Middle Fork Outfitters provides wilderness guide services to many gorgeous locations across the continent. Its president and founder spends his spare time hiking and fund raising — so he really appreciates the easy-to-use content management system for adding updates and photos to the site.
Texas A&M Engineering News is the main printed newsletter from Texas A&M’s College of Engineering. As the newsletter’s designer, I met the challenge of making technical research stories look reader-friendly with eye-catching typography and attractive photographs and graphics. Each issue is full color and is 16 pages long.
The Hartley Wood Craft web site is an online store where customers can browse gorgeous bowls, vases and platters made from mesquite by craftsman Gary Hartley. The Hartleys easily add photos and product descriptions via a content management system.
Attractive page layouts and high-impact photos give pizzazz to this 90-page workshop report of the Marine Metadata Interoperability Project.
The National Office for Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observations was established by the Congressionally-created National Oceanographic Partnership Program. The web site was revamped to feature an animated overview of the office’s goals and a streamlined navigation for ease of use by many different audiences and constituencies.
My role: Web design and layout; site navigation planning; Flash module design and creation; initial creation of news content management system. Others provided: Content management system implementation; insertion of content; logo design; photography.
I designed this logo and web site for the Texas Forest Service’s Famous Trees of Texas. The site showcases trees that hold records or were part of Texas’ frontier history.
A popular book of the same name was last produced in the 1970s; this site replaces the book and allows users to search by county, species, or historical topic, and provides maps and directions to the trees.
My role: Graphic design, web page creation, site mapping. Others provided content, database development, and site building.
“The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe.” — David Hare
Brazos Writers is a community group where writers exchange ideas, learn about the craft, and mentor others. The group’s web site allows volunteers to easily update all the pages, including the ever-changing list of meetings and special events, via acontent management system.
My role: Web design, layout and creation; content management setup. Others provided: logo design, design concept.
This web site designed for independent singer-songwriter Cezanne’s 2004 album captures the thoughtfulness and emotional sincerity of his lyrics. Now based in New York, Cezanne has performed at the legendary CBGB’s and other Manhattan venues.
I designed a logo, web site, brochure, and freestanding display for a research group specializing in upgrading and revitalizing the nation’s fleet of older aircraft. The retro design uses a patriotic color palette and a pixelated background.
Lighted tabletop display, approximately 6×20 feet. It can be split into two displays.
This piece is one of my favorites. The design, writing and photography work in sync to support the theme that a computer science graduate degree opens up a new world for you. I designed a brochure and coordinating Flash site.
