Graphic Design

A wonderful project helping an outstanding man, educator, composer, musician and dancer.

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Good luck symbol hiding in the lawn

CD cover for a talented musician bringing forth the music of Tibet

CD cover for an amazing cultural jewel who is keeping the music flowing from far away lands. The music is ethereal, his live performance mesmerizing. The musician's photo is the central focus. Careful use of color and gold detailing evoke traditional attire with gilt embroidery.

Design Elements

I bought a business writing book for its title, "Don't State it, Communicate it!". Similarly, visual design enhances the communication purpose of the piece and rewards interested eyes and minds.

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Word tags and word clouds have reinstated a design trend from poster typography. They help you navigate the Web. At a glance you see relevance for what you're looking for, or not. They can be quite dramatic, you can make your own at Wordle.

Design for your needs

Your business or project has its own dimensions and current or future life. I offer your design project a range of approaches, to satisfy the constituents you please.

People like my "clean" design. Who has time to figure it out?

Anything that is designed must live under the umbrella of purpose. What is the point of the design: did the final version succeed to its original concept?

County Line Quilt Guild ads brought customers

Good graphic design looks fresh for years. The design is subservient to the needs of the information. Rigorous revisioning helps strip out irrelevant components.

Input and feedback generate creative muscle. Collaboration can bring out the strongest solution, held to the light by criticism.

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Here is a brief design workflow for a print project. Printing 30,000? no typos!

When you pay attention to the design world, a window into other thought opens. Why was this emphasis chosen, could a different font have
made this work more successful. What's the first choice in car color this year? Vanilla, chocolate or strawberry?

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