Branded07 Portfolio Assessment

I chose to review branded07.com because it is very different from my style. The pale blue colors and cartoon birds are not something I would envision for any of my designs, but they fit perfectly here. It shows a soft even fun side of design that a lot of potential customers might want. Even though it has a less serious feel, all the images and layout are completely professional. The artist, Rob Palmer, also shows how diverse his skills are in the sample pages. He has a great variety of designs ranging from grunge to elegant and each example describes the discipline needed to produce the end result. This is a great portfolio site.

Ethical Dilemma

I came across an ethical dilemma that fits in perfectly with one of my portfolio review assignments. We are working on getting our foot in the door with several European auto manufacturers. I usually produce samples with our visitor’s logos, and did this for BMW when they came in last Wednesday. BMW stayed late, and Thursday morning I was doing testing, so when Audi came in I still had their samples in plain sight. They seemed very interested in these, but no one addressed the issue. My dilemma is - should we have clarified that we are not currently producing parts for BMW? I feel that by having these samples in sight we might have implied a more substantial relationship with BMW than we actually have.

Seether Design Competition

Just a quick reminder - don't forget to vote in the Seether design competition today!

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/afefd8083570483da9ccdc98d64086bd/491

Design Competition

Talenthouse.com is a great place to participate in creative projects. I found out about the site on facebook because of a competition they are offering. Contestants are able to submit designs for the merchandise being offered during Seether's upcoming tour. This is one of my favorite bands, so of course I had to submit a design. My time is very limited lately so I didn't get to put as much effort into it as I would have liked, but you can check out my submission at http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/afefd8083570483da9ccdc98d64086bd/491. Voting is on March 14th if you would like to support my design.