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Interesting work today! I fixed up the pool area at the Comfort Inn in Tualatin.
(All in Photoshop of course - I never left my desk!)
Here’s before…
…and after:
I also took all the glare off of the exercise room windows:
Before…
…and after:
Vineyard Graphics
I get to create completely new things on a daily basis, which is extremely satisfying. It helps to balance out the fact that I have to spend such a large chunk of the prime time of my life (over 12 years now) here at this desk!
Thankfully, the subject matter is always different! Here are a few samples showing the great variety of things I have worked on recently…
Truck bumper catalog:
Logo and display design:
Northwest Yearly Meeting theme artwork:
Logo design:
Logo design, and wine dispensing “smart card:
This past week I got my new MeadowLand business cards, which sport our new logo! I even a got a new title: “Senior Graphics and Packaging Designer”. Woo-hoo!
More about MeadowLand…
I’ve been workng for them for over 7 years, and just finished up with a flurry of items for their annual trip to “Lawn & Garden World”, part of the National Hardware Show. It happens this week in Las Vegas, and is a major annual event for MeadowLand. Many contacts and deals are made there between wholesalers and retailers. Last year I got to go to the show in Orlando, and it was quite an amazing thing to experience. I’m pretty sure it’s the largest convention in the US, with over 3500 exhibitors. Here is a sample photo of only a small part of the convention hall with it’s gazillion vendors and their wares:
Here’s the gang at our booth last year.
Sell a lot of grass seed, team!
Having a side job has it’s pros and cons. The main thing is that job number two has to be worked in the evenings and/or weekends. This can present a dilemma, because those are also the times a person is supposed to “unwind” from job number one! That is what happened today. I had a bunch of work to do… for job number two… and deadlines approaching… and a Gorgeous Spring day that was begging me to come outside. What to do?
I went outside.
Today I found a new meaning for the term “yard work”!
Here I am in Coeur d’Alene! I brought my laptop along and am working away my morning at a wi-fi coffee shop!
In case you’re curious, here’s what I just did…
Taking a break from my work, I’ll post a few photos from the trip so far…
(Click white square in lower left for captions, lower right to go to larger pics in the actual album!)
Here’s a project I worked on this morning!
Artex is in Canby, and is a world-leader in Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). I have done their promotional and product literature, trade show display design, product photography, and lots of other fun stuff for several years now. This graphic is the start of a brand transition to their parent company; Cobham Avionics.
Work can be fun, but not vice-versa. Some days I am paid to work. Other days I am paid to have fun.
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