no foolin'

This is a logo for a campaign I did this past summer for METRO RTA.  The lettering comes from House Industry's PLINC http://www.photolettering.com/. I did the gas gauge and can. I can't remember if Molly or I came up with the concept.

almost

Sometime in the early 1990's, the Cleveland Indians management decided to update their logo to something politically correct. They contacted various American Indian/Native-American organizations to see what they would come up with. Enter me. I recently graduated college and started doing some graphic design work with my friend Seb. It was just some small jobs here and there, I kept my day job at Twin Value. One of the small jobs was for the NAICC, North American Indian Cultural Center, to design the program for the 20th Anniversary Spring Pow Wow. When the Cleveland Indians contacted NAICC, Claire of the NAICC, contacted me and asked if I would design some logos. Note, this was before desktop publishing was widespread and most everything was done by hand. I didn't have a computer. My roommate had one I could use for simple text but not artwork. I did my work with markers, matted them, put them in a nice hand-made box and sent them in.

Some days later, I get home from work and find out Seb and Claire have been trying to reach me to tell me that TV and radio reporters have been calling. Our logos were in the top choice and Cleveland Indian management and the various American Indian organizations were meeting at that moment to decide what will be the new logo.

I never spoke to any reporters. The meeting had disintegrated, one of the organizations didn't even want the name "Indians" used, and wouldn't back down or compromise. I guess the Cleveland Indians management decided they couldn't please everyone and kept their current identity system.

A few weeks later, Claire sent the logos back to me with a note from Bob DiBiasio.

The next summer I saw the Cleveland Indians put out some jackets with the vintage and even more politically incorrect Chief Wahoo. Hmmm… was that a little F-U to somebody?

Here's the vintage Chief Wahoo that was resurrected after all this.

I think he's taunting me.

no outhouses

Here the final logo for the speaker mentioned in the previous post.

what do you see?

I am designing a logo for a speaker. He wants it to incorporate a podium and a door opening with light shining through. Original suggestion was to have the door open and the podium inside. I did a variety of layouts, and on one I thought to reverse it and put the door on the podium.

I sent the logos for review and I get an email back, "eek! it's an outhouse!"

trippin'

For the past few days I've been working on PARTA's trip planner webpage and some ads for the Downtown Akron Partnership and First Night Akron.

a few things and a past job

Today, I did a sell-sheet for "The Vyndicator", a remote measuring tool for machine shops. I added a Facebook link on PARTA's website and did some work on this year's Young Inventors comicbook.

The images shown are for METRO's logo for their hybrid buses, the first few were the contenders, and the bottom is the chosen.

not much really

Yesterday I did a little invite for METRO RTA "flipping the switch" opening for the solar panels (largest rooftop array in Ohio).

Today, I worked a little on vectorizing a logo for AdVantage Promotions.

Shown here is the logo I did for PARTA's foundation: PPTAFI - Portage Public Transportation Assistance Foundation, Inc. I did their website also.

more PARTA maps

I uploaded the Akron Express and the Black Squirrel map. I started the Ravenna map. Shown here is the PARTA logo before and after I did the 3D effect.

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PARTA maps - Akron Express

I worked on PARTA's Akron Express map. I finished the Akron end of it. I still need to the Kent end. These are the mastheads I created for their website.



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get out of the office campaign - coming to an end

Downtown Akron Partnership's "Get Out of the Office" campaign is coming to an end. I designed the logo, posters, ads, and postcard. Shown here was the event launch poster.
Today, I worked on production art for an "I Love Jazz" t-shirt and button for Advantage Promotions and a website element for the Downtown Akron Partnership.