209 Projects, 50+ clients. Here's a few we like to show off.
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Ribstone Creek Brewery
Package Design, Illustration, Branding, Photography, Pumpkin Carving, Beer tasting.
About the Project:
Yum. Ribstone Creek Brewery is a craft brewery located in the tiny town of Edgerton, Alberta. They've given loads of creative freedom, and it has been quite fun. From developing their corporate style for tradeshows and marketing, to creating a unique illustrative style for each brew… It doesn't get much better than working with a brewery!
Materials Produced:
- Individual Brew Brands & Illustrations
- Lone Bison IPA Can Design
- Tradeshow banners
- Coasters, Bar Flyers, etc
- Tap Handles
- Social Media Marketing Tools
- Posters
- Shirt Designs
- Several Campaign Photoshoots
- A Carved Pumpkin
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Riverbend Gardens
Brand development, Communications, Web Development, ECommerce Solutions, Illustration, Photography, and more.
About the Project:
Riverbend Gardens is a family-run vegetable farm within the Edmonton city limits. In 2010 our relationship started with a very simple static website.
In 2012 We decided to introduce a CSA business model into the farm. This has blown up into a full-fledged pre-ordering application with a complex membership and order fulfillment system.
We now enjoy playing a big role in the Riverbend Gardens team, taking care of all design, development and communications for the farm.
Materials Produced:
- Website design & development
- WooCommerce customization
- Pre-order + Shipping Fulfillment System
- Web-based Scheduling Application
- Email Newsletters
- Communication/Campaign strategy
- Banners, Posters, Advertisements
- Shirt Designs
- Ongoing Photography Services
- Direct Customer Support
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Moving Wisdom
Web Design, Custom WordPress theme development.
About the Project:
A simple, responsive, typographic website for Edmonton-based Lindsay Ashmore.
Launched: 2014
Materials Produced:
- Custom Wordpress Theme
- Training Materials
100 mile house
Package Design, Illustration, Photography
About the Project:
In the fall of 2013 Denise and Peter of the award winning band 100 mile house, came to us looking for photography and design for their upcoming album wait with me.
We absolutely love their music, and were so happy to chase the autumn sunrises and sunsets with them. We landed on a style for their newest release that perfectly encapsulated their music while smoothly fitting in with their existing discography.
In spring 2014, we were honoured to be nominated for a WCMA award for best album design.
Materials Produced:
- 2 photoshoots
- 4 panel album artwork
- 12 page lyric book
- Posters
- Shirt designs
- Mini merch-posters
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Spero Gala
Pen, Ink & Coffee on Wood.
About the Project:
Original illustration/painting made for the 2014 Spero Gala Art Auction.
This was inspired by my trip to Paris in the spring of 2013.
Simple pen and ink on wood, with coffee used for subtle textures and depth.
Materials Produced:
- 36" x 24" wood panel artwork
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Sketchbook
An assortment of illustrations, not necessarily for clients.
About the Project:
Mixed medias. Digital illustrations are either done in Illustrator or Photoshop with Wacom tablet and custom brushes. Traditional media pieces are mostly ink and watercolour.
Rapid Fire Theatre
Web Design.
About the Project:
In 2013 Rapid Fire Theatre came to us looking for a refreshed look and feel for their website. From wireframes to cross-device mockups we had a great time exploring styles and layouts for their new site.
We had the pleasure of working with developer Kory Mathewson throughout the process, ensuring a smooth transition from design to development.
Materials Produced:
- Wireframes for all page types & devices
- Detailed comprehensive mockups
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Pasta Tavola
Brand development, Website Design/Development, Package Design, Photography.
About the Project:
Located in Belleville, Ontario, Pasta Tavola is a small artisan pasta shop run by sisters Victoria and Paula Watts.
Since their beginnings in 2009, we've worked with them to develop a strong brand and overall style for their products. Their quickly growing business has brought on many challenges requiring ongoing refinement of their package design solutions.
Materials Produced:
- Brand development
- Website (design & development)
- Package Design
- Photography
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo - Public Affairs Book
Product design, Layout, Illustration, Print Production, Photography.
About the Project:
The Public Affairs department at RMWB were in need of "a nice book/journal" to give guests and visitors to their region. The book was to be functional with note pages, calendars and checklists, while maintaining the feel of a custom-designed locally produced piece of art.
Sections were divided by full page photos with vellum paper illustrations overlaid.
Materials Produced:
- 1000 copies
- Custom die cut cover
- Vellum illustrated inserts
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
Digital Illustration and painting (collaboration with Terri Horricks).
About the Project:
Alberta Culture needed each building in their Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village to be illustrated for use in their new guide booklets.
63 buildings in total were illustrated with the help of multiple site visits, photography and creative imaginings with the building restoration team.
Outlines were inked in Adobe Illustrator, printed, then watercolour was applied by Ontario artist Terri Horricks. The paintings were re-scanned and digitized for final artwork.
Materials Produced:
- 63 vector illustrations
interPLAY Festival 2012, 2013
Web Design, Wordpress customization, Program print design, Posters, Ads,
About the Project:
Working with Events Wood Buffalo is always a blast. We had full creative freedom and developed a unique look and feel for every event.
The 2013 interPLAY Festival took a colourful and textured turn, with lots of room to highlight artist photos and plenty of fun little illustrations scattered throughout.
Materials Produced:
- 12' x 4.5' mural, printed on vinyl
- Mounted and backlit
Notes:
Due to the short lifespan of the event, the website is no longer available online.
RMWB Wall Mural
Digital Illustration / Collage
About the Project:
A 12' x 4.5' mural celebrating the history of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
This piece is installed in the elevator foyer of the 7th floor in the Jubilee Building in Fort McMurray, outside of the Mayor's Office.
A combination of archival photos and illustration blend together various highlights and defining features of the region.
Materials Produced:
- Brand development
- Event website (design & development)
- 28 page event program
- Posters, Advertisements
Notes:
Someday I'll get a decent picture of this installation! Due to it being backlit in a dim foyer, the current photos here are fairly... terrible.
Mark Harding Consulting Group
Brand/ Identity Development
About the Project:
Brand exploration project with Mark Boulter to create a simple and bold identity to be used for Mark Harding Consulting Group.
Elements of the Boulter family crest were used as nod to Mark's heritage, while keeping the brand open and versatile.
Materials Produced:
- Brand/identity development
- Business Cards
Wood Buffalo RCMP
Website Design & Development
About the Project:
A custom WordPress website for the RCMP in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, launched in 2013.
The process for this website involved full content audits and strategy sessions with all departments within the local RCMP, a Report Stolen Property application, Newsletter management system, and on-site facebook feed.
Materials Produced:
- Custom WordPress Theme
- Responsive styles
- PDF Newsletter Management
- Report Stole Property Application
- Integrated Facebook Feed
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winterPLAY - 2012, 2013, 2014
Full Event Art Direction, Design and Implementation
About the Project:
Working with Events Wood Buffalo, each winter for the past three years we've produced all artwork and materials for the winterPLAY Festival in Fort McMurray.
This 2 week event involves a unique brand and look and feel each year, plenty of promotional materials, a 30-40 page event booklet, site maps and more.
Materials Produced:
- Unique Event Brand Each Year
- Custom WordPress Websites
- 36 pg. Event Booklet
- Backlit Billboards (YMM Airport)
- Event Signage, Ads, Posters, etc.
- Stage design, Speaker Banners
- (All materials produced for 2012, 2013, 2014)
Notes:
There has been an incredible amount of materials created for these events. We're currently in the process of properly photographing these pieces... stay tuned!
Big Spirit Festival 2012
Full Event Art Direction, Design and Implementation
About the Project:
A two day fall festival in Fort McMurray. This project required a look and feel, new logo and various promotional items.
Materials Produced:
- Brand Development
- 1 Page Website
- Posters, Advertisements
Portraits for CF
A project to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis Research
About the Project:
In an effort to raise money for the Great Strides organization for Cystic Fibrosis research, I offered digital portraits to those who donated. The amount of time and type of requests I would honour was based on the amount they donated.
Within one day 24 portraits were commissioned and I had to put a cap on the project. I'm still working through the list!
Materials Produced:
- 24 commissions
- Timelapse videos of illustrations
Notes:
Scroll to bottom to see process videos.
Cinque Terre
Digital Illustration, Archival Print
About the Project:
After a trip to Italy in 2013, I came home needing to draw the hillside towns we were lucky to spend some time in.
The inking in this illustration is done 100% with a Wacom tablet and Illustrator's brush tool. The subtle colour additions are done in Photoshop.
The first print was a simple black and white line-only version printed as a donation for the Spero Gala fundraiser. The second print is much larger at 60" x 40", and is currently looking for a home!
Materials Produced:
- Digital Artwork
- Spero Gala Donation