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Website Design & Development: Adventure Pro 2.0
Role: Art direction, brand development, logo design, web design, information architecture, front-end development, photography Client: Ballantine Communications, Inc HQ: Durango, Colorado Industry: Outdoors Lifestyle Editorial Requirements: Responsive Website Platform: WordPress URL: adventurepro.us Version 1.5 Platform: Newscycle and Ruby on Rails Continue Reading
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Request to shoot a one of a kind wedding…
It’s always nice to have somebody say they like our photography work and request that we record their special day via the contact form on the wedding photography page. And then there are times when your friends realize you have a contact form and decide to request your services. Thanks Drew for this very special… Continue Reading
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Creating UI in Print
UI (User Interface) is a term that takes into account a wide range of factors involved in human-machine interaction and the . It includes controls for a vast number of products from tools to web sites to tv menus and so much in between. As a web designer, I am constantly aware of this term… Continue Reading
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a Paddle & a Pint
I had a minute to do a good deed project last week and volunteered some time to the “aPaddle & a Pint” event here in Durango. Here is the final poster and logo design. For a project that I knocked out in a very quick timeframe, I was really happy with the results and most… Continue Reading
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Vintage Solid – Story of a Marantz 2238B Receiver Restoration
I love the look and feel of vintage products. In my opinion the 80’s marked a drastic decline in the quality of consumer products; in the United States at least. Pre-80’s made items had a tangible “heft” to them that said quality and longevity. Since then, most of the items we buy have a throw-away… Continue Reading
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2013: Mountainsmith Website
The latest 8 month project is live on the web. In contrast with print work, however, websites are never really done. I began working on the Mountainsmith.com website last year and it has been an example of modern workflow and collaboration. Mountainsmith, a company based in Golden, Colorado is owned by a larger company from… Continue Reading
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2013 Tom Wishon Golf Technology Catalog
It’s that time of year again. The first week of the new year and for the last three years that has meant I’ve finished work on the always fun and challenging 92 page Tom Wishon Golf Technology Catalog. As always, it makes design work much easier when you are really interested in the subject matter… Continue Reading
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Winter Commute: Durango
Just thought I’d share a pic of a long awaited snowy commute. Welcome, white stuff. Bring some friends and stay a while. In a product note, the nimble 9 touring build is a ton of fun in the snow and a really stable ride when running the tires at low pressure (I’m running at about… Continue Reading
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Shooting a Wedding with the GoPro
One great feature of the GoPro is the ability to set the hi-def video camera to shoot still photos at various increments utilizing the awesome wide angle format of the camera. There are innumerable amazing applications for this feature. But shooting weddings? No, I wouldn’t be silly enough to carry only a GoPro around with… Continue Reading
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Fall in Colorado
I love this time of year. The air has a crispness to it. Gone are the days of the wind bearing a warmth and instead there is a slight chill to every breeze. Cloudy mornings clear to reveal fresh, white snow on the peaks. The mountains erupt with color and the evergreens are contrasted sharply… Continue Reading
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A Durango Story – The Schwinn Homegrown
The Schwinn Homegrown. I’ve been looking for one of these bikes for a while. When I first started looking, my wife asked me why I wanted one. It was an older bike. The components were going to be outdated. There had certainly been advancements in the industry that would make the frame irrelevant. So, where… Continue Reading
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Sustainable Design
At this point we are all pretty well educated on different elements of sustainable living. But what about an entire community based on large amounts of open space, community gardens and a large array of solar panels to harvest the sun’s energy? It sounds like a fun design project to me. It’s called Twin Buttes… Continue Reading
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Shooting Weddings
One of my best friends is spending the next month and a half getting ready for his wedding. In a conversation we had this week, he told me he knows why people elope. Having been through it myself, I know where he’s coming from. As someone who photographs weddings, I certainly see the tension that… Continue Reading
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My Photo Bag
My buddy just asked me the other day what I would suggest for a camera. It’s a loaded question for sure. There are a lot of factors that go into this decision, including: What do you want the camera for? What kind of features do you need? Where will you use the camera? What kind… Continue Reading
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Homes
My wife and I are currently in the market to buy a home here in beautiful Durango, Colorado. Maybe it’s my transitional upbringing, but every time we go and visit a “traditional home”, I think it’s boring. Blame it on time spent in different areas across the U.S., being exposed to different regional architecture and… Continue Reading
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Animated Music Video Awesomeness – 15 Favorites
A friend of mine posted one of my favorite animated videos from Radiohead on Facebook the other day. So I thought, why not. Let’s do a favorites list (plus I felt like messing around on YouTube this Friday morning). So here we go. Just a note: some of these rank as favorites based heavily on… Continue Reading
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New Again!
Recently my brother was out hitting the yard sales in the little farm and ranch community outside Durango called Bayfield (or Baytucky, Greater Bay Area and Bayberry as the locals affectionately call it). My brothers and I graduated from this little town’s High School (my class had about 60 kids) and my brother, Brian, still… Continue Reading
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Photography – Passtime elvoles into Business
I have been experimenting in photography for about 15 years now. It started as a hobby and a way to catalog my travels during the time I was stationed in Germany from 1997-99. I can’t remember where I found it, but I got my hands on a Minolta 35mm SLR. It still had auto focus… Continue Reading
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What’s in the Bag!?!?!
I frequently talk bikes and design. I love them both. But, I’m also a frequent visitor to the great outdoors. My brothers and I take off at least once a year (usually two or three) for a long weekend and carry everything we need into the backcountry. Living in Durango, Colorado, the secluded location options… Continue Reading
