Event collateral and website (examples in design tutorial)
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PROBLEM
When you need visuals but don't have the right photography, an abstract representation may be a good option. Custom illustrations aren't cheesy or generic like clip art, but can seem time-intensive to make. SOLUTION I produced a tutorial on quickly making line art with Illustrator's blend tool, and included several examples of applications to illustrate objects and concepts, including a poster and daily programs for a fictional conference, and the landing page for a theatre website. This tutorial was published on CreativePro. |
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Website redesign for seminar
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PROBLEM
After launching several sessions of The Marketing Seminar with Seth Godin, we were faced with marketing the program to the next group of customers—those who aren't early adopters. These later adopters are marketers who are more skeptical about whether the program works. SOLUTION I proposed redesigning the website to position the site as an approachable, effective learning platform with a vibrant, diverse community. The goal was to welcome, reassure, and heighten some FOMO. The original site was text-heavy, with few graphics. With the redesign, I added color, video, photos from students, and featured customer testimonials. I wrote the copy, handled typographic styling, and edited all photos and videos. |
Original homepage (before redesign)
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Promotional video for seminar
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PROBLEM
Most customers want to know what an experience is like and whether it works before buying. We were sprinting towards launch day for the next session of The Marketing Seminar and wanted to address these concerns quickly and effectively. SOLUTION In one flurry of a weekend, I designed, produced, and edited a short video (in Premiere Pro) to help prospective students decide if The Marketing Seminar is right for them. It provides samples of the seminar experience and numerous testimonials from students. |
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Magazine advertisement for website
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PROBLEM
Upon launching a new media website, The Nature Conservancy wanted to raise awareness of the site and explain what it has to offer. SOLUTION I made a visual pun out of an iPad (playing on lily pad), a "pool of knowledge," and a frog, an animal that travels between both land and water. I composited seven images in Photoshop to create this ad, and wrote the copy. This ad was printed in environmentally-themed magazines and journals. |
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Event posters (examples in design tutorial)
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PROBLEM
Using a grid may sound restrictive to beginning designers. Yet, grids offer great flexibility and provide a structure for information organization. InDesign offers a feature for setting grids efficiently, but this feature can be easily overlooked by novice (and seasoned) designers. SOLUTION I produced a tutorial on setting grids in InDesign and using grids to create a variety of layouts. I designed and wrote the copy for the tutorial examples. This tutorial was published in InDesign Magazine. |
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Product advertisements (examples in design course)
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PROBLEM
A senior author at LinkedIn Learning needed examples to use in his course on layout design. SOLUTION I designed (and wrote the copy for) a variety of pieces that show basic principles of layout design, such as focal points, contrast, white space, and movement. These ads were included in the course published by LinkedIn Learning. |
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Business cards (examples in design tutorial)
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PROBLEM
Beginning designers may not realize that most photos provide cues for strong layout decisions, and that strategic cropping can amplify their impact. SOLUTION I produced a tutorial on using cues in photography for positioning text and photo cropping on business cards, where clarity (and first impressions) matter. I kept the text structure generally the same, to show how different images could subtly guide the text position on the page. This tutorial was published in three parts on CreativePro. |
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Social media ad (example in design tutorial)
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PROBLEM
Social media is a popular place for advertisements, and GIFs can be a way to stand out in the crowded environment. A lesser-known feature of Photoshop is its ability to create GIF animations efficiently. SOLUTION I produced a video tutorial on how to design a more eye-catching ad and animate it as a GIF in Photoshop. This tutorial was published on Adobe Create. |
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