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  • Uke Hunt
    Mar‣5‣10

    Anyone who knows me knows that I am practically in love with the ukulele. In my mind it is the perfect instrument and I think that if everyone picked one up and learned a few chords the world would be a much happier place. The vast ukulele subculture on the internet taught me how to play and I owe some of the first songs I learned to a site called Uke Hunt run by the incomparable Woodshed. The site has since become my favorite for all things uke, so I was blown away when Woodshed himself contacted me about creating a new look for the site.

    Uke Hunt is a bold and irreverent blog for the modern ukulele player so it called for a graphic new look that bucks the infuriating stereotypes of Tikis and Tiny Tim. The new look is bold, simple, and playful. The new logo reinforces the spirit of the blog and, as one reader pointed out, calls to mind the sight of the thousands of ukuleles held high and proud at the performance of Ode to Joy by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

    Aside from the new look the site presented a greater challenge. Over the years Uke Hunt has evolved and branched out into many areas and even different sites. While the blog is focused on tabs and chords and ukulelia in general, there are other resources Woodshed offers like ebooks, lessons and reviews. Many readers, myself included, often didn’t even know about the other offerings and sometimes didn’t even know when we found them that they were attached to Uke Hunt.

    We solved this problem by gathering everything up and giving it the same distinct Uke Hunt look and feel. We also created the Uke Hunt nav bar which allowed some of the separate sites to remain under the Uke Hunt umbrella while still remaining its own site. For these sites we also created unique banners in the new Uke Hunt styling.

    This project was a blast to work on and I’m tremendously grateful to Woodshed for letting me be a part of it.

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  • Blue Lightning Labs
    Mar‣3‣10

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    Blue Lightning Labs is the mac dev company behind Mathemagics, an educational app that’s been getting rave reviews on the app store. I had the pleasure of creating a new look for their branding and identity as well as a new web design for showcasing their current and future apps.

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  • Twitter Page Design Template
    Jan‣25‣10

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    I’ve found myself doing more and more Twitter design for clients. Your Twitter profile page can make a big brand impact so it makes sense to put a bit of thought into it instead of just throwing whatever images are available onto the background and profile picture. But in my Twitter design travels I’ve seen a lot of Twitter page templates that focus solely on the background. Simple customizations like the color of the text and links can make a big difference in the look and feel of the page and it is just foolish to ignore them. So enter my custom Twitter Page Design Template. I’ve recreated the page and separated all of the elements, making it easy to mockup a page design. The Photoshop file has groups by the different areas Twitter allows you customize: Background Color, Background Image, Text Color, Link Color, Sidebar Color, Sidebar Border Color, and Profile Picture.

    You can download my Twitter Page Design Template here. Enjoy!

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  • Code Sublime – Phenomenal PSD to XHTML
    Oct‣14‣09

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    [Code] Sublime is a new design to html chop shop that does great work. I worked up the design of their new site and they had it up and looking pixel perfect in no time. I have not used services like this in the past but after seeing the work they produced I’m considering the switch. Check them out here and on Twitter. They are also great fun to work with. Hit up Brennan, he is an awesome dude.

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  • Die Monsters Die!
    Sep‣20‣09

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    Die Monsters Die! is a brand spanking new iphone and ipod touch game that I was lucky enough to work on. I ran into the developer and mastermind Jim on the nets and he was looking for someone to do the graphics for his game. I have long been looking to get into the iphone app game so I excitedly jumped in. I created all the graphics in the game and even brushed off some GarageBand silliness to serve as the background music.

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    Jim’s game is awesome monster blasting fun and I’ve found myself addicted to it. It was a total blast to work with Jim on it and I’m proud of the final product. It just hit the app store so go check it out!

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