Graphic Design
Fine art is a fun and sometimes profitable hobby, but this is what pays the bills. Click or tap to see details on a wide variety of projects. View my profile on LinkedIn to see my professional experience.
Video, Digital and Photography Projects
Print Design Projects
- VideoA
65th Anniversary Video
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Created with Adobe Premiere Pro. Click or tap here to view in new window.
- SimsVideos
Video Production
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
I used Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects to create these presentations for the company YouTube page.
A. In-Cab Inspection Training Video, Click here to view.
B. Concrete Culvert Placement, Click here to view.
C. Sims' 60th Anniversary, Click here to view.
- MMI Website
Web Ad Design
Stuckey's Corporation - Wrens, Georgia
Create social media advertisements and promotional images for company website.
- Route 66 Magazine Website
Product Photography
Stuckey's Corporation - Wrens, Georgia
Photograph, clean up and color correct various food and merchandise items.
- Wasatch Photonics
Website and Social Media Graphics, plus Digital Advertisements
Wasatch Photonics - Logan, Utah and Durham, North Carolina
Various images I've created for Wasatch Photonics.
- WPillustrations
Product Illustrations
Wasatch Photonics - Logan, Utah and Durham, North Carolina
Technical drawings of Spectrometer systems and components. Included in product sell sheets.
- Sims-Invite65thAnniv
Anniversary Logo & Event Invitations
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Designed logo, retractable banner, printed postcard, and save-the-date email promoting 65th Anniversary celebration for employees and their families.
- Sims-Office-Graphics
Large Format Acrylic Office Graphics
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Thirty-five images on display throughout the corporate office. Click here to view.
- SimsAnnReports
Annual Report Designs
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Designed front and back cover plus 8-page introduction to financial reports.
- Stuckeys-Catalog
Holiday Gifts Catalog
Stuckey's Corporation - Wrens, Georgia
Designed layout and edited copy. Click or tap here to view in new window.
- StuckeysPkgDesigns
Retail Package Design
Stuckey's Corporation - Wrens, Georgia
Various food packaging and countertop displays, created with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Click or tap here to view in new window.
- SimsFlyers
Print and Digital Flyers
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Distributed as hard copy and email formats.
- SimsChristmas2018
Christmas Party Invitation
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Promotional card for an invitation-only party.
- Sims-U-Coin
Challenge Coin Design
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Given to gradutes of Sims University, which trains students in crane & rigging procedures.
- Sims-Storefront
Storefront Graphics
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Entrance to Sims University and Sims HD corporate divisions.
- SimsDisplays
Retractable Displays
Sims Crane & Equipment - Tampa, Florida
Part of a 20' x 10' trade show booth. Click here to view.
- ATP2018
Marketing Campaign for Art in the Park
Parker Artists Guild - Parker, Colorado
I illustrated this theme and prepared art for t-shirts with Adobe Illustrator. Design was applied to tri-fold brochure, shopping spree postcard and various newspaper ads.
- WPprintads
Print and Web Ads
Wasatch Photonics - Logan, Utah and Durham, North Carolina
My assignments for Wasatch Photonics included creating print and digital ads for industry publications and websites.
- WPcards
Greeting Card and Postcard
Wasatch Photonics - Logan, Utah and Durham, North Carolina
For correspondance with customers, and post-trade show marketing campaign.
- WPsheets
Print Sell Sheets
Wasatch Photonics - Logan, Utah and Durham, North Carolina
Literature featuring products displayed at various trade shows.
- Catalogs
Magnetic Products Catalogs
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
Just two of the many catalogs I designed during 18 years of employment with the company. The Industrial Magnetic Solutions Catalog has 40 pages, and the Permanent Magnetic Materials Catalog has 24 pages (click on bold text to view in new window). Additionally, I photographed and "Photoshopped" many of the product images in both catalogs.
- AOMCatalog
Ad Specialty Magnetic Products Catalog
Ads On Magnets - Castle Rock, Colorado
AOM is a subsidiary of Master Magnetics, Inc. and prints customers' logos and information on colorful and unique magnetic products. The Ads on Magnets Catalog has 20 pages (click on bold text to view in new window). In addition to layout and design, I photographed and edited many of the images in this catalog.
- Print Ads
Print Advertisements
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
Various print ads I designed that appeared in national retail, point of purchase and industrial trade publications.
- MMIlogos
Logo Designs
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
As part of the 40th anniversary celebration, I created an anniversary logo, updated a product logo, and completely redesigned the company logo.
- Illustrations
Product Illustrations
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
A variety of illustrations I created for website use, retail packaging and trade show graphics.
- Holiday Postcard
Holiday Postcard and Company Calendar
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
This was one of my favorite projects. Each year the company mailed these items to about 1,500 customers and vendors. The postcard is glossy cardstock, and the calendar is printed directly to flexible magnetic sheeting.
Additional Holiday Card and Calendar designs can be seen here (click on bold text to view in new window).
- HistoryLayouts
Timeline Presentations
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
For Master Magnetics' 40th anniversary, I created two timeline presentations for social media. The History of Magnets and the History of Master Magnetics were a lot of fun to create (click on bold text to view in new window).
- PrintMagnetGraphics
Interactive Trade Show Display
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
I illustrated all of the elements for displays used at the NBM (National Business Media) Shows in Indianapolis and Philadelphia. The purpose was to give attendees ideas on how they could use magnetic sheeting in point of purchase and advertising applications. Click here for more details.
- MMIboxdesign
Package Design - Boxes
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
A new company logo brought with it a complete redesign of around 200 retail packaged products. Here are updated packages I designed for the Magnetic Tool Holder and Magnetic Cup Caddy (click on bold text to view in new window).
- MMIinsertdesign
Package Design - Clamshell Inserts
Master Magnetics, Inc. - Castle Rock, Colorado
A large percentage of the redesigned retail packaged products were clamshell insert cards. Here are just a few of the insert cards I designed (click on bold text to view in new window).
- MMIdisplays
Trade Show Graphics
Master Magnetics, Inc. and Ads on Magnets - Castle Rock, Colorado
I designed large fabric and retractable display graphics for various shows the companies participate in (click on bold text to view in new window).
- ATP2017
Marketing Campaign for Art in the Park
Parker Artists Guild - Parker, Colorado
I illustrated the theme for the 2017 show and designed the brochure, postcard, poster and newspaper ads, plus prepared art for t-shirts.
- DrTateItems
Printed Materials for Dr. Kathleen Tate
Aurora, Colorado
Pieces included letterhead, envelope, business card and more.
- Book Covers
Various Book Cover Designs
Freelance work for BookCrafters - Parker, Colorado
BookCrafters is a business that assists authors in self publishing. The owners were fellow members of the Parker Artists Guild and asked me to design over a dozen book covers for their clients.
- Scenic Byway Sign
Highway Sign Logo
New Mexico Scenic Byways Project - Santa Fe, New Mexico
The state's highway department was looking for a logo to promote their Scenic Byways. They conducted a logo design contest, in which I entered this design. It was chosen from about 20 entries, and has been used for printed promotions and road signs. The signs have appeared along roadways all over New Mexico since Summer 2000. The sign in the photo is located on Hwy. 337, about 40 miles southeast of Albuquerque.
- Rt66MagPrint
Magazine Covers and Ad Designs
Route 66 Magazine - Port Richey, Florida
The publishers relied on me to create nearly all of their quarterly magazine covers for over a decade. Many of their sponsors did not have the resources to design their own ads, so I created those as well. Unfortunately, the senior publisher passed away in 2021 and magazine production ended.
- Route66NM
Magazine Design and Layout
New Mexico Route 66 Association
The New Mexico Route 66 Association gave me the opportunity to create, design and edit this publication. It started out as a 4-page black and white newsletter. When I relinquished my duties to another designer nine years later, it had expanded to a 32-page glossy magazine in full color.