Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween 2017

Photo montage for postcards and posters.

A personal favorite! Several dozen photos were provided by many artists and then the top photos were assembled into the final piece using Photoshop.

This was one of the first projects where we explored the use of the Golden Ratio throughout the design. The tree divides the left and right using the golden proportion and the golden spiral was used to build the left side giving it a very pleasing balance. The right side is using a combination of the golden spiral, the Van de Graaf Canon, and Tschichold’s recommended 2:3 page-size ratio to balance many focal points.

• Client: Prim Pumpkin
• Website: bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com
• Category: Graphic Design

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Longhorn Steakhouse Expert Griller website

Development of the Longhorn Steakhouse grilling microsite

Perhaps the most fun website we've ever created! We pulled out every trick in the bag to make this an attractive and accessible website that pushed the limits of responsive design.

The project was a partnership between Design Innovations and Mediaura. We developed a PHP framework specifically for the Longhorn Steakhouse Expert Griller microsite in order to have full control of every aspect of the site. It was built with PHP, Javascript, and SCSS using Bourbon.

• Client: Mediaura/Longhorn Steakhouse
• Website: expertgriller.com
• Category: Web Development

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Chimpanzee Photograph at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, MI

Postcard photograph and animal photography

Although animal photography is more of a hobby, John Ball Zoo found this photo on social media and asked if they could make it into a postcard for their gift shop in trade for passes to their zoo. We are working on adding photographs onto free photo sites for others to use. We will post links once they are available.

• Category: Photography

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Hetnet Forum website

Dedicated to the advancement of heterogeneous networks

Hetnet Forum is a long time client with a website dedicated to informing customers of news and education about heterogeneous networks. Integrations with Flickr and Twitter, along with their blog, makes this a solid source of information for their user base. Conditional content is also used to show members specific content within articles of the website once they log in. Monthly security monitoring is also used to ensure their site stays safe and online.

• Client: Hetnet Forum / Wireless Infrastructure Association
• Website: http://hetnetforum.com
• Category: Web Development

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Raw Revolution Identity and Product Labels

Logo creation and spice label design and layouts

Kelli Coffee has many parts to her business and she wanted an umbrella identity to cover it all. She wanted something that had a phoenix, a feeling of flowing, and to incorporate the Eye of Ra into it. It took a lot of planning and iterations to make a design that is elegant while leaving a sense of mystery within it. She was very pleased with the final design.

After the logo was completed we created a series of spice labels for another part of her business. The Kickstarter logo was photographed in-house and transformed into a painted appearance in post production. The three labels were designed in Photoshop and Illustrator then laid out in Indesign.

• Client: Kelli Coffee
• Website: kelliintherawtv.com
• Category: Graphic Design

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Ener-Tec, LLC website

Leading the world in non-chemical fluid treatment since 1978

Ener-Tec, LLC is a long-time client with an incredible product. The LKC keeps scale from building up in water pipes and parrifin from building up in oil pipelines using a specially developed electromagnetic product so no chemicals are used to keep pipes clean which is fantastic for the environment. The website was planned and built to handle a large amount of questions and information on a variety of applications.

• Client: Ener-Tec, LLC
• Website: ener-tec.com
• Category: Web Development

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Medical Journals

Specialized software dedicated to the publishing industry

Our medical journal websites feature a culmination of years of development tools created for publishing. We have developed a publishing workflow truly unique in the industry:

Design and Layout

1. XML files that are handed off after the peer review process are parsed into a variety of different files that speed up development time and reduce errors by eliminating most of the rekeying steps.
2. Parsed XML is imported into Indesign to ensure no errors are made entering critical content.
3. We can create full issues from start to finish or assist with any step of the process.

Web Development

1. Each article has its own administration page for generating CrossRef XML for the article and/or media, generate emails to be sent to the authors, and other helpful features.
2. A custom media embedding script automates embedding PDF files, YouTube, Powerpoint, HTML, and any other media. See an example at https://structuralheartdisease.org/volume-2-issue-2-april-2016/state-of-the-art-review/state-of-the-art-periprocedural-3d-transesophageal-echocardiography-during-transcatheter-mitral-valve-in-valve-implantation
3. Media links to a dynamic URL created specifically for each piece of media each article contains. This allows for a DOI link to be created for each piece of media which is used to link to media within the PDF of each issue.
4. PubMed XML files are parsed using a custom XSL script to create the full article content within the website (a requirement for PubMed Central and MedLine.)
5. Individual article PDFs are available to download as well as the full issue. An online flip-book with many additional viewing options can be created to give users a traditional viewing format.
6. Newsletters can be dynamically generated using direct links to each website article.

The online publishing world is being taken over by conglomerates that treat their customers like another number and publishers have lost their voice in what happens with their work. Design Innovations fills a niche for publishers who want to have a say in what happens with their journals and be nimble enough to move with the changing technology instead of being locked down by dated software with large corporations who can't modify their software to meet your needs. Whether you are in the publishing industry or are just looking for a custom solution to your needs, contact Design Innovations to explore what is possible and make your thoughts into reality.

• Clients: Science International Corp., Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Grapho Publications
• Example website 1: tomography.org
• Example website 2: structuralheartdisease.org/
• Category: Graphic Design

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Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween Show 2018

Artwork for postcards, posters, and a featured magazine spread

The second year of the Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween Show was much more challenging since several artists were being featured and each needed to have a piece within the artwork. Two iterations of the design were created. One was for posters and postcards and the other was for a spread in a special Halloween issue of Art Doll Quarterly

• Client: Prim Pumpkin
• Website: bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com
• Category: Graphic Design

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Miscellaneous Retouching Projects

A collection of retouching before and after images

Design Innovations started as a graphic design and photo retouching company. Work has been done for companies such as Kellogg's, BMW, Dometic, and several major magazines. Since 1994, Design Innovations has processed over 500,000 digital images in virtually ever field you could imagine. Whatever your digital photo, design, or layout needs are you can trust Design Innovations to provide you with the highest quality product.

• Category: Retouching

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