Recent Logos: Update in the Graphic Design side of things »

Recently I had the opportunity to design logos for two real estate services comapnies. Here’s how they turned out:

I always seem to be drawn to real estate. I’ve worked on home decorating shows, at a boutique real estate firm, at a marketing firm specializing in new home builders, and I even wanted to get my real estate license about a year ago. As much as I’m interested in it, it also seems to be drawn to me!

These were fun projects, and I hope they help these companies find success!

You can see more of my graphic design work at www.brookehalldesign.com.

Web Design for Tattoo Shop »

Ink Dragon is a tattoo shop in Safford, Arizona,  my husband’s hometown. They are staffed with amazing artists including the owner, Ryan and his brother Jesse.  I am helping them gain a web presence to showcase the unique work that comes out of his shop.

So far I’ve put together two different layouts for them to choose from and then we work from there. They have already chosen their preferred layout, which would you choose?

Design Direction 1

Design Direction 2

Simple is Better »

I couldn’t take it any longer. My website was grating on me. I decided I wanted it to be easier to update, otherwise my portfolio section would continue to be stale because it took too much effort (I work on websites all day and all night, and I have little motivation to work on my own).

I illiminated the fine art section, because I don’t draw for anybody but myself, and I hardly even do that. I also thought it would be fun to have everything all on one page, so it is easy to navigate, and straight to the point. This isn’t a great solution for SEO, but I’m not concerned with that. 100% of my clients come from networking and referrals.

So here it is. A little less information, but hopefully more powerful. I used my new favorite program, Viewbook, to host my portfolio images. This is such a great resource for putting images on the web, and easily organizing and publishing photos. You can create your own website on Viewbook, or create an image gallery to embed on your existing website. This is a new resource that I’m using for my clients who want to be able to upload their own images on their website without having to call me. Viewbook has free and monthly-billed options. Some websites that I have used Viewbook on include: Shannon Kaye and Delford West Flowers.

New Blogspot Template »

In an effort to share more of the graphic design side of projects I have been working on, I am going to be showing more of my freelance and marketing work.

Last night I updated my friend Shannon’s blog. The objectives: hip, fun, chic, greens, blacks, and trendy. Shannon loves fashion, interior design, and it would definitely be hard to capture her in one word. I do my best, however, to capture her in a template!