Category Archive: Music Blog

This is my semi-regular blog about soul music, my DJing life, my band World’s Greatest Sinners, and lots of other stuff.

Custom Joomla template, 1.7 migration and implementation – Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine

Custom Joomla template, 1.7 migration and implementation – Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine

Pittsburgh Quarterly sought to redesign their website to serve two primary goals: to provide easy access to their articles online, and to visually reflect the …

 

Joomla Custom Template, Implementation Project Lead – A major east coast university graduate school

Joomla Custom Template, Implementation Project Lead – A major east coast university graduate school

For this project, my team worked with designers at the university to create a look and feel that would reflect the University’s new branding guidelines. …

 

Constant Contact Newsletter – C-HIT

Constant Contact Newsletter – C-HIT

The investigative journalists at the Connecticut Health I-Team came to me for a custom Constant Contact newsletter template to promote their new site and communicate …

 

Web Application – Personnel directory and webpages

Web Application – Personnel directory and webpages

This major east coast University graduate school faced the challenge of providing both an easily searchable, accurate personnel directory on the web, and providing simple …

 

Mobile Sites – A major east coast university graduate school

Mobile Sites – A major east coast university graduate school

With faculty, staff and students stationed all over the city, country, and world, mobile versions of our 3 main communications sites became crucial. I …

 

Web design & Joomla implementation – Student communications

Web design & Joomla implementation – Student communications

For this project, my team was tasked to redesign the internal communications website for students at a major east coast University graduate school. Like our …

 

Packaging Design – Javaspeed Scooters

Packaging Design – Javaspeed Scooters

Several years back, Providence-based scooter shop and coffee house Javaspeed decided to start bottling their own line of sodas, and they asked me to come …

 

Illustration – Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine

Illustration – Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine

I am currently working on a full redesign, custom Joomla template and site implementation for my friends at Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine. Meantime, though, I’ve also …

 

Constant Contact Newsletter – A major East Coast university graduate school

Constant Contact Newsletter – A major East Coast university graduate school

In order to communicate with their alumni, a major east coast University graduate school decided to begin a quarterly newsletter using Constant Contact. …

 

Joomla Custom Template, Site Design & Project Lead – A major East Coast university

Joomla Custom Template, Site Design & Project Lead – A major East Coast university

The school decided to create an internal news website, to carry news and information to faculty and staff and encourage better communications among internal audiences. …

 

Custom Wordpress Template & Site Implementation – KAVA Interior Design

Custom Wordpress Template & Site Implementation – KAVA Interior Design

Kasondra Valas is an interior designer based in Bethesda, MD. She has a strong visual aesthetic and sense of color, and wanted a simple, …

 

Lots & Lots of Logos!

Lots & Lots of Logos!

Recently, a client asked if I’d ever done corporate logo work before… have I ever! Here’s a selection of some of my favorites, for clients …

 

Event Promotion Collateral – National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Event Promotion Collateral – National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Some formal but fun work from the archives. NDI had me create a group of promotional materials for their 14th Annual Award Reception and …

 

Poster illustration & design – Lizard Lounge

Poster illustration & design – Lizard Lounge

I happen to be one of those rare (or so I’m told) ladies who absolutely loves The Three Stooges. I’ve had a crush on …

 

Poster illustration – The Upper Crust

Poster illustration – The Upper Crust

“Consolidating the Backups Month” continues as I unearth all sorts of Boston rock n’ roll ephemera from the archives. I’d almost forgotten about this …

 

Poster design & illustration – The Skels

Poster design & illustration – The Skels

Another personal favorite from the poster archives. I believe this was 2004. The dragons are ink on board, colored digitally. In the …

 

Poster art & illustration – TT the Bear’s Place

Poster art & illustration – TT the Bear’s Place

This one is special. It was my first real Boston illustration hire, brought my way by a wonderful friend and fellow musician named Jon …

 

Poster design and illustration – ArtStreet

Poster design and illustration – ArtStreet

ArtStreet’s Newbury Street Festival was a yearly outdoor celebration of street art in Boston. Unfortunately I believe the event is now defunct, but I …

 

CD Art – American Water – “This Is Where It Ends”

CD Art – American Water – “This Is Where It Ends”

American Water is an indie rock band from Boston, MA. This Is Where It Ends is their debut release. For the digipak design, …

 

CD Art – Black 47 – “Funky Ceili”

CD Art – Black 47 – “Funky Ceili”

For their 2011 greatest hits album, Larry Kirwan of NYC’s Black 47 asked me to create a fun, bright caricature of the band, as well …

 

CD Art – Brownboot – “Here’s the Thing:”

CD Art – Brownboot – “Here’s the Thing:”

Brownboot is one of my bands. On this, I participated in the art direction (a tribute to classic album The Troggs Tapes), did the …

 

CD Art – Jordan Valentine & the Sunday Saints – “Van Van & Cleo May”

CD Art – Jordan Valentine & the Sunday Saints – “Van Van & Cleo May”

The Sunday Saints are my band, an 8-piece New Orleans-style R&B big band. For our first release, I wanted the CD art to invoke …

 

DVD Packaging – Black 47 – “The Story So Far”

DVD Packaging – Black 47 – “The Story So Far”

 

CD Art – Territories – “Dead Wings”

CD Art – Territories – “Dead Wings”

 

DVD Packaging – Black 47 – “Live at Connolly’s”

DVD Packaging – Black 47 – “Live at Connolly’s”

 

CD Art – Black 47 – “Bankers & Gangsters”

CD Art – Black 47 – “Bankers & Gangsters”

 

CD Art – The Radio Knives – “Cursed”

CD Art – The Radio Knives – “Cursed”

 

CD Art – World’s Greatest Sinners – “Ten Before Eight”

CD Art – World’s Greatest Sinners – “Ten Before Eight”

 

Poster Illustration and Design – Church of Boston, “Super Soul Spectacular!”

Poster Illustration and Design – Church of Boston, “Super Soul Spectacular!”

 

7″ Single Cover – Muck and the Mires – “Doreen”

7″ Single Cover – Muck and the Mires – “Doreen”

 

Poster Design & Illustration – Evacuation Day

Poster Design & Illustration – Evacuation Day

 

Poster Design & Illustration – 2nd Annual Alt-Country Extravaganza

Poster Design & Illustration – 2nd Annual Alt-Country Extravaganza

 

Poster Design – Black 47 “Iraq” POP Display

Poster Design – Black 47 “Iraq” POP Display

 

CD Art – Black 47 – “Iraq”

CD Art – Black 47 – “Iraq”

 

CD Art – Bean Pickers Union – “Potlatch”

CD Art – Bean Pickers Union – “Potlatch”

 

Poster Design & Illustration – WFNX New England Product

Poster Design & Illustration – WFNX New England Product

 

Poster Design & Illustration – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Poster Design & Illustration – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

 

Poster Illustration – Lambretta Model B

Poster Illustration – Lambretta Model B

 

Poster Illustration – Vespa Super Sport

Poster Illustration – Vespa Super Sport

 

Poster Illustration – Vespa 200 Rally

Poster Illustration – Vespa 200 Rally

 

7″ vinyl record label – World’s Greatest Sinners

7″ vinyl record label – World’s Greatest Sinners

As a record nerd, it pains me that this is only on-disc 7″ big hole vinyl label I’ve ever gotten to do. Most labels …

 

Poster Illustration – Andrea Gillis

Poster Illustration – Andrea Gillis

 

Poster illustration – World’s Greatest Sinners CD Release

Poster illustration – World’s Greatest Sinners CD Release

Before any of you design types say it…yes, I’m aware of the typographic problems with this piece. If I was my own student, I’d …