DESIGN: Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts Program 2009

2009 Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts Program 2009, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. With a supplied poster for look, I reshaped it for the program cover and designed the layout of the book based on its motifs, color, and fonts. Information includes sponsors, supporters, artist photos and work, schedules, etc.

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DESIGN: The Western New York Performing Arts Guide 2009

2009 The Western New York Performing Arts Guide 2009, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Front Cover: By using three stock photos—one to stand-in theatre (Victorian looking actor), another for music (the cello), and the last for dance (ballerinas)—I created a image expressing all the arts included in the publication. Inside Layout: Building off of 2008’s design, I removed the venue images and relied solely on color to delineate theatre from music and dance, and also went from two columns to three, creating more room for text and images. Descriptions…

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DESIGN: Studio Arena Theatre 2008 Season

2008 Studio Arena Theatre 2008 Season, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. With funding gone and the season canceled, Studio Arena still put on one show, a conversation with local/nationally-known actor Stephen McKinley Henderson. Only receiving small images of the actor, I was tasked to make a cover that mirrored the previous year. The inside then kept the design of 2007.

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DESIGN: Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts Program 2008

2008 Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts Program 2008, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. With a supplied poster for look, I reshaped it for the program cover and designed the layout of the book based on its motifs, color, and fonts. Information includes sponsors, supporters, artist photos and work, schedules, etc.

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DESIGN: The Western New York Performing Arts Guide 2008

2008 The Western New York Performing Arts Guide 2008, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Front Cover: All photos were taken and then manipulated in Photoshop with the same filters to keep a consistent feel throughout. Facades were then collaged in a way to keep all visible, while also making sense in its cohesive whole. Inside Layout: Using the building photos as header icons to designate the location of each theatre company / orchestral group / etc., descriptions are listed along with schedules for the 2008-2009 season.

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DESIGN: The Cosmetic Vein & Laser Center [spec]

2008 The Cosmetic Laser & Vein Center: website Wanting to get rid of their current identity logo, The Cosmetic Vein & Laser Center enlisted us to craft something with an organic feel, playing off the idea of a leaf and its vein system. Using a leaf by itself, we then incorporated in a face as well as changing the idea to a butterfly. Ultimately, the client decided to stay with its original logo rather than re-do all of its promotional material. Alternate versions:

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