to post that I've got cookin'!
Update
Well things have continued to be extremely busy, which I can't complain about. I've been doing a lot of different types of work from production work to design work to art direction. It's been good. Now if I could just get people to PAY me for all the work I've done. Ooops. Did I say that out loud? Apparently I did. Anyhoo...
Here are a few things I've been working on. For the past couple of months I've been working on a re-branding project for a company called Walls Industries. They're pretty much the "Carhartt of the south" - based in Texas. We're in the process of trying to persuade them to move forward with a new logo (which you'll see in the designs below) and also with a fresh "look". Below are some samples of the hang tags and stickers for various garments along with a 3-panel ceiling banner.
I also recently finished up a pro-bono project for Normandale Community College. They have a really cool scholarship program for underprivileged kids called "The Normandale Math & Science Academy". Basically this program gives kids the chance to pursue a career in the medical/science field. It's a great program, so I was happy to help them put together some professional looking materials so that they can go out and raise support to help continue funding this program. We put together a trifold brochure and 3 biography cards that told the story of some current students who had received scholarships. I was privileged enough to be recognized at Normandale's Donor Appreciation Banquet on September 17th for the work I did. It was a nice night of networking and meeting various people who have helped put this program together.
Another project I'm just wrapping up is an FSI for Red Star Yeast. This will be run in Colorado and a few other locations as they do some market research as to which brands are selling best based on location, store, etc. I've enjoyed this project a lot. The client had me art direct the photo shoot of the products which I got to do with my friend Shawn over at Nielsen Photography.
A few weeks back I completed a project I'd been working on for a while - a flyer for the Minnesota Childhood Apraxia support group we're a part of. This was a fun little project, and I'm excited that we now have a nice flyer to hand out to make people more aware of what Apraxia is. It'll be great to see how many more people join our group now that we'll have a tool for spreading the word!
Last but not least, I've done a few "personal" projects over the past couple of months, too. My twin brother, Aaron, and his wonderful wife, Katie, recently returned home from Ethiopia with their baby daughter, Matea. We're so thrilled to have a new member of the family!! I offered to design adoption announcements for them and had a BLAST!!
And speaking of a new family member - my middle brother, Jesse, is getting married November 1st to his lovely bride, Jodi. We're SO excited to have her as part of our family! As part of her Christmas present last year, I told Jodi I'd love to do custom wedding invitations for them. So here they are! Everything fit in a #10 size envelope and they turned out really fun - definitely something "different", which is always good.
So there...that's just a taste of stuff that's been going on in terms of work the past few months. I'll try to be better about posting. Stay tuned!
Here are a few things I've been working on. For the past couple of months I've been working on a re-branding project for a company called Walls Industries. They're pretty much the "Carhartt of the south" - based in Texas. We're in the process of trying to persuade them to move forward with a new logo (which you'll see in the designs below) and also with a fresh "look". Below are some samples of the hang tags and stickers for various garments along with a 3-panel ceiling banner.
I also recently finished up a pro-bono project for Normandale Community College. They have a really cool scholarship program for underprivileged kids called "The Normandale Math & Science Academy". Basically this program gives kids the chance to pursue a career in the medical/science field. It's a great program, so I was happy to help them put together some professional looking materials so that they can go out and raise support to help continue funding this program. We put together a trifold brochure and 3 biography cards that told the story of some current students who had received scholarships. I was privileged enough to be recognized at Normandale's Donor Appreciation Banquet on September 17th for the work I did. It was a nice night of networking and meeting various people who have helped put this program together.
Another project I'm just wrapping up is an FSI for Red Star Yeast. This will be run in Colorado and a few other locations as they do some market research as to which brands are selling best based on location, store, etc. I've enjoyed this project a lot. The client had me art direct the photo shoot of the products which I got to do with my friend Shawn over at Nielsen Photography.
A few weeks back I completed a project I'd been working on for a while - a flyer for the Minnesota Childhood Apraxia support group we're a part of. This was a fun little project, and I'm excited that we now have a nice flyer to hand out to make people more aware of what Apraxia is. It'll be great to see how many more people join our group now that we'll have a tool for spreading the word!
Last but not least, I've done a few "personal" projects over the past couple of months, too. My twin brother, Aaron, and his wonderful wife, Katie, recently returned home from Ethiopia with their baby daughter, Matea. We're so thrilled to have a new member of the family!! I offered to design adoption announcements for them and had a BLAST!!
And speaking of a new family member - my middle brother, Jesse, is getting married November 1st to his lovely bride, Jodi. We're SO excited to have her as part of our family! As part of her Christmas present last year, I told Jodi I'd love to do custom wedding invitations for them. So here they are! Everything fit in a #10 size envelope and they turned out really fun - definitely something "different", which is always good.
So there...that's just a taste of stuff that's been going on in terms of work the past few months. I'll try to be better about posting. Stay tuned!
Bombarded
That's how I've felt the past couple of weeks. After a REEEEEAAALLLY slow summer, everyone has suddenly decided to get back and track with their marketing. That's great, except for the fact that everyone wants everything NOW! So, life's been interesting...but I'm managing. In the last week and a half I've picked up 13 new projects. Add those to the other 4 or 5 I've got going on and we're talking a real party in the office of Libby Design!! It's all good.
Luckily I've had a real nice mix of things I've been working on. A few brochures, some sell sheets, a couple web splash page designs, some corporate branding strategy projects, a few banner designs, adoption announcements & wedding invitations...there's lots more, but you get the idea. I just keep telling myself, "Who needs sleep...you can sleep next month after the paychecks roll in".
Below is a brochure I finished up today for an Interior Design/Home Staging business. Turned out pretty nice. Can't wait to see the actual printed piece.
All in all, things are going pretty well. Looking forward to the start of school, though. :)
Luckily I've had a real nice mix of things I've been working on. A few brochures, some sell sheets, a couple web splash page designs, some corporate branding strategy projects, a few banner designs, adoption announcements & wedding invitations...there's lots more, but you get the idea. I just keep telling myself, "Who needs sleep...you can sleep next month after the paychecks roll in".
Below is a brochure I finished up today for an Interior Design/Home Staging business. Turned out pretty nice. Can't wait to see the actual printed piece.
All in all, things are going pretty well. Looking forward to the start of school, though. :)
Still kickin'
Yes, I realize it's been a while since I posted something. This whole "summer" thing has really thrown a kink in my working-from-home routine. Kids + husbands golfing + therapy appointments + too many other commitments = not much time for work.
Here's a quick rundown on where things are at with the 'ole business - things have continued to be fairly slow over the summer (which has worked out just fine given the above mentioned equation of what my summer schedule has looked like). Tomorrow, however, I have a meeting with a brand new client who has several projects for me. I'm pretty pumped about that. Then I have another meeting tomorrow afternoon for a new project with the Minnesota Humane Society. Woohoo! Thursday morning I have a creative session scheduled with another client for a big project for Walls Outdoors - we're re-doing all of their in-store signage and a few other items that will be used in Wal-mart and Kmart. I've also got a few other projects going on, including a fundraising kit for Normandale Community College and a patient information/welcome kit for Northwest Eye. Oh yes, and I had an exciting moment the other day when I was driving and saw the new logo I did for Northwest Eye (FYI - it's not on their website yet) on a sign for one of the places they're opening a new location at. Excitement.
All in all, things are going okay, but I'm definitely ready for the school year to being and life to get back to "normal" - or at least what I consider "normal".
Here's a quick rundown on where things are at with the 'ole business - things have continued to be fairly slow over the summer (which has worked out just fine given the above mentioned equation of what my summer schedule has looked like). Tomorrow, however, I have a meeting with a brand new client who has several projects for me. I'm pretty pumped about that. Then I have another meeting tomorrow afternoon for a new project with the Minnesota Humane Society. Woohoo! Thursday morning I have a creative session scheduled with another client for a big project for Walls Outdoors - we're re-doing all of their in-store signage and a few other items that will be used in Wal-mart and Kmart. I've also got a few other projects going on, including a fundraising kit for Normandale Community College and a patient information/welcome kit for Northwest Eye. Oh yes, and I had an exciting moment the other day when I was driving and saw the new logo I did for Northwest Eye (FYI - it's not on their website yet) on a sign for one of the places they're opening a new location at. Excitement.
All in all, things are going okay, but I'm definitely ready for the school year to being and life to get back to "normal" - or at least what I consider "normal".
Circle Me Bert
We're headed to the Twins game tomorrow night with the kids along with 4 other families - we'll have a total of 10 kids ranging in age from 2 to 6 years old. I came across this picture of Bert Blyleven and figured I'd have some fun with it.
Here's our sign - I'm guessing they haven't seen this one before. Keep your fingers crossed that we get circled...and that we win the 100 lottery tickets - that might come in handy with how slow work has been over the summer. ;)
I'll keep ya posted.
Here's our sign - I'm guessing they haven't seen this one before. Keep your fingers crossed that we get circled...and that we win the 100 lottery tickets - that might come in handy with how slow work has been over the summer. ;)
I'll keep ya posted.
Latest Projects
Summer is proving to be challenging once again as I try to find time to work with "the fam" home. I love summer, but a part of me secretly can't wait for school to start. :)
My workload has picked up a bit, which is great. This past week I finished up an ad that will be in the Vikings GameDay program. Yes, I know...now I look like a traitor, participating in something that has to do with the "enemy". Go Pack, go!
Over the past couple of weeks I've been working on this product offerings sheet for another client. They have some existing brochures, so what I had to do was match the design and then I also did the product photography. I'm happy to report that it is in fact possible to do a photo shoot while holding a crying 2-year-old...these images are the proof. :) This one took a while and was quite a challenge trying to figure out how to get everything to fit! But thankfully it's done now and the client is happy.
I'm still working on some other projects for Northwest Eye and Normandale Community College, along with a few other smaller projects. Somehow I've been managing to keep my head above water, even though there are days where I feel like I'm SOOOO behind! Thank goodness for my "real" work hours - between 9pm and 2am. Don't know what I'd do without 'em!
My workload has picked up a bit, which is great. This past week I finished up an ad that will be in the Vikings GameDay program. Yes, I know...now I look like a traitor, participating in something that has to do with the "enemy". Go Pack, go!
Over the past couple of weeks I've been working on this product offerings sheet for another client. They have some existing brochures, so what I had to do was match the design and then I also did the product photography. I'm happy to report that it is in fact possible to do a photo shoot while holding a crying 2-year-old...these images are the proof. :) This one took a while and was quite a challenge trying to figure out how to get everything to fit! But thankfully it's done now and the client is happy.
I'm still working on some other projects for Northwest Eye and Normandale Community College, along with a few other smaller projects. Somehow I've been managing to keep my head above water, even though there are days where I feel like I'm SOOOO behind! Thank goodness for my "real" work hours - between 9pm and 2am. Don't know what I'd do without 'em!
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