Blue Window Creative

Web

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:10:55 +0000

As most of our web design work in on a contractor basis, we like to keep this portfolio more private/below the radar, per client request. Mary is generally the web/mobile designer if you’re interested in on-site contract work in the Portland area, but are also available for remote projects. Available for work from simple banner design, cleaning up files for development, or full concepts. Flexible on short notice, as well as working quickly against tight deadlines. (It’s probably a given that longer notice is always appreciated, but understand that’s not always possible.)

Contact Mary for a pdf portfolio of our user experience work.

Retail & Promotional

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:54:07 +0000

* some of this work was created in collaboration with M+BG and Brickhouse Studios

Contact

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:44:09 +0000

To email us directly, please contact us: design@bluewindowcreative.com and follow along via @bluedub on twitter.

Branding

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:26:03 +0000

Logos have become a trendy item, and you can pick one up for the bargain price of $99-or freesies if you find the right hungry design student. Having a logo does not mean much by itself. The most beautiful, conceptual logo on the side of a skeezy van with a flat tire and busted window isn’t seeing its full potential. A logo mark should be a reflection of the business or product, how the customers are taken care of, and if nothing else, just be simple and non-disruptive to the environment you’re creating. Remember that the business determines the strength of the brand; build a solid foundation for your business before considering how that translates into a visual statement.

*some of this work was created in collaboration with M+BG design.

Show & Tell Friday : Photo Inspiration

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:41 +0000

A few years ago, Joel and I stopped in at an estate sale in Kansas City. There was a large box of slides, an old “one at a time” projector, and this book of contact sheets that we picked up for $25. This was where our obsession with other people’s pictures began. Not just photographing people (as that had been long underway) but staring at ones others had taken. Not by artists, professionals, or anyone remotely famous; just people with a camera documenting their life. I’m amazed like a 3-year-old by the mystery behind them and how much you really can gather from an image, without the verbal background story.

When we moved out to Oregon, there were (thankfully!) only so many things we could take with us; you should’ve seen how much stuff we gave away. (I actually think most of our own wedding pics are still in a box in a friend’s attic!) But not this. As although our own history is important, we have the drive to narrate and read other stories. (Super Hero pics aside. )

The only date I could find on here was from 1959; 50 years ago. Makes me wonder-50 years from now, what will the photographs made today say? Humbling to think about on this rainy Friday afternoon. (I gave some of the images have narrative tags if you just let the cursor rest on them.)

Our Young Design Grasshopper : Jamie

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Say hello to our intern, Jamie! She does our laundry, alphabetizes our soup cans, and counts out all our vitamins for the week. Okay, so maybe none of the above, but would be handy. Some fun facts in no particular order :

Has a fear of owls, lived in Rome, explored Sweden by herself, enjoys piggy back rides down the mountains of Colorado, does not enjoy the musical stylings of James Brown, sees beauty in oddly patterned leaves and Santa-like beards, and had a pet rat named Izzy. She loves kids because they are honest, unbiased, and psyched about everything. She dreams of working with Invisible Children, and using her design skillz for social good, vs. cube-farm, “make it pop” evil. Hence the little “Sassy Revolution” icon for her.

She’ll be helping us out here and there, with some Wedding Hive stuff and anything else we can pile on her plate. Someday, we’ll all be traveling around in a roving photographer/designer herd, sprinkling love dust on people and giving lots of high fives; remember, you met her here first.

Friday Show & Tell : Young Design Grasshopper

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:42:18 +0000

Designs Featured by Michelle Moore Photography

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:03:02 +0000

We had the pleasure of working with the disturbingly talented Michelle Moore on some new Senior Rep cards! Fresh off the press, check out the feature on her blog. These cards are folded and feature a custom color palette, bold type, and a short panel on the front so the colorful inside peeks out.

Designs Featured by Michelle Moore Photography

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:40:29 +0000