WEBSITE DESIGN: Jon Doe Music

Posted by STIZO / at 8:58 PM / / 23 comments

Jon?Doe's manager hollered at me to see if I can revamp his site. This was a total overhaul. We started with the header logo and worked our way through the overall layout. He wanted the four elements of the hip hop culture (breakdancing, deejaying, emceeing and graffiti) to be evident in the design and the navigation to be easy. They were very particular about the type of equipment that I used in the final design and were pleased with the results.

The working site can be viewed here >>click<<, 

but here are a few screen shots...

LOGO DESIGN: International Auto Rebuilders

Posted by STIZO / at 11:24 PM / / 7 comments

International Auto Rebuilders, a body shop specializing in foreign vehicles, was wondering if I could help them rebrand their business. The current visual representation that they had did not fit with the clientele that they dealt with on a daily basis. 

After narrowing down the options, they chose this logo...

LOGO, MEDIA & PRODUCT DESIGN: Children's Heart Foundation | Hearts at Play

Posted by STIZO / at 11:48 AM / / 1 comments

The Children's Heart Foundation requested some assistance on an event that they were throwing called Hearts at Play. They didn't want the event to have the same feel as the previous year so I steered clear of the classroom imagery that was shown to me as an example. The first thing we tackled was the type treatment for the title of the event. Simple and to the point...

Invitations followed. This one was created as a general mailer, but individual ones for eight children were created based off of this model.

Display elements were also created including a photo wall with all of the sponsor logos, posters/banners for each sponsor and a timeline of the evenings events. The final piece was a simple 2 color shirt to give to the attendees of the event.

The event turned out great and the venue was perfect! My job was done. 

Here is a little collage of the sights and activities that night...

LOGO DESIGN: Team Melania

Posted by STIZO / at 10:27 AM / / 0 comments

A friend from high school contacted me to design a logo for a fund raising effort to raise money for his daughter Melania that is suffering from Rett Syndrome. He needed the logo to be playful and represent his daughter upon first glance. He told me that her smile was like a ray of sunshine, so I played with different sun elements and ultimately we agreed on this graphic.

 

The shirts were white on purple and were a hit with the supporters!

LOGO DESIGN: Eight Men Out

Posted by STIZO / at 9:25 AM / / 6 comments

A baseball blog focused on the Chicago White Sox was looking for a logo that had a vintage baseball feel. After a few concepts, they decided on this one...

They also wanted to do a two-color short run of promo t-shirts for the team...

LOGO DESIGN: DJ Sabado

Posted by STIZO / at 11:57 PM / / 0 comments

Sabado wanted a graffiti, throw-up style logo that would be used on flyers and promotional materials.  This job was straight to the point and he knew exactly what he wanted to see. 

Here is the result...

You can find DJ Sabado opening for various hip hop acts and spinning at multiple venues in and out of the Chicagoland area. For an up to date schedule of his events, check his facebook.

LOGO DESIGN: Element Pain and Wellness Center

Posted by STIZO / at 4:45 AM / / 0 comments

It's been a minute! I haven't been able to keep my work/sleep schedule regular and the blog has been suffering. This logo was created for a chiropractor that wanted to incorporate his chemical background with his current occupation. 

We went back and forth a few times and it evolved into this...

Check out Element and fix yourself...