Today, my work appeared on the front page of The Dallas Morning News.

A story describing the overhaul of Interstate 635 (known as “LBJ”) featured the information graphic about managed lanes that I designed for the Texas Department of Transportation.

My original graphic was in this brochure for TxDOT. The newspaper modified the colors and ran it on the front page under the sub-headline “How managed toll lanes work.”

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To my clients, friends, fans and family: May you have happy and healthy 2009.

For nearly a year, I’ve been working with ParentsClick Network, Inc., a privately held social network and digital media technology company based in San Francisco.

As a Senior Designer and Creative Director, I designed website prototypes for the company’s nationwide multi-site parenting network.

Today, Lifetime TV announced its acquisition of ParentsClick. Read the press release here.

My work samples are confidential right now — I hope to update you with screenshots soon! Meanwhile, enjoy browsing ParentsClick Network’s popular flagship site, MothersClick®.

The New LBJ is an expansion of Interstate 635 around Dallas, Texas, described as “the most regionally significant transportation improvement project in North Texas.”

I designed a visual package for the introduction of The New LBJ to Dallas-area residents, city councils, commercial land owners, and media.

The project was designed for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). I served as a design subcontractor for the communications team of the Texas Transportation Institute. With only a month before rollout, I assisted the team by designing a brochure, maps, PowerPoint backgrounds, and a logo.

My role: Creative direction, design, layout

Others provided: Photography, design, writing, project management

See also the LBJ Mobility Project website.

I was asked to serve as a judge for the Association for Communication Excellence Critique & Awards program. ACE develops professional skills of its members to extend knowledge about agriculture, natural resources and life and human sciences to people worldwide.

I judged print advertising, illustration, and logos created by designers around the world — from Iowa to the Philippines. Entries were judged against each other and against a general standard of excellence.

This client had a web site, but needed a new logo and top banner for it.

I designed the logo and top web banner (above) for Do-Over Clothing.com, a Houston-based company specializing in unique, waterproof babywear.

My role: logo design, graphic design

Others provided: web site design

A sweet 6×6 scrapbook for a baby girl. Supplies used include stickers and tags from K&Company’s Brenda Walton Small Wonders Girl collection. Paper is miscellaneous.
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I designed this logo and web site for a bakery. The design’s simple elegance gives the spotlight to the bakery’s product.
My role: designer. Others provided photography. Mockup.

Happy New Year!

So far on this site, I’ve showcased some of my all-time favorite projects. The big, flashy ones. But realistically, not every client needs a big, flashy project.

I’ve designed countless flyers, folders, invitations, postcards, ads, forms, banners, presentation backgrounds, and, of course, the workhorse: the tri-fold brochure. If it has to look good, I’ve done it. Many of these projects are completed on a quick schedule and a low production budget — but not at the sake of quality design.

I’ll work on posting these gems. Stay tuned for updates!

I designed this logo and website for the Texas Forest Service. The Wildfire Information Toolbox is a centralized web site to share news, maps and details about wildfires in Texas.

My role: Toolbox logo design, web design, XHTML and CSS development

Others provided: TFS “star and tree” logo design, writing, photography