tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35824431987339947142024-02-01T21:08:17.417-08:00Intelligent DesignsIntelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-83541098816890474672018-09-13T17:16:00.003-07:002018-09-13T17:17:19.102-07:00The Best Best Buy Logo Money Could BuyI worked at Best Buy for just over a year, and I was able to help them out with some promotional material when head office... dragged their heels on occasion.<br />
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My brother-in-law currently works for them, in a much higher capacity than I did, and he recently wanted to pump up the morale of the store by giving them a unique brand that they can use to distinguish their store during various promotional events.<br />
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Apparently, their store is known as the Monarchs, and he wanted something to incorporate their raw, awesome power. This is what I came up with. I think it looks pretty good in application :)<br />
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Thanks for reading!Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-34682126034851063662018-04-04T17:44:00.003-07:002018-04-04T17:44:32.026-07:00Save The Date!Sooo much of my life these days is taken up by working on escape room design and prop making that I don't know how to... unlock my free time!!<br />
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Because of my affinity for the medium, last month I was requested by a wonderful mom to help do something special for a wedding shower - a portable escape room for the bride and groom! Once I stopped squealing, I humbly accepted.<br />
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It was a surprising amount of work, but I had great support from an escape room mentor. Puzzle flow had me confused at first, and there were some puzzles in there that needed A LOT of playtesting, but I think the results were just fantastic.<br />
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What was great about this project is that it's something that I own, so while I've done... 5 different escape rooms in the last year and a half, I can talk about this one without spoiling some information that I don't own.<br />
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As an added bonus, with a little tweaking I think turning this game a little more generic can make it something more people can play in the future :)<br />
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Thanks for reading!Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-61348781369062096612017-07-11T04:36:00.001-07:002017-07-11T04:36:39.162-07:00Hail To The King, BabyI don't know if this has ever come up, but I love board games. At least two of the "always on the plate" projects I have kicking around here are to design my own games. I'll get those done, some day, eventually... but in the last few years Carla and I have been thrown head-first into the world of Eurogames (the fancy ones you see and are like 'that one looks to hard') and I can tell you that it is becoming a heavily saturated market.<br />
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What's great, then, is when a friend commissions you to make a custom set of character pieces for one of the coolest games out there, <a href="http://www.iellogames.com/KingOfTokyo.html" target="_blank">King of Tokyo</a>. It's basically battle <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee" target="_blank">Yahtzee</a> where players use giant monster to vie for control of Tokyo. Lots of fun.<br />
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For a mutual friend's birthday, we made him a custom set of monster cards (based on his friends and family), and a few new special power cards for him to mess around with. We played it and it rolled out amazingly thanks to the hand crafting of Jared and the Photoshop skills of Kurt.<br />
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In all respect and fairness, the basis for the art was found and lovingly altered from the artwork of <a href="https://www.flylanddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Brian Allen</a>, and we have no intention of selling it again or making any profit from it, we just REALLY liked it :)<br />
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Happy birthday Adam, and thanks for reading!<br />
Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-5061718058154011972017-06-29T12:16:00.002-07:002017-06-29T12:16:22.931-07:00More Than One Way To Skin A DesignI really like making people happy with my designs.<br />
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Like the big robot in the sky once said: See A Need... Fill A Need. Often I have clients that come to me and say that they have Event X coming up, and need Y to make it special. We're then able to sit and talk about what sort of theme, or 'skin' works best for Event X.<br />
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Most times people know exactly what they want, sometimes they need help turning their ideas into tangible things, and sometimes I have free rein. In this case, I was somewhere in the middle of all three. We had a baby shower coming up, and Carla needed games to play with the ladies. The mom-to-be is a big Batman fan, and the dad is a Superman freak.<br />
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Thanks for reading!Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-41032064422546713252016-11-05T10:36:00.002-07:002016-11-05T10:36:59.663-07:00I Saved A Seat, Just For You :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I've been off the grid for a while, hammering out some small things here and there in typical artistic fashion, but the BULK of my time has been going to a semi-secret project that I can finally talk about!<br />
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So, in case you were unaware, I like designing. And I like puzzles. And I've learned that I really like escape / adventure rooms. Turns out that through some delightful happenstance I've been able to actually design an escape room. A good friend of mine who's made his way into the Southern Ontario escape room community (yes, that is actually a thing. I was surprised too) got the opportunity to manage his own escape room for a company called <a href="http://www.thecrux.ca/" target="_blank">CRUX</a>. He's brilliant with puzzle concept, but not with the art, and offered me the chance to fill the room with all the things!<br />
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We've been working on this now for a few months, and soft opened last weekend, but as I was hanging out tonight putting up some final stickers we had our FIRST walk-in customers! It's been insane to see this as an empty building to puzzle concepts to to construction and everything in between.<br />
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Unfortunately, this is the one of the few projects I can't preview here, as it might ruin some of the puzzles of the room, and blow the surprise the theme, but I CAN tell you our first room is called Dead Air.<br />
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With total bias, I recommend you check out our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thecruxniagara/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, and if you like what you see, pop over to the <a href="http://www.thecrux.ca/" target="_blank">CRUX</a>'s website and see about setting up a booking. We are making new rooms, and I solemnly swear that this won't turn into only advertising for the room, but it's the only way you're going to see my art this time ;)<br />
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Thanks for reading!Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-88120831054006992332016-04-27T18:17:00.001-07:002016-04-27T18:17:07.259-07:00Denver, The Foam DinosaurRemember these?<br />
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I do! I used to love these growing up. I had a few of them, and I remember putting them together, and then moving to more complicated ones. Once I started <a href="http://robertstea.blogspot.ca/2015/02/back-from-another-dimension.html" target="_blank">working with foam again</a>, and piecing together the sections of the Stargate, I remembered putting together these puzzles and thought "Hey! Let's combine these things!"<br />
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So I found a pattern like this...<br />
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...and <i>unearthed</i> this old beast! A special thank you to my lovely assistant who held the tail down. The structural stability of the final product wasn't as good as the old wooden ones, and was way too top heavy. Learnings for next time!<br />
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<br />Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-21566740058504287502016-03-31T03:48:00.002-07:002016-03-31T03:48:37.419-07:00Pop Culture Contest: The Return!Good morning children!<br />
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The response to the first run at the Pop Culture Contest were overwhelming, and not only did I have people request well after the contest closed, almost a month later people were asking if they still had a chance to enter :)<br />
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So once again, I gave the first four people who responded to my Facebook post the
chance to have their name(s) immortalized in a reference to their
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<br />Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-58699810421399936072016-03-01T19:37:00.000-08:002016-03-01T19:37:13.500-08:00Pop Culture Contest The FirstI gave the first four people who responded to my Facebook post the chance to have their name(s) immortalized in a reference to their favourite pop culture theme. The results are in!<br />
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Thanks to all those who participated. Keep checking my page regularly, as another contest like this will definitely be coming up soon!<br />
Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-33127170300700581152015-07-06T09:30:00.000-07:002015-07-06T09:30:11.679-07:00Sneak PeekI have too many ideas in my head. This is something I'm playing with now:<br />
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<br />Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-37612965986050144732015-06-15T09:07:00.001-07:002015-06-15T09:07:55.149-07:00Holy Wedding, Batman!It's been an exciting time around here the last little bit.<br />
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Two of my very good friends, Darren and Robyn, finally got married! Their wedding was a huge success, and being that they were friends of mine, naturally their wedding was impressively geeky.<br />
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Apart from Darren (accenting his suit as Batman) and Robyn (accenting her dress as Catwoman), the wedding party also had geeky accents (I wore green and white ala Green Lantern!). The set ups for the table were all hand crafted, comic book themed accents created by Robyn and the wedding party. The cake was Lego themed, and the hall even had large screens playing in the background with various superhero themed musical interludes :)<br />
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So aside from being in the wedding party, and this being the creative blog of a graphic design, many of you must be asking how these two things relate. As it turns out, there were two things the couple needed. First, they wanted the stage to look like a Gotham City rooftop, with the 'heroes' and 'villains' sitting around, chatting and eating for the night. To achieve this effect, they had both a bat signal shining overhead the whole night, as well as a faux cityscape arranged along the front of the head table:<br />
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If you can imagine, the second thing was even cooler. For their give aways to the guests, the couple commissioned a <a href="http://praire-storm.deviantart.com/gallery/" target="_blank">local comic artist</a> to create a graphical version of the story of how they met! They provided the concept, and the artist fleshed it out. We even had the final version printed on comic book stock, and inserted some fake ads to tie the whole thing together. While I can't take much of the credit in terms of the art, I did handle the colouring and layout to the final cover (which is Darren as Superman and Robyn as Batman):<br />
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Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-43220677454751201572015-04-24T08:03:00.002-07:002015-04-24T08:03:41.715-07:00Client Spotlight - Ontario Office WorksThis is a long overdue client spotlight for some wonderful people that without whom there might not be an Intelligent Designs! First, some background:<br />
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Way back when, yours truly worked in the design department of a large company. This was my first job out of school, and boy did I need it to help me take all this amazing, raw talent and hone it into a more marketable and business-oriented thing. A few years into a wonderful learning experience, I was laid off.<br />
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This part next is a little harder. I looked around for a long while for a decent job in my field, but was unable to find one. Eventually, I went on Employment Insurance, but with the end looming I made the decision to take a risk and start working for myself. That involved a lot of discussions with government offices, second career employers, etc., but because we were in the process of moving, everything waited until we were here in Niagara region. That was when I was put in contact with <a href="http://www.businessoptions.org/" target="_blank">Ontario Office Works.</a><br />
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So what does that mean? It means it's a group of caring professionals, men and women who are experts in their field that really care about your success and well being, that use their resources to help you grow. And that's the key there: the staff at OOW help grow YOU just as much as growing your business. They take your idea and nurture it, help you understand it and build on it, and when you're secure there (or more often at the same time), then they relate it to growing your business.<br />
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Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-42965726348158322782015-02-20T08:40:00.000-08:002015-02-20T08:40:22.737-08:00Back From Another DimensionFirst, a super congratulations to Mel and Pete, wonderful new couple and commissioners of all things fantasy and strange.<br />
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Way back when, there was an idea of a wedding. A nerdy wedding. One that would have certain overtones that few would appreciate and many would question. But there was a hope there, and the fact that if you didn't understand why you were at the "12th Doctor Table" versus "The Dalek Table" then you probably stumbled into the wrong hall anyway. Of these geeky sprinklings, one things stood out - it stood very loud, and very tall...<br />
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Let's start with a bit of <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-wedding-arch.htm" target="_blank">explanation</a> as to what a wedding arch is. Mel and Pete felt they needed to mix a bit of the traditional with the bit of fun, so they asked me to create a wedding arch that resembled a Stargate (for more info, <a href="http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Stargate_SG-1" target="_blank">click here</a>).<br />
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I immediately thought that to get the ten foot tall size in the best arts and crafts way was to use sheets of 20 x 30 foamcore from either the dollar store or Michaels. I used some high resolution images of the original Stargate I found online to create some vector art, and then borrowed a projector from another client (<a href="http://www.businessoptions.org/" target="_blank">the fine OOW</a>) and recreated it at full-ish size:<br />
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From there, I traced / cut out all the details for a proper, 3D look:<br />
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Once all 11 (ELEVEN!) pieces were created and assembled, I painted it all with a nice silver acrylic to give it a weathered metal look, then spray painted it with a Krylon stone textured paint to give it some extra pop:<br />
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Originally I was only going to have a single chevron up top, but looking at all the pictures there were 8 to correspond to the dial code to lock, so I kept the top one super detailed but added the others in a more simplified fashion. Oh, and did I mention that I made it so that when you inserted glow sticks it looked like it was lit up and active? This was just a test, the final had two sticks on the sides that fit in perfectly:<br />
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And delivered it to the happy couple to display at their wedding. Naturally, we had to test the thing prior to delivery, and since time moves differently on the other side, you'll have to forgive my long absence. There was a lot of positive feedback though, so that's awesome!<br />
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Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-73690596770161015212014-10-30T07:12:00.004-07:002014-10-30T07:12:56.692-07:00Client Spotlight - Trainer JaneWhen you start your own business, you always hope that it will succeed. You can never know for sure, but if it's your passion, that's sometimes enough to push through and make it big.<br />
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When I moved out to the Durham region for a year, the first thing I did was try to connect with other small businesses. It involved a lot of meetings, joining chambers, pressing flesh, the usual stuff. It didn't take very long for me to hear the name "<a href="http://www.trainerjane.ca/" target="_blank">Trainer Jane</a>" being talked about at a number of these events. Jane knew how to work the events, and while I wasn't necessarily looking for personal training at the time, he energy and passion plants the seed in people that she meets that says "pay attention to what this person is saying".<br />
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If anyone remembers my post about <a href="http://robertstea.blogspot.ca/2011/12/musings-on-hat-rack.html" target="_blank">hats</a>, Trainer Jane kind of makes me look bad :P She's a personal trainer, an author, a speaker, and a professional motivator: she gets people out to her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/757107950975043/" target="_blank">Win Win </a>networking event every month, and connects small businesses over discussions about what they can do to improve business in their area.<br />
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The Durham region was abuzz this summer with the introduction of light-up name tags, and the first work I ever did for Trainer Jane was to properly design her one of these, as she was content to show up at her events with her name hand written on this... nobody's perfect ;) Shortly after we relocated to Niagara, Jane contacted me again about her upcoming fitness book, and needed some assistance promoting it. I was familiar with media kits, but this was the first time I really got to sink my teeth into one. The artwork isn't final just yet, but expect these bad boys to be available pretty soon :)<br />
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Trainer Jane his all the social media outlets, and I highly recommend looking around at what she has to say. Until next time, thanks for reading! <br />
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For anyone else putting this together, I feel your pain: the water is all black with SUBTLE shading water lines to indicate waves, the boats all look the same, and most of the pieces everywhere actually fit together. Over the course of something like a month we finally got it all together.<br />
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As soon as it went together I knew I had to frame it. It took a while to make this happen, as we were about to move, I didn't have the wood or the tools, etc. We brought it rolled to my parents' place and soon I started assembling the shadowbox. It had to be deep, as the Eyrie stands about 2.25 inches tall! (so cool!)<br />
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I bought the glass for it, had my dad help me with the construction, and coloured the backboard it was glued to to highlight some of the colours (shown in the picture above). Now it's mounted on the wall of our apartment, and I whistle the theme song every time I see it :D<br />
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Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-49165555361177154622014-06-18T18:13:00.002-07:002014-06-18T18:13:09.555-07:00Fiesta Week!So if you're in the Durham Region, or from the Durham Region, or have heard of the Durham Region... or really even none of the above... you should know it's Fiesta Week!<br />
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Fiesta week is a week long "taste of Durham" multicultural festival where various pavilions represent the diverse cultural heritage of the region, and of their home countries.<br />
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It started with a parade on Fathers' Day that went all around Oshawa and continues with food and fun most every night all around town. We're new to the area, so it's really neat to see what's going on, and apparently is a big deal :P I've had a number of people who are local to the area tell me the whole thing is a lot of fun and that they go every year.<br />
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So what does all this mean? Why am I, and Intelligent Designs by default, interested in this event? Well, first for all the aforementioned reasons, but also because I got to create some stretch targets in an area I don't often play in: book layout and design.<br />
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Every year the Folk Arts Council puts together a publication that gets handed out during Fiesta Week that talks about the pavilions, advertises local businesses that help, and act as a guide book to multiculturalism. This year I was approached to help create overall designs for said book, and eventually worked to help create the layout for the whole thing!<br />
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This was a neat little feather in my cap for several reasons: I don't often work on editorial pieces but now I have a complete piece for the portfolio; my completed work was seen by the most amount of people ever, and completely advertised for me (as opposed to pieces for clients where I don't get to advertise myself on it directly); I got to look behind the scenes of booklet layout that will be important when I finally finish all my projects that will need rulebooks and the like.<br />
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Anyway, if you're in the Durham region, check out Fiesta Week and grab a book. It's a fancy double-sized version this year, so take two ;)<br />
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<br />Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-8200476792711019572014-05-01T11:46:00.001-07:002014-05-01T12:01:21.732-07:00BOOM! Headshot!Can you believe it's been a whole year since those crazy kids over at <a href="http://headshotsmarathon.org/" target="_blank">Headshots</a> sat themselves down, strapped on their Depends, and ran a playthrough of Borderlands 2 for 24 hours?<br />
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Oh, you can? Ok, you can leave then. For those that stayed, it's happening again! This Saturday, May 3rd, the team takes over <a href="http://www.kwartzlab.ca/" target="_blank">Kwartzlab</a>, pushing aside the 3D printer, sliding over the laser cutter, and propping up a dozen or so chairs to make room for a gaming marathon all with the good cause of working with <a href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/" target="_blank">Child's Play</a> and because, well, they're big nerds and they love FPS.<br />
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Now, I don't mean to rustle your jimmies too much, but there's going to be all kinds of interesting things going on in the slim, slim chance playing Borderlands isn't enough for you: there will be an online auction, as well as telecasted discussions, special guests, a lemur, some celebrities, possibly balloons, food for those in person, and possibly a giraffe.<br />
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Intelligent Designs has been working with them from the beginning, sussing out their design needs for the website, the apparel, the advertising, anything they need really. I've also physically been to the event every year, Carla taking a keen interest in getting in front of the camera to help run events.<br />
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There's a lot more I could say, and a lot more information that you can find on the <a href="http://headshotsmarathon.org/" target="_blank">website</a>, but really, you have to be there to get the whole effect, so come on down! Maybe if you're really lucky, you're get chased with a Nerf gun, or rock out upstairs on Rock Band :D<br />
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Thanks as always for reading! <br /><br />**Edit** There won't be Rock Band this year, but there MAY be a giraffe....<br />
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<br />Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-83694254197554511032014-04-23T07:57:00.001-07:002014-04-23T07:57:24.601-07:00Sneak Peek ReduxRemember <a href="http://robertstea.blogspot.ca/2012/11/sneak-peek.html" target="_blank">this one</a>? Progress has been slow on this project, but I'm hoping to pick it back up!<br />
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That is all :PIntelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-5971523117322670222014-04-15T08:20:00.000-07:002014-04-15T08:21:02.712-07:00Client Spotlight - Dream Yoga DanceDespite the snow on the ground (I know, right?), spring is in fact finally here. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and our thoughts are set on one thing: cleaning!<br />
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Cleaning doesn't just involve your living space or the area around you. It's also the chance to sweep the cobwebs out of your mind and fine tune your inner spirit. For some this may sound a little New Age, but that's sort of the point: just as our bodies need exercise so do our minds, and one of my clients, <a href="http://www.dreamyogadance.com/" target="_blank">Dream Yoga Dance</a>, is quite the expert at this. From their webpage:<br />
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<i>Founded by Julia Ray, a community leader in the holistic fitness
movement, Dream Yoga Dance is anything but your typical yoga studio.
Along with weekly Active Yoga classes, you can learn alternative means
of Meditation through Movement such as Freestyle Dance and Restorative
Yoga. It's a place that honours the Spirit of Community where you can
join monthly Dreamsharing Circles and Kirtan Circles, get revitalized
through Energy Work and Aromatherapy and work with your Dreams to
understand their significance in your daily life.</i><br />
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I enjoy working with Julia for a number of reasons: she's all about what she does, lots of passion, lots of knowledge. I love working with people that are so very behind their businesses like that because it means they'll put in 110% for their clients. Also, like some of the other newer clients I've taken on, Dream Yoga Dance gives me the chance to be VERY creative to roll out their branding and marketing. It's always just a lot of fun to work with them :)<br />
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Here's a cross section of the things we've been working on. If you're in the Toronto area this coming weekend, I highly recommend you stop into the grand opening!<br />
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<br />Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-52285600482171002502014-03-24T11:03:00.002-07:002014-03-24T11:03:52.970-07:00Client Spotlight - Christina Gouveia<div>
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I have a soft spot in my heart for people who turn a hobby or an interest into a viable business, because that means they are way more likely to work hard at it. My wife has used Christina's services on a few occasions and has always come back with positive reviews :)</div>
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<i>I am an entrepreneur Registered Massage Therapist in practice since
2011. I incorporate deep tissue, trigger point and myofascial release
into treatments to aid in releasing tension. My clients enjoy feeling
tension melt away with the use of Hot Stone therapy to aid in releasing
tension with point specific heat stubborn knots. Areas of significant
importance to me include head/neck/shoulder, TMJ (Jaw massage),
therapeutic breast massage, pre- & post- natal massage, scar tissue
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Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-46695610620788398972014-03-17T11:58:00.000-07:002014-03-17T11:58:47.958-07:00Design Brief - Greeting CardsSomeone posed the question to me "how do you get people to care about greeting cards?"<br />
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To be fair, I hadn't given this much thought in the past. If you're a regular of my blog here, you may have noticed that I love greeting cards, and I love making people love greeting cards, and making greeting cards that people love, and really any other combinations of those words that you can think of ;)<br />
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So, why greeting cards? To me, greeting cards are a very base gift, often simple and affordable. They generally speak to one person taking the time to show someone else that they care. Friend having a birthday? Give them a card. Want to add a little something extra to your Valentine's? Give them a card.<br />
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Now maybe I'm a bit of a cynic, but I've seen the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5kWu1ifBGU" target="_blank">video</a> outlining how engagement rings are a bit of a scam, and while I know it's not ENTIRELY the same, I can see how there's a correlation between big companies and greeting cards. Believe me, I've been there.<br />
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Now that being said, I love a really well made card (I might be a bit of a paper craft nerd), but I'm not always interested in spending a lot of money on something mass produced. I like things that are creative, maybe a little complicated, but most certainly unique... and I'd be surprised if my clients don't as well.<br />
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We all have different passions, hobbies, interests. With any luck, we all have someone we care for that could use a greeting card. *makes handshake motion* See what I did there? I took your passion and combined it with your need, and showed you how you don't need to settle.<br />
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Thanks for reading :)Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-57990192394047458852014-03-03T09:45:00.001-08:002014-03-03T09:45:36.040-08:00Design Brief - The Business CardBusiness cards. If you're a business owner, an employee, or just have an interesting catchphrase, they are an affordable way for your audience to have your contact information at their fingertips.<br />
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If I were to pose the question "what makes a <i>good</i> business card?", with a little bit of thought I'm sure everyone reading could come up with an answer, whether you work with them professionally or not. But if I posed the question "what makes a <i>bad</i> business card?" there would probably be a laundry list of responses all relating back to cards we've seen in the past.<br />
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Keeping those horror stories fresh in your minds, and remembering that in some circles I am considered a professional, I'd like to give you all a little rundown of some business card design dos and don'ts:<br />
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<u>Keep It Simple</u><br />This is a rule that, unless you have a very, very, VERY good reason, trumps all the other rules and is the guiding force behind most of the other helpful hints to follow. The simplicity aspect usually applies to the visual presentation of type and layout, and can apply to the card itself, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with rounded corners or die cuts.<br />
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When it comes to your fonts and images, how you layout your card is important. Whether you're printing your card using an online company, or providing files to a local printshop, each will have certain guidelines about how close you can put your text and images to the edge so it remains safe when cutting out your cards. While there is a whole other area of consideration when your cards have "bleeds" (images and colours that print to the edge of the card), the core information you do not want to "run off the edge" needs to be a safe distance. Remember that nobody is perfect, paper can sometimes shift in machines, and one printer's safe area may differ from another's. <br />
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<u>Choose Your Fonts Wisely</u><br />The choice of fonts is a post all by itself, so let's just pull the relevant parts out. First, if your logo already has a font in it, it's a grey area if you can continue that font in the rest of your materials. Some people like to, some don't, but ultimately it may count as a font on your business cards. This key point sets up an important rule - so not use too many fonts. A complimentary font to your logo (a serif and a sans serif, a heavy and a thin, etc.) is really all you need. Remember that a single font like Helvetica comes in a range of sizes, bold, italic, bold italic, thin, heavy... using the one font you have a wide variety of options. In the end, keep your text simple and clean and your cards will look that much more professional.<br />
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Colour choice is as important as font choice, and starts off with the same general sets of rules: if you have a logo / brand that uses certain colours, continue these out onto your business cards. This helps give your an overall brand recognition. If you want to use a variety of colours on your cards, again, try to keep it simple and stay to complimentary colours. Don't have your colour scheme fight with anything else: keep your logo standing out, and don't lose your text into the background. Nothing wrong with a simple, white background or a simple one-colour field if your logo or text call for it.<br />
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There are many more things that can be discussed here, points regarding your layout and how to properly prepare your file for printing, but a lot of these things are going to resolve themselves by growing a good relationship with your designer. They'll help you choose the best layout, work with you to keep your overall design simple, and often most importantly discuss with you the best way to keep your project cost effect.<br />
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Was there anything important you want me to discuss further? Anything I discussed still unclear? Leave a comment and I'll address your points in a future post :)<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
<br />Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-33751079568338564592014-01-17T07:53:00.003-08:002014-01-17T07:53:55.153-08:00A New Year Already Ramping UpGreetings as always fair readers. And those not so fair. You know who you are...<br />
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Man alive did December not explode onto the scene! Several new clients caused me to just keep my head down and hit some tricky deadlines, but we're back to normal around here which basically means an update every 2 - 3 weeks versus every 2 - 3 months :P<br />
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I kid. I hope.<br />
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But I have been working a number of side projects and things lately. Apparently, I still like to paint mini figs:<br />
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And <a href="http://madartlab.com/author/jabberwock/" target="_blank">someone</a> was magical enough to show me how to operate a laser cutter! Oh dear, I think I will just have to laser cut all the things...<br />
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Other than that it's more the same around here. I'm going to hit you with some client spotlight posts in the future as a regular thing, I like trying to give back that way. Still working out a proper format for here, suggestions are always welcome.<br />
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Stay classy, and thanks for reading :)<br />
Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-29650400147993186952013-11-14T12:32:00.003-08:002013-11-14T12:32:40.350-08:00Client Spotlight - Freya Metaphysical Enterprises Inc.I've always had an interest in the unusual and the supernatural, and being a long-time friend with the co-owner of Freya seemed like the perfect opportunity for me to flex a bit and combine two interests.<br />
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When we first started discussing the overall brand for this company, there were many things that wanted to be considered: a warm, inviting atmosphere, a little of the beaten path, and honorarium to the mystical side of the goddess Freya and the supernatural nature of the business. We wanted the support images to capture these later ideas, and so I used nature imagery (the stars, the moon, leaves, etc.) to tie together the natural with the supernatural.<br />
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I chose a font appropriate to Freya, sort of a Celtic font (with Celtic adornments), and then used a fitting secondary font to create the tagline. There's also an homage to the cardinal elements found in the choice of colours, just to add a little fun :)<br />
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As usual, the logo was rolled out onto some corporate materials, and we were able to put together a nice little <a href="http://www.freyametaphysical.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for all the company events and seminars that they do. For those that don't want to click the link, here's an excerpt to let you know what Freya Metaphysical is all about:<br />
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<i>We offer helpful workshops and presentations to stimulate your mind.
Ongoing discussion groups to discuss the metaphysical realm of life!
Browse metaphysical products and art. Vibe room for consultations for
entertainment purposes by a number of intuitive workers.</i><br />
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And from their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FreyaMetaphysicalEnterprisesInc" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page:<br />
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<i>Our Mission is to bring the best-of-the best local Psychic/Mediums to
you, and to help nurture and enlighten folks with innovative Spiritual
Development, Seminars, Education Programs, and Guest Speakers. To take
all that we grow with and open it up like a flower bud to blossom into a
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As always, thanks for reading :)<br />
Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582443198733994714.post-2428698016523545422013-11-05T07:29:00.000-08:002013-11-05T07:29:22.088-08:00Client Spotlight - Living Out Loud!While I was still in the Niagara region, I was contacted to work a small business start up package for a young woman who had just come through the same program that I had.<br />
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We sat down at a local Tim Hortons to chat face to face, and I can honestly it was one of those initial client meetings I wish I had all the time! Morgan was so involved in the work that she did, and had such a passion for it that it was easy to get caught up in what Living Out Loud! is all about. Here's a little bit about the company, from their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/livingoutloudondisplay" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>:<br />
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<i>Living Out Loud listens to the needs expressed by its families and creates programs to meet those specific needs. <br />
Our Place provides children with exceptional abilities and their
families somewhere to drop in and hang out. Our Place offers parents and
their families the opportunity to relax, visit with friends,
collaborate resources and gain support. We offer an accepting and
empowering atmospher</i><span class="text_exposed_show"><i>e where all who come feel welcome.<br />
Every child deserves to discover what lights them up. The Dream
Catchers program creates a personalized plan to not only allow your
child to discover what lights them up, but to help them become great at
it. You can then take your personalized plan and apply it at home, in a
school setting, or join us weekly to spend time with other Dream
Catchers.<br /> Living Out Loud would like to make a lasting difference for you and your family.</i></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Morgan had a thousand and one ideas about what she wanted to do to help those kids, but like most small businesses had no clue how she wanted the company brand to look like. In the end, we were able to brainstorm some solid imagery, and developed the logo below:</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">We were both very happy with the result here: able to capture the overall energy and drive of the company, while still speaking to the core concept of children being able to use their services to reach for their dreams, to take the "wish" and make it a reality. The concepts we worked through for this design were similar from start to finish, only because we were able to grab everything Morgan wanted pretty much off the bat :)</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Thanks for reading!</span>Intelligent Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865183089503241961noreply@blogger.com0