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Geeky iPhone cover design
This was one of those just-for-fun projects I did for myself to spice up the appearance of my iPhone. It represents all the things I love in life.
San Luis live-action role playing video
Drive past Santa Rosa Park in San Luis Obispo on any Saturday afternoon and you’ll hear dozens of cars honking at an unconventional sight.
The spectacle: A group of people engaged in combat, using Styrofoam shields and wearing deep forest-green cloaks.
They’re not rehearsing for a play or a fencing team but rather are the San Luis Obispo chapter of Amtgard – Barony of the Seven Sleeping Dragons.
“We play adult tag, that’s it,” said Nate Watkins, an architecture senior who has been playing Amtgard for three years. Continue reading →
Mustang Daily site redesign
As online editor for the Mustang Daily at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, I helped the site transition from proprietary to open-source software. Working off a base template from Woo Themes, I redesigned the site with a fresh, clean design that is more modern and intuitive to our readers.
The site is run on WordPress blogging software, but used as a content management system more than a blog. Along with the entire site redesign came a restucturing of the staff workflow to allow reporters, editors and photographers to all participate in posting content online.
Cal Poly postcard design
This postcard was designed for Cal Poly’s recruitment efforts withing the housing department. The cards were sent out to prospective candidates for a learning community coordinator position. The cards were meant to be reminescent of vintage landmark postcards from the mid 1900s.
Dear Judy web design
This project was designed as a specialty site for a dentistry institute in San Diego, California. The agency specializes in porcelain veneers and wanted more traffic for the service, so I designed a site and helped increase their SEO. The site includes before/after photo galleries, videos and a “Dear Judy” blog.
Inauguration poster design
This promotional design was created for Cal Poly Associated Students, Inc. for their screening of the Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009. The parameters for this project were only to make it “urban and fun.” The posters were printed 26 x 24″ and placed all around Cal Poly’s campus in the week leading up to the inauguration.
TAGA site redesign
As the multimedia chair for the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts for a few quarters at Cal Poly, I was in charge of revamping the site. Working off an existing web site, I updated a few stylistic elements to keep the site up-to-date. The site was designed in Dreamweaver.
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