Collage as a messaging tool

Collage as a messaging tool

Collage as messenger I’ve always been attracted to collage and assemblage. The more found & reused objects, the better. It’s the way things are repurposed that I find most exciting. Scale is also a powerful feature. early twenteith century artists like Hannah...
Big is a good thing, and more is more-ious

Big is a good thing, and more is more-ious

lindamaystudio.com/ Linda and I have been working together for years. She came to me back in 2013 with the idea to build a site. She had a shoe box full of fabric jewelry samples that were colorful, boisterous and big. She wanted to document them in an effort to...
A Small Business Jewel

A Small Business Jewel

marchijewelry.com/ When we started to design and build a site for Marchi Jewelry, this small storefront buidness was going through changes. John Marchiafava, the business owner, knew he wanted a site, he knew the industry was trending that way and he knew his business...
Refining the first steps

Refining the first steps

Graphic design and specifically design and production for the web is a process of discovery, experimentation and negotiation. There is also a healthy dose of compromise. As much as we work to streamline how things come together, it’s not quite a step-by-step grind. There is no “cranking it out”.

WP Tools and Processes

WP Tools and Processes

When I started out as a Graphic Design professional in the late 70s, all we cared about were design concepts through typography, color, art and images. I wasn’t overly concerned with design systems until I began working professionally.

Allies in Marketing

Allies in Marketing

About this time last year we started a new relationship with Octo, a marketing firm here in town. Some of the services that we provide are also provided by Octo, but they needed us to help mostly with web development services. Octo is a more full service company,...