Archive for the ‘ Visual Design ’ Category

Recent Work: SmartTech Homes

It’s been a busy 2011 already and hard to believe that January is already over. So much for my resolution to blog more often! I spite of that though I wanted to take a quick moment to post a site design that I’m currently working on for a Chicago-based home builder specializing in extremely efficient [ READ MORE ]

Why Bigger is Not Always Better

I think a person’s choice in coffee mug says a lot about a person; especially if they don’t drink coffee but that’s another matter all together. Several years ago a former co-worker gave me a coffee mug from the American Marketing Association (also a former client) with the question, “Can you make the logo bigger?” [ READ MORE ]

Are Google and Microsoft Word Taking Design Cues from Each Other?

The other day the Mac users at Vodori got a little treat…an upgrade to Microsoft Office 2011. While I’m not a master of the spreadsheet nor the power presenter I do appreciate the Office suite, especially Word. So when I went to open Word for the first time I noticed that MSFT had already placed [ READ MORE ]

I <3 You

Just a little something I made at work the other day… Pulse icon/logo created while concepting ideas for a webinar series from Vodori called Pre_Scribed. For more details on the year long series on how to launch a successful online marketing strategy in the healthcare industry check out the event page. I’ll be posting more [ READ MORE ]

My logo: Designed in 8 Steps

You never know when inspiration will strike. Hopefully when it does, you have a way to capture the idea thus sparked. This time I have to say I was lucky. I was actually hard at work at something absolutely unrelated to the new logo for myself I’ve been thinking of deep…in the way back of [ READ MORE ]

Personal Branding: My Logo Redesign

For those of you who know me personally, you likely know me by both Christine and Morty which is short for my last name. This is actually where mortmort.com stems from with a little help from the Sweedish Chef from days of yore… But I digress… For myself and countless others, personal branding proves to [ READ MORE ]

Daily Find: Smart, Witty, and Brilliant Campaign

Aquent Campaign Creative Found today while reading an article on Mashable was the single most simple and brilliantly done banner campaign I have come across in quite a while (without going to bannerblog or the like). I try not to throw out such high remarks very often because well let’s face it…we see a lot [ READ MORE ]

Recent Work: Firm58- Site Redesign

Like the cobbler’s children who go without shoes, I’ve always been the Designer without a proper portfolio site. There’s a few reason’s for that. One is having the time to put the design and code together. Two is being able to come up with the right look and feel for myself. (It’s difficult to see [ READ MORE ]

Infographic: 15 Things You Should Know About Caffeine

Via: Homeowners Insurance Discovered via Guy Kawasaki on Twitter[ READ MORE ]

Thought for the Day: Awards

When asked about awards I’ve won…”The awards I’ve won won’t be found on any mantel; they’re in my clients’ pocket.&#[ READ MORE ]

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