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Category: Recent Work

  • Logo Design: Denver Counseling Clinic

    I was excited to have the chance to design a logo for a friend of mine who’s starting her counselling practice. Simone Verrone of Denver Counseling Clinic wan’t a logo that portrayed healing, growth, health and self-discovery. And while it might not be too difficult to come up with a ubiquitous “counseling” logo, I really…

  • “All Things” Presentation

    On Sunday I had the chance to give a talk at my home church. Seeing as it was my first speaking “gig” in over 9 months, and very different environment than I was accustomed to (from classroom of 20ish to auditorium of 600ish), I actually got myself quite worked up over the whole thing! I…

  • Design Project: Ambient Student Ministries

    Last weekend I had the chance to create a disc golf design (the design above) for a good friend’s ministry in Washington. They’re just about finished building their own disc golf course and will be getting custom discs made. Petey and I and some other friends had many a disc golf game back in the…

  • Newslettering, Live And In Print

    Last weekend my brand-spankin new shiny printed copy of Newslettering arrived in the mail! I really enjoyed cracking open the package and flipping through. Blurb did a great job on the printing, the book looks great! These days most of our artwork, photographs and words exist only as pixels on the screen, so there’s something…

  • Newslettering: Creating Effective Newsletters With Love

    Friends, I’d like you to meet my first eBook! Download “Newslettering” here. (in some browsers, right-click to save) When I joined Youth With A Mission in 2002, I realized that one of my most important tasks, though not in the “missionary” job description, was communicating with friends, family and supporters about what I was up…

  • Logo Design: Kansas City Carpet Care

    I enjoy the process of designing a logo – understanding what the client wants their logo to represent and putting the pieces together in a simple and memorable icon. I spent my mid- to late-teenage years cutting vinyls and installing them on vehicles and signs, so I can appreciate the use of simple images and…