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Archive for June, 2009
Site redesign comps
Site redesign comps

These are the initial comps for the redesign of this site. I may need to fine-tune some colors, but overall I’m pretty happy with the general direction. I used a 16-column layout, which seems well-suited to the content of the Project Detail page. It should adapt well to the blog layout as well, where I’ll [...]

Portfolio Redesign Wireframes

I’m getting ready to start redesigning my web site, particularly with attention to the portfolio section.

These are the wireframes for the landing page and the detail page.

Color Relationships
Color Relationships

PANTONE 386 C recreated in RGB color mode. I think it should be slightly greener:

Albers-style juxtapositions of colored squares. In this first one I varied brightness in steps of 20:

Brightness varied in steps of 40:

Saturation varied in steps of 20:

And, finally, saturation varied in steps of 40:

And, finally, here is my color palette composition. I [...]

Logo Design
Logo Design

This is what I came up with for a logo. It’s meant to be my initials. I started with ‘pg’ in the font BDDiscount (by my all-time favorite font foundry, Buro Destruct) and tweaked them a bit. This isn’t exactly what I was hoping to end up with, but I just don’t have the illustration [...]

Revised business cards
Revised business cards

These are my revised business cards. Replaced the diagonal stripes with an undulating dot pattern that conveys texture but is a more legible ground for the text. I’m pretty happy with these, need to get some printed up soon.

Business card design exercise
Business card design exercise

Direction 01:

Direction 02: