Wanting a fresh, playful approach, with a hint of quirkiness, the concept was to create a logotype for Tyler that conveyed what he does and a bit of the flavor of his show – one that mixes situational humor, audience participation, and great juggling skills, all while wearing a sharp, crisp suit.

The logo below was the by-product of the design process.

The next task was to have a full upgrade from Tyler’s old site, which lacked the same quality and showmanship that one would expect from someone in the entertainment industry.

Below is a sample of the old, and a sample of the new.

Out with the old…

In with the NEW!

To see the new site in all of its glory, visit www.tylerlinkin.com

Today’s showcasing is something rather unique in my book.  How do you envision a new, creative way of inviting people to your upcoming wedding.  Usually wedding invites are elegant forms of paper, perhaps embossings, and are fairly minimalistic in their design approach.  You say the date, the time, the location and the RSVP info.

What if you wanted to give full details about the upcoming event, including the dinner menu? What if you wanted to include some bio information on the background of the so-to-be married couple regarding how they met and eventually decided to tie the knot?  What if you are a pair of goof-balls with a great sense of humor and want to do something very untraditional?

Well that is exactly what couple Steve and Jacqs decided to do when they partnered with web designer Stephen Oldham to come up with a fun, and quirky website to promote their wedding.

With a distinct eye for vintage typography and a homage to copy layout of the late 1800′s and some fun jQuery ScrollTo functionality for the website navigation, the couple and Stephen created a fantastically whimsical online communication.  From their back-story, to the directions, the wit and humor and inside jokes (only for family and dear friends to get I assume) the site is as fun to read and explore (be sure to roll over the pair of silhouette heads), the site is such a refreshing way of getting the info out there.  Obviously not for the stranger (They don’t even list their last names anywhere), this site was a fun project for those closest to the couple and who already know them, yet they take an approach that assumes complete strangers like myself (and very soon YOU) will peruse their site and be left wanting to know more about this couple, if not want to crash their wedding, which would, I’m sure, have been just as fun and inventive.

Hats off guys!  I know by now the date has come and gone and I wish you both very many happy years ahead!  Let’s hope they decided to do a website devoted to a baby announcement in the near future!….

Visit the website here:

www.steveandjacqs.com

50 Designers

50 Mottos

Fifty and Fifty is a curated project which attempts to construct a handsome new way of looking at our country. Fifty designers, one per state, will illustrate their state motto, creating something steeped in history but completely modern and unique: a kind of designer’s atlas.

Fifty and Fifty was created by Dan Cassaro, a designer and animator living and working in Brooklyn, New York. More of his work can be seen at YoungJerks.com

Here are some samples:

Alabama

Tennessee

Minnesota

I love the vintage silkscreen approach to the graphics and the consistent retro color palette being used throughout the project!

Doug created a layered, paper-machete world in which visitors can literally go for a drive through view samples and examples of his work, not only as a print designer, but his web-related work.

Grab, pull, scroll, and arrow-key your way through his horizontally placed landscape and you will find it a nice and inventive use of intuitive and explorative interaction.  A good case-study for making sure that your website is a strong example of your work, especially when it is interactivity that you are specializing in.

Nice job Doug!

See for yourself.

What makes a designer’s job the easiest?  Having fantastic photography to work with, as exemplified by the lens work of Sarah Kathleen.

This website utilizes some big images, some fun jQuery functionality for the menu and music players, and some Flash and XML for the photos.

www.annikasmusic.com

Put them all together, and once good hyrid example would be the BBQ War website.

It’s sole purpose is to pass on great grill recipes and all done in the venue of competition or “battles” between featured grill masters.  The result, a fun and beautiful reference site for all of us that love to grill or tap into our primitive nature to place our recent kill over FIRE.

The site was designed and built by Ismael Burciaga and his design sensibilities rock!

Check out the site!

The most interesting part about this whole, very inspiring, and delicious-looking website?  It is a campaign by the Wisconsin Cheese Advisory Board.  Talk about a great way to sell cheese!  Now I have to run and fire up my grill and wipe the drool from my mouth.

Yum!

So she recently hired Design 7 Studio to give her online presence a good-sized overhaul, not only in the look but in the content.

The result was a big improvement and one that really helps detail what she does.  Hand-coded with nothing but XHTML and CSS, her new site will really help put her on the map in the map-making business (excuse the lame pun.)

Below is a before and after and you can visit the final site at www.geobispo.com

Before

After

As part of a sponsorship arrangement, Design 7 Studio was put to the challenge of coming up with this year’s event logo, website and the rest of the materials from posters and refrigerator magnets, to t-shirts and print advertising.

The end result utilizes an illustrative touch, a vintage color palette, and a clean site that just shouts “Vegas” baby!

Check out the live site.

Design 7 Studio just put the finishing touches on a project that was in the works over the holiday.

The Cambria Historical Society, led by client Susan McDonald, approached Design 7 Studio to take on the task of redesigning the organizations website back in the Fall of 2009. The project launched and went live on the servers on January 28, 2010.

It was decided in the beginning that the website needed an antique, vintage look to help promote the Society’s purpose of presenting the rich, local history of the quaint coastal town of Cambria, California. The site need to breath antiquity. From the color palette used, to the wealth of old photographs available, the website really helps visitors take a trip down memory lane into Cambria’s past.

But the site doesn’t use antiquated means. A Flash-driven photo gallery, jQuery-enhanced forms, and a custom Google Map that provided a virtual walking tour help round-out the visitor’s overall experience.

View the site