Friends with Businesses


Some designers love creating logos. They specialize in distilling an organization into a versatile image. They’ll even create logos for fictitious entities just for the sake of creating a good logo.

I am not one of those designers. I enjoy not creating, but using logos. I like to take the branding elements that others assemble and apply them in practical ways to authentically communicate a message.

And yet, I am in a season of life when several of my friends are in various stages of starting small businesses. Of course, I was happy to help them bring their logo visions to life.

Take a peek at these three very distinct logos that I have worked up recently. 

 

Baseball cap with Mountain Scene Logo

 

 

Mock-up Attribution:

<a href=”https://www.freepik.com/psd/mockup-texture”>Mockup texture psd created by rawpixel.com – www.freepik.com</a>
<a href=’https://www.freepik.com/psd/hat-mockup’>Hat mockup psd created by Vectorium – www.freepik.com</a>
<a href=’https://www.freepik.com/psd/label-mockup’>Label mockup psd created by freepik – www.freepik.com</a>

Art and Soul


In my work for Pittman Park Church, I’ve had the opportunity to create a series of sermon graphics over the past several months. They are printed on Church bulletins, displayed on presentation screens, used as thumbnails for archived sermons, and used as the Church Facebook group cover image.

Each graphic was selected from 2-4 options presented to the pastors. The options each provide a different feel for what the theme might need to evoke from congregants, and the pastors can choose what best communicates the message they want to convey.

I want the sermon graphics to add value to the message and also work in all the formats needed, but I also want them to be harmonious with each other. 

So far, I am pleased with what this is becoming!

 

 

 

 

Christmas Harmony


Every Christmas, Pittman Park Church is decorated with wreaths and poinsettia flowers. In designing Pittman Park’s Christmas events promotional materials, I did the same! I wanted to create nostalgia for members that value the traditions of the congregation while inviting newcomers with an authentic representation of the church.

The anchor pieces are the events handout card and the roadside banner. Individual event graphics for the website and presentation slides were created to match. The sermon series program communicates the musical foundation of the messages and matches not only the Christmas events materials but also other recent sermon series graphics.

With these on-brand, meaningful and elegant graphics, the church can easily use the same designs for Christmas events promotion in future years.

 

Pittman Park Logo inside wreath on left and Events List on right

Caroling with date and time beside poinsettia flower

Hanging of the Greens with date and time inside wreath

Jingle Jam with date and time on striped background with greenery border

Choral Presentation with date and time with large wreath around text

Christmas Eve Communion with date and time above three poinsettia flowers

 

 

 

Out There with Upwork


Most people pay for graphic design services by the hour. My electrician husband also charges this way. But sometimes it’s easier to take the leap and tackle your next project when you know the final cost up front. That’s why I offer a PRICE LIST

Now, I’m offering a new way to pay for design services: an 8-hour flat rate. If you’ve got a list of small projects that need the expertise of a veteran designer, this is how you can get them all done in one day! Or space out your 8-hours over a few days. The times that work for your schedule will be the times that I am 100% focused on producing solutions to fit your needs.

I have posted this unique model on Upwork to see if the world is ready. Would you like to be one of the first to try it out? CLICK HERE

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