business cards for crossroads caterers

So i think im going with the 2nd one...after critique session with my fiance. He claimed that the first looked "too standardized" and i changed the layout of the "stacked" crossroads caterers..Feedback appreciative...Are these working or no? Thanks,

Erika Marie

Updated Outside of menu

I was having some issues with the logo on the front...Comments are appreciative! Please let me know if its working or not? Thanks!!

Erika Marie

Crossroads Caterers updated menu

So to add to my portfolio as of lately i have been working on updating my parents current catering menu...posted below is the inside of the menu...the paper im thinking of using is a brown almost has the feel of a paper bag kind of appearance...im going to see if this paper is going to work or not on monday...if it doesn't work then i'll only have to make a few slight adjustments.

Any comments are greatly appreciative!

Erika Marie

Portfolio case process!

Below are the starting images of my portfolio case, then the removal of the safari print! My idea is to put my name on the front of the portfolio box...should i leave the box the way it is and just put my name on it? Or do you think i should try sanding it down some first and then putting my name branding on it? Comments Appreciative!!

Erika Marie

kitty checkin out the portfolio case :)

CD page for digital_portfolio

Digital Portfolio Progress 2

another page of my digital portfolio

Digital Portfolio Progress

shown below is the starting progress of my digital portfolio...my idea is to try 2 different versions to see which i like the best...my first version will have the same layout and format as my leave behind, then i would like to try a version that has a completely different layout and format to see which feel i like the best!

ive also tried to play around with adding drop shadows to my images

Comments Appreciated,

Erika Marie

Final Interior Portfolio template...for real this time ;p

Web Design Interior Process

To add on to the previous post I think this is what im going to go with for my interior template.
Comments Appreciated!

Erika Marie

Web Design Homepage Process

So i did 2 more versions of my homepage which are posted below.

Earlier in the week I was really diggin the second one but the more and more i look at these I think im going to be going with the first one. I think it's a cleaner design to have my name like that verses someone having to turn their head to read my name.  Also It gives me more space to give descriptions of my portfolio pieces in the interior pages.

Leave Behind!!!!

Hey guys! Just finished my leave behind...it will look much better once printed...My original idea for my cover was to do a cut out of my name but my cricut machine doesn't really like smaller fonts as much and since that burgundy really popped on my metallic paper i figured i would just carry that through to my leave behind as well...Before printing all 6 of these at the very end of the semester i will be going back in and changing the updates that im making to my portfolio...I haven't finished my calendar or CD yet so those will be updated but for now here are the spreads for my leave behind! Enjoy! Comments Appreciated!!

Erika Marie

Interior templates for Portfolio page

I really like the idea of playing with the grid...the navigation will take you to a gridded page of whatever category the pieces fall under and they also have the option of viewing all my portfolio pieces in a grid showing all at once.  For instance if they click on print it will take you to a grid of all my print pieces and then from there when they click on say for instance my CD then it will take you to a page that has images of my CD along with a description of this particular piece.  Also when they "roll over" the category print i will have the type change to the burgundy color that im using throughout my portfolio.  So far im really excited where this is going and look forward to continuing to work on this :)

Comments Appreciated! 

portfolio website updates for homepage

absolutely hate this version...but thought i would post it to show something different

So I've tried to play around with a few things between these designs...ive played around with making a "grid of portfolio pieces" to stand as a homepage image...not sure yet if i would want these to be clicked on to take you to the actual portfolio piece or to stand as basically a preview to my portfolio...Ive also played around with my welcome message slightly...ive changed the "hire me" to tie in the same font that my autograph is in....it actually doesn't look as funky as it originally did...I also played around with the location of my welcome message and i really like the original placement of that welcome message...I also played around with my secondary navigation tabs slightly...I think im really digging have my secondary navigation in simply ALL Garamond...not the combo of Garamond and Windsong.  So far my top 3 are:   2nd one (once i change the secondary navigation to ALL Garamond),  The 4rth version, and 6th version. But comments are definitely appreciative!! That is all for the night!

Web Design_Portfolio_homepage sketches

Posted below are some initial ideas I have for my homepage.  I want to carry through the same color scheme that I'm carrying throughout my entire portfolio from my portfolio case, to my resume, to my leave behind, and now carried into my Portfolio site.  I'm also using the same type treatment with the signature of my name.  I want a very clean yet fun design for my portfolio site.  Comments are appreciated!

Another InterAct Poster Revision

So here is another revision for our client InterAct! This version includes an updated version of my "hand you can trust" collage while also keeping all the important facts as well! Comments Appreciated!!

Interact Revisions

So from the feedback that me and alysia last received from our InterAct clients they really liked both aspects of my original poster as well as aspects from Alysia's posters so below is one of the posters with combining both mine and alysia's work...Im going to post atleast one more...Comments appreciated!

service project revisions

So for mine and Alysia's service project we are working on our InterAct poster.  From our last critique that we had with our InterAct's clients  they liked certain aspects that both me and Alysia had in our seperate posters and were interested in us combining these ideas to work cohesively as one successful poster.  One of the aspects that they were interested in, in my poster version was the positive message of the hands you can trust.  So Ive made some revisions to those hands a little bit...Ive obtained images from InterAct and placed that collage inside the outline of my hands in which i outlined using one of InterAct's colors...Ive also added more detail to the holding hands to make them actually look like hands.  Comments are appreciated!

Portfolio Website Inspiration

So in process of starting to create my own portfolio site Ive been researching some other portfolio sites and have posted them below...I'm really looking for something very simplistic while also standing out at the same time :)

http://www.minamarkham.com/

http://www.paulfoxdesign.co.uk/

http://www.adriannewell.co.uk/

http://www.louisbeaudoin.net/

I really dig how clean these portfolios are...I want my portfolio to be clean yet not too simple at the same time...I would like to merge a very clean layout with some modern twists. Comments Appreciated

Interact Poster

Here is a screen grab of a completely different poster for tomorrow's critique...I tried to play around with less information, completely different style...i added to mine and alysia's slogan of "here's a hand you can trust" and decided to incorporate the positive imagery within these hands that you can trust. I still used Interact's color scheme while making the information legible...comments appreciated :)