Windham Brannon is an accounting firm in downtown Atlanta that recently celebrated 50 years in business. They needed a simple half page ad designed for The Touchdown Club of Atlanta’s 70th Annual Awards Banquet. The copy was written to tie in the anniversaries of the two establishments and I selected a vintage illustration as well. 

Position: Design Consultant & Project Manager, Self-Employed, Smyrna, Georgia

    

TopKote is a premium Japanese paper that is distributed by Unisource in the United States and Canada. This wine journal was created to showcase the paper’s spectacular performance. The paper representatives were able to take the journal to their customers with a bottle of wine or have a wine tasting to promote paper sales. In the back of the journal, there are dull, uncoated sheets of Starbrite text paper dedicated to documenting favorite wines.

“Ideal for its nice bulk-to-weight ratio, incredible consistency and vibrant color, this top sheet is the toast of printers. And while it’s offered at a competitive price, you’ll still feel like you’re splurging.”  - Emily Capps, copywriter

The cover was printed on TopKote 100 lb. gloss text with 4 PMS colors, then dull laminated with a spot UV coating. The cover paper was then mounted to chipboard with a registered deboss. The interior was a combination of dull and gloss text weight papers printed using 4 color process images, 4 additional PMS colors and offline spot dull and gloss varnishes.

Position: Design Director at Function:, Decatur, Georgia 

 

  

The Bradburn Gallery offers elegant, hand-crafted lighting with attention to every detail. New branding and direct mail campaigns were created to highlight the graceful lighting designs. The new branding was also apparent on the luxurious invitations to the High Point Furniture Market. The Bradburn Gallery has showrooms in Atlanta, High Point and Dallas.

Position: Design Director at Function:, Decatur, Georgia 

 

Invest in Success is Georgia-Pacific’s annual sales conference. The challenge was to create a dynamic and polished brand image that generated excitement among the attendees. Branded materials were created for the week long event on a tight timeline and included volumes of sales training binders, signage, games, direct mail, prizes and event specific programs. The conference was a smashing success.

Position: Design Director at Function:, Decatur, Georgia 

Photo by Grover Studio 

 

Corniche, one of Unisource’s top-selling coated sheet brands, recieved an upgrade to a new blue-white shade with 90-brightness, putting it in line with premium sheets. This transformation had many advantages for designers by giving them reduced show-through and even ink coverage for sharp text and images. This direct mail campaign, Look at the Bright Side, highlighted the advantages of the new shade. A print comparison tool was also produced to provide a side-by-side examination of old and new.

Position: Design Director at Function:, Decatur, Georgia 

 

 

The Get on Track contest was developed to increase volume sales of Georgia-Pacific’s Spectrum paper line. Promotional materials were sent to local merchants and national sales representatives to kick off the race. Prizes included a trip to the Brickyard 400 or the Richard Petty Driving Experience. 

Position: Design Director at Function:, Decatur, Georgia 

Photo by Grover Studio

 

Tangelia and Lorin were planning a simple, casual wedding and wanted their invitation to be equally uncomplicated. The bride is originally from Alabama and collects chicken tchotchke, so she instantly fell in love with this unusual wedding invitation design. She thought the design perfectly reflected the “country-chic” wedding she had in mind, but still modern enough to make her New York-born fiancee happy. The couple also wanted to include their children in the festivities, so along with the rooster and hen, the invitation features three little chicks to represent the three children.

Position: Co-founder and Partner at Paper Dolls Design, Atlanta, Georgia 

Photos by Claudia López Photography 

Rolls-Royce and The Atlantan unveiled the 101EX Grand Touring Coupe concept car by invitation only at Mason Murer Fine Art. The 101EX is an experimental one-of-a-kind creation designed as a 21st century interpretation of the classic Grand Touring coupe. These exclusive invitations were hand delivered to celebrities and head hanchos all over Atlanta.

Position: Co-founder and Partner at Paper Dolls Design, Atlanta, Georgia 

Photos by Claudia López Photography