Archive for the 'Indianapolis Area' Category

Save Money, Hire an Independent Contractor

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

As we all know, our economy is down, and the effects and ramifications are being felt far and wide. A lot of companies in need of design or web services are holding onto their wallets a bit tighter, but at the same time, the need for good design and marketing is at an all-time high. [...]

Custom Design, Purchased Templates, and Ethics

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Since custom design is my #1 job, I rarely need to use ready-made templates. When I do, it’s for good reason: the client needs to save money. These designs never get claimed as my own and never make it into my portfolio. //

Happy 2009

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

In case my three visitors have wondered about why I haven’t updated this blog in awhile -that’s because I have been busy. Busy building websites. Last year was my biggest year ever, and for that I am grateful – you can’t take anything for granted. Since the economy is chugging slower now, as things slow [...]

Colts Logo Contest Abandoned

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Well, It’s been long enough, so I may as well call it official. The Colts horse logo design project seems to have been abandoned. The page of finalists still exists, but no update since April. What a weird “contest” it was. If anyone knows what happened, I’d love to hear about it… indianapolis design colts [...]

Indianapolis Colts Logo Design Contest Finalists Announced

Friday, April 25th, 2008

The Indianapolis ColtsĀ® have posted the five finalists, which the fans will whittle down to one sparkling choice next week. Finalists: Voting will begin by early next week (around April 28th) and will be open for approximately seven days. Here’s my take on the five finalists: //

Contest: Design The Indianapolis Colts Horse Logo

Friday, March 28th, 2008

All of you fans and designers out there (many fans ARE designers) check this out. The Indianapolis Colts are putting on a design contest to come up with a horse logo for the Colts. This won’t replace the famous horseshoe, but will still get some play. According to colts.com, “The Colts will use the winning [...]

Redesign of indyvineyard.org

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

As a members and designers, my wife and I both have the privilege to design work for the Vineyard Community Church (on the north side of Indianapolis.) While volunteer design work is hard at times due to scheduling and general life busyness, it occasionally rewards us with the opportunity to turn out projects that we [...]

See Indianapolis Sights in Google Street View

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Monument Circle Soldiers and Sailors Monument Conseco Fieldhouse, home of the Pacers Lucas Oil Stadium (Under Construction) Indianapolis War Memorial The Indianapolis Library (Under Construction) The Scottish Rite Cathedral The Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Children’s Museum Technorati Tags: maps, street_view, indianapolis, google_maps //

The New Fab Crew Website

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

OK, It’s been a few weeks, but If you haven’t, head over and check out Indy’s own FAB Crew, the gentlemen behind some of the city’s more masterful urban artwork. I know Ben and Dan are great designers as well, and they have come up with a simple, cool and creative design for the FAB [...]

A Little Dose of Web Design Perspective

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Yesterday I took a tour of the local auto industry – driving around town getting estimates for a paint job. Stepping out of my clean and organized world of validating XHTML, CSS, and good design, I entered a world where it just didn’t matter. Before stopping by several shops, I went online and hit every [...]