Whether you're talking about cheesecake or branding, I believe in consistency. I have found it reinforces my own brand, when I hand someone my business card, and they say, "Oh! I've seen this before," either on my brochure, banner another business card, website or whatever. My "look" is consistent on everything I do, in order to reinforce identity in people's minds. If a customer didn't happen to remember

When the Mob asks you do do something for them… you do it. No questions asked. All joking aside, this dad and three sons opened up a pizzeria in Welham, MA with a few unique twists; namely, it's a reflection of them. They needed a logo and window graphics featuring their faces, cartoonized. Yeah, it took hours to do (Adobe Illustrator), but I learned a few things I didn't know before, just to

You know, BUTTONS don't have to be the traditional "locking pin" poke-your-chest ornaments. Big A Designs & Printing now can print them as cork-backed COASTERS, MAGNETS, KEYCHAINS or MIRRORS!These can be used in dynamic ways. You can use them as marketing tools to deliver an effective message while keeping under budget. Buttons are printed at full bleed with full colors on durable material and low

My last post was about an illustration I designed for a local "character," who also is the community choir's director. The choir (The Sewanee Chorale) is recruiting new members, and I was asked to produce a flyer to help with this. So, I took the cartoon of him that I previously created and implanted it into "Uncle Sam" to make this flyer.I'm not sure what I love more… my work or singing with

For a local personality--practically a celebrity--I was asked to make some sort of poster with his face on it and a few of his many "-isms" (quotes he's well known for) as a birthday gift. This is the poster I came up with… a cartoon or caricature (although not technically a caricature, as it doesn't really exaggerate his features). There are a couple tricks I use to do this, but it is by and,