Thursday, October 22, 2009

Dammit Janet Fronts

Here are a few front proposals for the club Dammit Janet. The main objective with these is to grab attention and be a bit out of the ordinary.

This one is going to print now. That gnome gets around!

This one is not being used as of now. It focused a bit too much on the 80's instead of 'retro' and since Charlotte already has an 80's club, it didn't make the cut. It still makes me smile though.

And this one is my favorite... oh, black sheep, always a good time!

Pig Pickin Oyster Roast

Common House will be hosting it's First Annual Pig Pickin' Oyster Roast on Saturday November 7. Here are some of the ads that I designed to help promote the event. All promotional materials include: 11" x 17" poster, 4" x 5" two sided handbills, tickets, a web banner for Creative Loafing's website and three different sized ads for the three weeks preceding the event's issues of Creative Loafing (quater page, vertical half page & full page). I drew the pig and then created the rest of the materials in Photoshop.

11" x 17" Poster


Event tickets

Web Banner for http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com

Monday, October 19, 2009

Common House Menu

Here is the new menu for Common House. The purpose of changing the menu was to make the menu more of an extension of the Common House brand and to better highlight the delicious food. The old menu was a flimsy laminated 8.5" x 14" piece of paper with vague descriptions and layout that raised more questions than it answered. The new menus are folded menu books with the menus printed on a light cream colored paper.
Front cover of the menu.

Inside of menu, blueprint faded in background in keeping with 'house' theme.

Back of menu, lots of information about Common House.

Beer list laminated and stands on each table.

Wine list on opposite side of beer list.


Sunday, October 11, 2009

A Fun & Open Floor Plan

This house was so much fun to work with, the homeowners are young and excited to be a little more creative with their home. When we first started the project, the home was very compartmentalized. There was not a good flow to the space at all and much of the home was in bad shape. We completely changed the floor plan of the house to make it much more of a family oriented space. The kitchen is open to the family room and the dining area and all of the bedrooms are directly off of this space, no wasted hallway space. Once the floor plan was finalized, the homeowners made a lot of the design decisions themselves. I came back and helped out with decisions during the building process and then made the paint selections.

Here is the open kitchen, great for a young family to hang out together. All paint is Sherwin Williams brand. The walls are a nice neutral blueish gray called 'Gray Screen' and the ceiling is a warm orange tone that creates warmth in the space called 'Folksy Gold.' All cabinets were selected by the homeowner based on the floor plan provided and are from Ikea.


This room is the future dining room, but is currently a seating area. The paint is called 'Tigereye.'

From the guest bedroom looking into the living room. The doors are painted 'Iron Ore.' This color adds the feel of an older home yet with a modern twist. Richer and more interesting than your typical trim white door color.
This is the office/ mommy station of the house; fun and bright with 'Sassy Green' on the walls and a Capiz shell chandelier.

The homeowner loves to travel and wanted to use many of the treasures she has collected to decorate the house. This bedspread was from her travels and she wanted to incorporate it in the space and pull vibrant colors from it for the walls. We selected 'Theater Red' for the wall behind the bed and 'Mesmerize' for the other three walls. This room feels incredibly cozy and romantic.
Here is the bedroom from the other side, showing off some great travel finds!The bathroom is painted 'Lazy Gray' and has contrasting tiles on the floor and surrounding the tub. Laying the floor tiles on a 45 degree angle is another great way to add interest and contrast.
The kid's room is a fun space. The bifold closet doors are painted with chalkboard paint to encourage creativity in the children.
The walls of the kid's bedroom have a fun stripe pattern and remains gender neutral for both of the children.

Common House KRAWL Ad

Plaza Midwood has a seasonal Krawl where local businesses stay open late, have drink specials and entertainment. This Fall's Krawl is also raising Breast Cancer Awareness. Common House is donating a portion of the proceeds from the night's sales to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and offering $5.00 Pink Martinis. Here is the ad that I created to go on the Krawl page of the Creative Loafing.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Dammit Janet Flyer

Dammit Janet! Weekly Events Flyer