CLIENT: Bozeman Brewing
ROLE: Design
AGENCY: Classic Ink
Bozeman Brewing needed a new line of beer bottle labels for their more sophisticated sours and barrel aged varieties, Bozeman Underground. I designed a new look to connect with the more refined drinker.
CLIENT: Bozeman Brewing Company
ROLE: Design
AGENCY: Classic Ink Creative
Bozeman Brewing Company is the original brewery in Bozeman, MT. Their cans are recognized throughout the region for their swoopy font. For this project I created on-brand limited release and seasonal beer labels. Labels include: Blackmore Lager, Taurus Imperial Stout, Route Chute Blonde Ale, Gallagator Doppel Bock, Gone Again Golden & Hey Bear Honey Kolsch.
CLIENT: William Lloyd
ROLE: Logo and Letterhead Design
AGENCY: Jessica Taylor | freelance work
William Lloyd was a gated community in Mount Hood, Oregon. They commissioned me to create a logo and letterhead for their business. I combined the double “L” in “Lloyd” to create a “W” for the mark. I also combined the willowy signature font with Trajan to give it an elegant yet artistic feel.
CLIENT: Blue Glass Bead
ROLE: Logo & Identity Design
AGENCY: Jessica Taylor | freelance work
Blue Glass Bead is a jewelry company started by Nancy Neubert. She creates unique pieces by hand and attaches a blue bead to each piece as a signature. She wanted a clean, modern logo with a personal feel.
CLIENT: Vibes | Fine & Performing Arts
ROLE: Logo, Branding, Promotion Design
AGENCY: Jessica Taylor | freelance work
Amy contacted me back in 2013 to discuss creating a brand for a new music education business she and her husband were starting in Casper, Wyoming. It’s since bloomed into a staple in the community. They do all sorts of music education for the littlest kiddos up through high school students. It’s been really awesome being there from the beginning and watching them grow.
CLIENT: Girls Talk Math Camp
ROLE: Logo & Brand Design
AGENCY: Jessica Taylor | freelance work
Girls Talk Math is a 2-week day camp that encourages girls to consider careers in mathematics. The girls explore interesting mathematical concepts, the history of women in mathematics, and create a blog and podcast series.
Francesca and Katrina wanted a logo that was fresh, modern and feminine, but not overly girlie. I combined the math, girl and podcast themes into a logo that's fun to stick on all kinds of swag.
CLIENT: Outdoor Industry Association
ROLE: Campaign Concept & Design
AGENCY: Nuf Said Advertising
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) was hoping to boost membership with a fun, eye-catching campaign. They wanted something that stood out in a sea of beautiful outdoor activity shots. I came up with the Born to be a Member campaign during a brainstorming meeting. I then brought the idea to life by mixing babies and the outdoors in original ways.
*Design updated to current brand standards. Some designs not used by OIA.
CLIENT: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana
ROLE: Concept & Design
AGENCY: Flying Horse Communication
Create a print ad which focuses on the flexibility of the BlueSolutions® insurance plan.
CLIENT: Warren Miller Performing Arts Center
ROLE: 2019 Theme Creation & Program Design
AGENCY: Classic Ink
Warren Miller Performing Arts Center or WMPAC is a cultural center in Big Sky, MT. Each year they bring world-class shows to their stage and Classic Ink creates a complimentary program and year-long promotional advertising . The theme this year was a tribute to the artistic spirit of Warren Miller. A spirit of freedom is expressed in the spreads with snow explosions, splatters and brush stroke graphics.
CLIENT: Warren Miller Performing Arts Center
ROLE: 2020 Theme Concept & Program Design
AGENCY: Classic Ink
Warren Miller Performing Arts Center or WMPAC is a cultural center in Big Sky, MT. Each year they bring world-class shows to their stage and Classic Ink creates a complimentary program and year-long promotional advertising . This year they wanted to express the energy that a viewer feels when they watch a performance. I came up with the idea of using neon geometric shapes to weave in and out of the images and set a glow to the performances they illuminate.
CLIENT: Jameson Lopp
ROLE: Web Design & Development
AGENCY: Jessica Taylor | freelance work
Jameson is a Bitcoin expert and wanted his website to showcase his many articles and presentations while also being a place for people to learn more about the cryptocurrency. He wanted a responsive site written that he would update and add to with his knowledge of HTML.
I designed and coded a site that was professional and futuristic but yet simple to use and easy to update. In late 2017 the site was getting 2,000 - 3,000 unique visitors per day topping off at 6,000 on Jan 5, 2018.
CLIENT: Fortis Structural, LLC
ROLE: Web Design & Development
AGENCY: Jessica Taylor | freelance work
Fortis came to me to get an updated, responsive website that showed what set them apart from their competition. They reiterated that they wanted their site to quickly showcase their work without being overwhelming. I designed and coded a site that was professional, yet artistic using Squarespace as the platform so it would be easy to maintain and update.
CLIENT: Dribbble Weekly Warm-up
ROLE: Design
Dribbble’s Weekly Warm-up asked us to design a pennant for a sports team.
CLIENT: Laura Gravelle
ROLE: Painter
MEDIA: Oil stick on wood panel, 11"x14"
This piece was commissioned as a portrait of Laura's sister-in-law's dog. I used a unique color pallet to emphasize the thoughtful, quietness the picture captured.
CLIENT: Tim Evans, Fish on the Brain: podcast
ROLE: Illustration
AGENCY: Freelance
Create an illustration of skeletons fishing in a drift boat.
ROLE: Illustrator
PHOTO CREDIT: Richard Avedon
I wanted to realistically illustrate some of my favorite Richard Avedon photos using crosshatch and stipple techniques.
CLIENT: Outdoor Industry Association
ROLE: Design
AGENCY: Nuf Said Advertising
I designed this pocket folder with a beautiful shot of someone exploring the outdoors that spread across the front and back along with a clean, simple interior.
CLIENT: Humane Society of Boulder Valley
ROLE: Illustrator
AGENCY: Nuf Said Advertising
I cut up a photograph of snow to create a snow-cat/dog holiday card for the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. It is complete with hats, coal eyes, and other typical snow-man trimmings.
CLIENT: Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region
ROLE: Design / Illustration (combined with stock illustration)
AGENCY: Nuf Said Advertising
Pawtoberfest is the Humane Society’s Octoberfest fundraiser where they provide a beer garden, food and festivities to raise money for their shelter animals. This design wasn’t chosen by HSPPR (who preferred photographs to illustration at this point in time), but I liked it so much that I thought I’d include it in my portfolio.
CLIENT: Hitachi Data Systems
ROLE: Design
AGENCY: Nuf Said Advertising
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) needed a booklet that helped employees learn about I.T. I designed a piece that used a combo of elementary and scientific design to illustrate the simple steps in a fun, but educational way.
CLIENT: Oracle
ROLE: Print & Web Design
AGENCY: Nuf Said Advertising
I designed summer and winter cross-platform campaigns to showcase Oracle’s “Get an Edge” training. The extreme sports imagery mimics the training’s boundary pushing ideas.
CLIENT: Deer Creek Dental
ROLE: Logo & Identity Design
AGENCY: Jessica Taylor | freelance work
Kent Neubert’s small dental office in Casper, Wyoming needed a logo and brand to match their western personality. I created a reverse block-print of a dry fly and found a font to match.
CLIENT: Verio
ROLE: Design & Animation
AGENCY: Nuf Said Advertising
Zimbra needed a short video to show clients how it had updated it’s email to better cater to business needs. I storyboarded and created this video in Flash to compliment the details being described by the woman about Zimbra’s features.
CLIENT: Humane Society of Boulder Valley
ROLE: Design
AGENCY: Nuf Said Advertising
I created simple, compelling design of the Humane Society’s annual report that focuses on relationships between people and their pets.
ROLE: Painter
MEDIA: Acrylic on canvas
An abstract painting for my husband’s office. I used the paint as a texture element and experimented with various ways of application.
CLIENT: Shutter Force Photography
ROLE: Logo & Brand Design
AGENCY: Jessica Taylor | freelance work
The Brogans are a husband and wife team. They met in Hawaii and are passionate about travel and adventure which is shown in their vividly colored landscapes and action oriented snapshots. I wanted their logo to combine their love of photography and Hawaii. The symbol of the logo combines a shutter and a wave and I gave it an ocean spray texture to complement the font.
CLIENT: SPD (Society of Publication Designers)
ROLE: Designer
PHOTO CREDIT: Amy Neubert
An exercise in designing two spreads of a travel publication.
