After sifting through a dusty shelf in the office basement, I pulled out Shannon-Rose Design’s first digital camera for the office (and it still works). Since we are not a photo studio, I didn’t want to spend a bucketload on a professional digital camera. My goal was to have a full design studio, with high-end scanning capabilities, to photograph small images, print film and matchprints all in house. Except for the technology, we still have a similar business model today. [Read more →]
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This is a story about the pitfalls of logo design. A jumble of expectations, miscommunications, a little anger, some laughter, frustrations and then smiles. Logo design creates interesting situations that are a lesson in how a client can struggle to express their creative thoughts when working in an unfamiliar environment (graphic design) and a designers struggle to achieve that vision.
Shannon-Rose Design created the logo for a new restaurant, Son Of A Sailor, opening in Bolton Landing on Lake George. Tim Mulchy has been a web client for several years, and wanted us to design a logo for a restaurant he purchased.
At the first meeting we established the criteria for the development of the logo. Normally, we have a very disciplined process for developing logos, but this one had a small budget, including the price of an old porch post. Because of this, we broke our own rules to keep the expenses down. Internally, we began with an inspiration board to define style and design elements. Normally we bring the client in at this stage, but we thought we could quickly work through this stage.
Celtic Concept Board For Son Of A Sailor
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Seven years ago, Lisa Nagle came to Shannon-Rose Design with her soon to be business partner, Jere Tatich. They came with a mountain of experience and a vision of this new venture, but no concrete ideas. We began by creating a name for their business, Elan, then a logo and print materials. We followed up soon after with a website from our newly created web department. [Read more →]
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The banner goes up on the building at 17 Chapel.
A sign that things are underway… the official 17 Chapel Boutique Condominiums banner went up this week on the pre-construction building in downtown Albany. Expect to see a lot more action as 3 more floors are added, a new exterior is built, and general renovations get in motion. [Read more →]
Tags: 17 Chapel Boutique Condominiums · Albany Business Review · banners · Large Format Design · large publication Design · Rosenblum Development Corp. –
