In the spirit of all the football design I have been showing, I wanted to blog another fun job that I did just for myself. This is a custom football card design I did of former LSU Tiger WR, Brandon LaFell. I used imagery that I shot, and the idea was to make the card look like a surreal water color painting. I really like how it turned out.
It’s that time of year again folks. The time of year when college football schedule posters start making their way online. It’s the time of year when the trash talking begins. Schedules get released, posters get compared and everyone gets fired up. In keeping with the Louisiana College marketing materials, I thought it would be a Friday treat to reveal their poster. I built this poster from the ground up, with custom graphics, custom photography, and custom logos. I’m more than happy with the outcome both for me, and for the fact that I’m helping a D3 school look like any major athletic program (if not better 
. So here it is. Copy it. Show your friends. Spread the word. Get pumped up!!!
In the first of many designs that will be coming for Louisiana College, this is their 2011 Summer Workout Program cover. Weightlifting is intense. It’s gritty. It’s grimey. But there is also a new age attitude going on for the programs at Louisiana College. So I decided to give this cover a grungy, but modern design. Mixed it in with some new promotional photos I took for football (to be released soon). This design was met with overwhelming approval. I’m proud to be a part of the new spirit at Louisiana College. And I’m also proud to help bring their design and look to a level higher than any other Louisiana athletics program. The path is bright!
Recently I was commissioned by Squire Creek Tennis Instructor, Katherine Reigelman, to design a layout for this year’s Summer Tennis Camps. The idea was to take a modern approach to the design. So I concepted a more stylized ‘tennis ball’ logo with the ‘SC’, instead of using the traditional mark. This was done purposefully to grab the attention of the youth and get them excited about it. I think this was a huge success. If you’re interested in having your kids attend this camp, grab all of the contact information from the flyer. I’m sure they would love to have you!
Around these parts, we do things pretty hands on. We obviously do our own designing, but when it comes to printing, mounting, laminiting, video display, etc…we are almost always on hand, personally, to make sure everything is up to par. This was this case for the Louisiana College campaign materials, that we put together for their 2011 presentation. I decided to do a little behind the scenes photo action over at Fine Line here in Ruston, to show how it goes down. Support your local printer/businesses. They’ll be there for you in the end, just like you should be for them!
Step 1: Printing
Step 2: Inspection
Step 3: Trim for mounting
Step 4: Prep for mounting
Step 5: Mount
Step 6: Trim excess (note that it is being trimmed by hand)
Step 7: Enjoy
Did I mention that this is just the proof? It’s the extra steps that we take here, even in the first stage(s) of the process, to ensure a quality product. This goes for any client. Above and beyond!
I know I said I was going to gear my blog more toward fun things and stuff I found on the interweb, but I had to get this one out there. I am proud to reveal the first athletic peace done as a solo endeavor for a school that is not Louisiana Tech University. That is in no way a knock on Tech, because I love them and they are my alma mater. It’s a tribute to advancement and hopefully a sign of many things to come. Dealing with the good people at Dowling was an absolute pleasure. If you’re in their area, stop by and watch the Lions!
