http://dwarvenbrassiere.org Graphic Design Portfolio of Deirdre O'Lavery Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:55:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kiktavi.com is the website of a Southern California landscape artists, Cynthia Kiktavi. Cynthia that provides sustainable, “green” landscape designs of all styles, including Contemporary, Craftsman, Art-Deco, and European. I wanted to give give this site an organic feel and tried to stay away from too many rectangular elements.  After ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/kiktavi/ Hideout Magazine is a photography-themed blog created and managed by Portland, OR photographer, Kina Williams. Originally an online community for photographers around the world to talk, educate, laugh, learn, and develop friendships, Hideout recently made the transition from forum-based community to online magazine. Hideout Magazine offers tutorials, interviews, galleries, educational articles, ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/hideout-magazine/ I had been discussing a new logo and a web design re-haul of Oregon Women's Campaign School (OWCS) with board member Liz McCann, for some time now, and finally reached a point where we were able to move forward with this project in January. The planned launch date was set ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/owcs/ Celilo Natural Health Center is the Naturopathic practice of Dr. Orna Izakson ND, RH (AHG), located in Portland, OR. I was first contacted by Orna through a company that I occasionally do freelance work for, Chipboard Creative. This would be the second health-oriented practice I have designed for. From day 1, ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/celilo-natural-health-center/ Not long ago I finished a portfolio web site for local photographer FuR Gebhardt. FuR is probably best described as an artist, since her work goes beyond photography and delves into glass work, in which she has created colorful, beautifully crafted pieces. You may visit her growing portfolio at Planet ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/planet-fur-productions/ Here is another template I did for HostBaby.com. If you haven't seen my first one, you may view the write-up here. This time around I was asked to do a more minimalistic design, since a number of music artists had recently expressed wanting  less 'designy' template options, allowing more focus on ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/cogs-a-hostbaby-template/ The Organization The Men's Resource Center & Women's Counseling Center provide respectful, effective counseling services to individuals, couples and families striving for safe and healthy relationships. The Design I wanted to try a different approach with this design. In my experience, organizations such as this, along with other types of counseling centers ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/portland-mrc/ This project was a bit new for me - a UFO focused blog/news source, but I had some ideas churning around and was eager to get started. I felt it best to stay away from the typical sci-fi look, so there are no cheesy UFO images or alien faces in ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/galactic-minimalism/ Update: My design was featured in the October Hostbaby client newsletter! Here is an excerpt: NEW TEMPLATE: AXLE GREASE We added a great new template this week with 20 variations. Chose the standard header with a rustic, train yard feel in a variety of colors - or replace the large header with an ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/hostbaby-template/ About SansLux SansLux.com is a site conceived of and designed by entrepreneur and sister designer, Stacy Bias. It is an experiment in "living without" in regards to luxuries, versus necessities. Each week, Stacy gives up one item such as television, music, make-up or spending, and blogs about her daily experience sans ... http://dwarvenbrassiere.org/sanslux/