Category Archives: design

2012 Boat Tour Post Card for Allegheny Land Trust
For 2012 we decided to go with a sort of a Caribbean theme and color scheme, using a shade of orange suggested by one of the board members. Add purple and green and a few decorative fonts, and we’re ready

2012 Boat Tour Post Card for Allegheny Land Trust
For 2012 we decided to go with a sort of a Caribbean theme and color scheme, using a shade of orange suggested by one of the board members. Add purple and green and a few decorative fonts, and we’re ready

Boat Tour Post Card for Allegheny Land Trust
This land conservation organization offers a boat tour to those interested in seeing a unique view of Pittsburgh from each of the city’s three rivers, then a tour up the Allegheny to see Sycamore Island, which they’ve purchased and conserved

Boat Tour Post Card for Allegheny Land Trust
This land conservation organization offers a boat tour to those interested in seeing a unique view of Pittsburgh from each of the city’s three rivers, then a tour up the Allegheny to see Sycamore Island, which they’ve purchased and conserved

Ladies’ Luncheon Menu and Tickets for 2012
Every year I choose a different flower for this project, something from my own flower garden from the previous year since I usually design the ticket in January or February, the menu a little later. This year, however, I decided

Ladies’ Luncheon Menu and Tickets for 2012
Every year I choose a different flower for this project, something from my own flower garden from the previous year since I usually design the ticket in January or February, the menu a little later. This year, however, I decided

2012 ACFL&MH Living History Weekend Post Card
2012 still recognizes the sesquicentennial, or the 150th anniversary, of the Civil War; last year was the beginning of the war, this year and the next two follow the history of battles and hardships. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music

2012 ACFL&MH Living History Weekend Post Card
2012 still recognizes the sesquicentennial, or the 150th anniversary, of the Civil War; last year was the beginning of the war, this year and the next two follow the history of battles and hardships. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music

Logo Design: Liberti
I do a fair amount of design work for this large congregation in Western Pennsylvania near Indiana University of PA, and in this case the traditional limestone Presbyterian church wanted to appeal to youth and college students. They showed me

Logo Design: Liberti
I do a fair amount of design work for this large congregation in Western Pennsylvania near Indiana University of PA, and in this case the traditional limestone Presbyterian church wanted to appeal to youth and college students. They showed me

A Job Well Done: ACFL&MH Winter Newsletter
The Chartiers Valley Partnership has achieved its mission, the long-time executive director (and good friend) leaves, new staff joins and other rearrange to new positions; it’s a milestone of achievement in the capital campaign and the master plan for the

A Job Well Done: ACFL&MH Winter Newsletter
The Chartiers Valley Partnership has achieved its mission, the long-time executive director (and good friend) leaves, new staff joins and other rearrange to new positions; it’s a milestone of achievement in the capital campaign and the master plan for the

A Gala Tribute to Joe Negri at ACFL&MH
The 2011 benefit for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is a gala tribute to jazz legend Joe Negri, a Pittsburgh native, including jazz performers Maureen Budway, Roger Humphries, Mike Tomaro and Sean Jones. Hard to believe it’s

A Gala Tribute to Joe Negri at ACFL&MH
The 2011 benefit for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is a gala tribute to jazz legend Joe Negri, a Pittsburgh native, including jazz performers Maureen Budway, Roger Humphries, Mike Tomaro and Sean Jones. Hard to believe it’s

Ladies’ Luncheon Menu and Tickets for 2011
Every year I choose a different flower for this project, something from my own flower garden from the previous year since I usually design the ticket in January or February, the menu a little later. I design this for a

Ladies’ Luncheon Menu and Tickets for 2011
Every year I choose a different flower for this project, something from my own flower garden from the previous year since I usually design the ticket in January or February, the menu a little later. I design this for a

Retractable Banner for ALT
This is a vinyl retractable banner, 33.75″ W x 85″ H. When in use, the feet unfold and a telescoping arm slides tall enough to hold the banner at the top, and the banner unreels like a window blind, but

Retractable Banner for ALT
This is a vinyl retractable banner, 33.75″ W x 85″ H. When in use, the feet unfold and a telescoping arm slides tall enough to hold the banner at the top, and the banner unreels like a window blind, but

Post Card for Joe Negri Gala
The 2011 benefit for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is a gala tribute to jazz legend Joe Negri, a Pittsburgh native, including jazz performers Maureen Budway, Roger Humphries, Mike Tomaro and Sean Jones. This design is also

Post Card for Joe Negri Gala
The 2011 benefit for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is a gala tribute to jazz legend Joe Negri, a Pittsburgh native, including jazz performers Maureen Budway, Roger Humphries, Mike Tomaro and Sean Jones. This design is also

Great Rescues Calendar and Gift Book
I’m pleased to present my first published work, truly a labor of love from creating the portraits within it to collecting the stories and designing, printing and publishing it. Great Rescues is a 16-month desk calendar and gift book featuring

Great Rescues Calendar and Gift Book
I’m pleased to present my first published work, truly a labor of love from creating the portraits within it to collecting the stories and designing, printing and publishing it. Great Rescues is a 16-month desk calendar and gift book featuring

Signs for Wingfield Pines Installed
I know I keep writing about these signs, but they were a very big project involving a number of people and a period of time, and even after all the designing and illustrating and planning, it’s nothing like seeing the

Signs for Wingfield Pines Installed
I know I keep writing about these signs, but they were a very big project involving a number of people and a period of time, and even after all the designing and illustrating and planning, it’s nothing like seeing the

Carnegie, a Town and its Library: ACFL&MH News
We’ve just finished another newsletter, bigger than ever, and just in time for the Civil War Sesquicentennial Living History Weekend on April 30. It’s also the 110th birthday of the Library’s opening on May 2, 1901. After all the full-color

Carnegie, a Town and its Library: ACFL&MH News
We’ve just finished another newsletter, bigger than ever, and just in time for the Civil War Sesquicentennial Living History Weekend on April 30. It’s also the 110th birthday of the Library’s opening on May 2, 1901. After all the full-color

Downspout Disconnect Brochure and Illustrations
I am happy to share this brochure both for my design, photos and illustrations and for the information it offers. As we try to protect our water supplies and mitigate the chance of flooding during heavy rainfall, communities across the

Downspout Disconnect Brochure and Illustrations
I am happy to share this brochure both for my design, photos and illustrations and for the information it offers. As we try to protect our water supplies and mitigate the chance of flooding during heavy rainfall, communities across the

Parkinson Foundation of Western PA Newsletter
I’m very pleased to have begun working with this organization at the beginning of 2011, like a gift for the new year. They’ve been producing a newsletter for some years, so for this, my first newsletter designed for the organization,

Parkinson Foundation of Western PA Newsletter
I’m very pleased to have begun working with this organization at the beginning of 2011, like a gift for the new year. They’ve been producing a newsletter for some years, so for this, my first newsletter designed for the organization,

Civil War Sesquicentennial Post Card
I just had to use that word in the headline. Quick—what does it mean? It means it’s the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall will be hosting a “living history”

Civil War Sesquicentennial Post Card
I just had to use that word in the headline. Quick—what does it mean? It means it’s the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall will be hosting a “living history”

Teacher Certificate for 3rd Street Yoga
The client, and also my yoga teacher, not only hosts regular yoga classes but is also a licensed yoga teacher-training school. The certification board stipulated a certificate that could not be easily reproduced to give to her students. I used

Teacher Certificate for 3rd Street Yoga
The client, and also my yoga teacher, not only hosts regular yoga classes but is also a licensed yoga teacher-training school. The certification board stipulated a certificate that could not be easily reproduced to give to her students. I used

Allegheny Valley School “Perspectives” Newsletter
Just in time for the Super Bowl, we finished Allegheny Valley School’s winter edition of Perspectives. 2010 was their 50th Anniversary of serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and while the 50th is considered the “golden anniversary”,

Allegheny Valley School “Perspectives” Newsletter
Just in time for the Super Bowl, we finished Allegheny Valley School’s winter edition of Perspectives. 2010 was their 50th Anniversary of serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and while the 50th is considered the “golden anniversary”,

Two-color Design: Monroeville Program Book
It’s time for the winter catalog of classes for this customer and once again it’s two-color design with heavy text formatting; I like variety in my design assignments. One of the colors will be black, what other color best describes

Two-color Design: Monroeville Program Book
It’s time for the winter catalog of classes for this customer and once again it’s two-color design with heavy text formatting; I like variety in my design assignments. One of the colors will be black, what other color best describes

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall News
The winter issue of this biannual newsletter for one of my favorite places is about to hit the mail. I designed the 12-page two-color newsletter, and all photos of the facility and events at and for the facility are are

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall News
The winter issue of this biannual newsletter for one of my favorite places is about to hit the mail. I designed the 12-page two-color newsletter, and all photos of the facility and events at and for the facility are are