Posts Tagged ‘Graphic Design’


November 18th, 2009 by Brian under Graphic Design | 3 Comments »


Abstract Vector Art

This is a tutorial that I found while browsing the popular web design blog called Web Designer Wall. It teaches you how to use Adobe Illustrator to make some very neat abstract art by simply drawing some shapes and using the Twirl and Warp tools to distort them.

Here is a link to the tutorial: Illustrator: Abstract Vector Art

And here are some of the results that I had from this tutorial:

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I have had a lot of fun with this tutorial, and I hope you will as well!

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October 20th, 2009 by Brian under News | No Comments »


October Activity

I haven’t had time to write a nice article in a while, so I wanted to throw something out here to let everyone know how business is doing. First of all, I finished up a large e-commerce project at the beginning of the month for The String Collector. I enjoy rock and roll music and have a bass guitar, so this was a fun project for me to work on. The website can be seen in my portfolio, and you can read about it here: The String Collector

I am currently working on a web store for a band called The Vala. One of the members is a personal friend of mine, and he came to me for help with this project. The design was largely done by him, with input from myself along the way. The test website is still in its initial stages of setup, so you’ll have to wait a bit to see more from this one. This website will be using WordPress and WP e-Commerce just like the store that I put together for The String Collector.

On a different note, I’m about halfway into the school semester, my last semester at WMU, and I can’t wait to be done! It’s exciting to finally be graduating and truly moving into the work force. I know my web design and development skills will continue to expand, and I will use everything I have to help my customers create successful websites.

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August 18th, 2009 by Brian under News | 1 Comment »


Back to Work

Now that I have moved in to my new apartment, I am back to working on web design projects. I recently finished the first draft of a design mockup for an eCommerce guitar website for a shop based in Battle Creek, MI. I have not heard back from the owner yet, but I’m confident that he will like the direction I have taken with the design. Once the design is exactly how he wants it, I can begin the implementation process on top of WordPress and the WP-eComerce plugin. I’m excited, because I think this will turn out to be a very nice web store in the end. I am also currently working on transferring a co-worker’s photography website to a WordPress install. I think that he will benefit greatly from the migration.

As always, Fro Designs is giving out free quotes for web design and development work. If you have any questions relating to the web, we are happy to try and answer them for you. Designing web sites is a great passion of mine, and I’m happy to share my skills with business and people whether they are located in the Kalamazoo area, or anywhere else in the United States or even the world.

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August 4th, 2009 by Brian under News | No Comments »


Moving Saturday

Just a quick update. I’ll be moving to a new apartment on Saturday, and that will involve lots of packing this week. I don’t expect to get any work done until next week after we’re settled in. However, I will still be available to answer quote requests and e-mails during this time.

Once the move is completed, I have a wonderful project to begin working on. This project is an e-commerce store for a music shop located in Battle Creek, MI. I’ll be designing a whole new look for this site, and implementing it on top of WordPress with the WP-eCommerce plugin. Exciting times are ahead, and I’m always looking forward to new projects!

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July 28th, 2009 by Brian under News | No Comments »


Client: Gabbing With Grace

The owner of gabbing with grace came to me looking for help with her wordpress blog. She had a blog that she had been running for quite some time set up on wordpress.com. Unfortunately, wordpress.com did now allow her the functionality and plugin usage that a self-hosted WordPress installation would.

The owner tasked Fro Designs with moving her blog from wordpress.com to a self-hosted solution. This process went fairly smoothly and she seemed to be quite happy with the results. The next step that she would like to take is to redesign the entire look and feel of her blog. I am going to start the design process soon, and hopefully I will have a wonderful new design for Grace’s blog that will make her happy and help to expand our portfolio here at Fro Designs.

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