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The onset of springs brings forth a new sense of hope. Or at least this is the mindset I am trying to keep. With all this talk of recessions and job loss its hard to keep a strong, positive mental outlook. Well Stout Ideas is busier than ever so far in 2009 and trying to hold strong to that optimism. This surge in business explains the lack of posts and website advances—or at least that's my excuse.

Anyway I've been busy with some new shirt designs, a complete Web design for Enerdyne Power Systems and Advance One Development. I've also been working on a logo for a chiropractic and soft tissue sports rehabilitation office. Below are some samples. No telling whats in store for Stout Ideas, the future looks bright. I've been busy at AAA Carolinas and will try to get some samples up soon on the portfolio page.

New Porfolio Items

I put up a summary of images that I think streamline some of my better photographs. I also added some web design examples. It's a slim collection but I hope to change that in '09. Drop me a line and let me know what you think.

Happy New Year

Holy cow man! Where did 2008 go? I mean tax time already - this stinks! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, a great new year and is ready for a action-packed year in 2009. I closed out 2008 with my busiest year ever in freelance work yet! This year I hope to double that with some exciting new creative projects. I really want to focus this year on creating some really nice, quality portfolio pieces and also do some personal explorations in some fine art realms. I been pretty busy with my new job at AAA and should be posting some things that I've been doing here soon. For now you can look at one of my invitations I just finished for my best buddy's Stock the Bar engagement party.

Updates

Sorry for not blogging lately, I've been busy changing jobs, attending engagement showers(lame), and cooking food on Chef Fresco. I have not been doing a lot of portfolio-quality stuff lately. I've been working on a website portal page for Porforma Identity Pros, a logo for my buddy's brother who is starting up a Reality company and some other monotonous production work. I kinda miss designing the exhibits that I was doing a month ago. The end product of seeing your work in such a grand scale was pretty rewarding. I do like my new job at AAA Carolinas though, and have been putting together a nice magazine-styled advertorial to come out the first of 2009. Below are some shots of the web portal and logo design.

New food blog...

So I created a new food blog to showcase all my delicious eats. My girlfriend and I have been in constant competition to create the best meals we possibly can. They started turning out so well that we began to take photos of them which led to this blog. Check it out and let me know what you think. I believe I missed my calling.

New Job!

I've got a new job! I will begin working for AAA Carolinas on November the 10th 2008 as a in-house graphic designer. Unfortunately this means I will be parting ways with ACI Design. It has been a wonderful experience learning the ins and outs of the exhibit design trade but I feel that it is time for a change and a shift back to print-based design.

Recent Logo Work

So I thought I would drop a post and show the world some recent branding work that I've been busing myself with. Above are a couple of concepts for two different companies. Picazo, a landscape company (duh), wanted a clean, cool look for they're new business that portrayed a professional feel even though the company is small. Green Collar Crew needed a design that reflected they're green construction and renovation practices. Drop me a line and let me know what you think of these solutions and I'll be sure to keep you updated with new and exciting designs. On a side note, the web and photography sections of my portfolio page are almost complete and should be up by the first of next week.