Portfolio of Sample Logo and Business-Card Projects
Over the years, I have handled a wide variety of projects, more than can be perused quickly or easily. As a result, the examples provided here are representative rather than exhaustive. I would be happy to answer any questions or inquiries about particular types of projects, even if there is no direct equivalent among the selections on display. As well, professional references are available on request.
The purest expression of graphic design may be in trademarks and logos—and perhaps the quintessential use of those designs is on business cards. Where possible, each example below is designed to be simple and visually striking, and to require only a single color, to make it easy to incorporate into larger designs or to print.
Modern logos had their origin in trademarks and brands scorched onto wooden crates.
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This logo created for a Web-design studio recreates visually the play on words of the name, combining the Japanese words kitsuné (fox) and tsunami (giant wave) on a roundel, a common shape for a mon (heraldic device). When light-colored against a dark background, the roundel suggests a full moon.
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Though originally created as a design exercise, the end result proved appealing enough to adopt for actual use.
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Created as part of an art project to create convincingly realistic music-CD faces and packaging, this was designed for the small independent label that released the CDs. The distinctive shape made for a strong visual identity and the distortion conveys the sense of a reflection on river water.
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Created as part of an art project to create convincingly realistic music-CD faces and packaging, this was designed to evoke the official Compact Disc logo without infringing on trademarks.
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Rock-band logo and T-shirts
Created as part of an art project to create convincingly realistic music-CD faces and packaging, this was designed for the surprise hit band, Move to the Music, that turned around a small independent label. The doubled music notes, placed back to back, create a visual pun by suggesting superimposed Ms. As new CDs were released, variations on the logo and new T-shirt designs would appear as well. In particular, the “angelic” version contains another visual pun—a halo in the shape of a CD.
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Business cards
Calling cards, the origin of business cards, have existed at least since Victorian times.
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