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Web Portfolio
  • CMS Websites
    • All of the sites below are user-maintained with OmniSites CMS....
    • McCosh House
      • Cute? Unusual? Crafty? Funny? You get all that and more at this curiosity shop in Black Mountain, NC. The shop is filled up with all sorts of different things. We did the same with the shelf on the we...
    • Grove Arcade
      • Downtown Asheville, NC got a facelift when the historical Grove Arcade Building - which was vacant and rundown being occupied and then vacated by the Federal Government - was rennovated. The Grove Arc...
    • Laughing Seed
      • A local, and highly regarded, vegetarian restaurant in Downtown Asheville uses OmniSite CMS to keep their menus updated....
    • Sideline Snapshots
      • This website is for a sprots team photography company. They take pictures of kids sports teams and make products featuring the photos like t-shirts, mugs, mouse pads, etc....
    • MarsupiaL
      • This local Asheville band keeps their site and their upcoming shows schedule up-to-date with the Jane Web System....
    • Practice on Purpose
      • Practice on Purpose is a site for frequent peridocal material regarding inspiration for veterinarians and their buisness. This site uses OmniSites to keep that informatiion updated....
    • Rufus Grove
      • Another rock n' roll funkadelic blend band in the Asheville area....
    • FernStone Village
      • This website is used to promote a new development in Black Mountain, NC. It has directions, maps, floorplans, lot maps, and a media kit for other realtors to download and print - a great example of th...
    • Glass Tile Studio
      • A website to showcase glass tile designs by Hardin Glass Tiles....
  • Websites
    • mbody mind-body fitness studio
      • This is another example of matching the website to the business environment. After reviewing this site, you could walk into this place of business and know you're in the right place. "I would say ...
    • QuickPractice
      • QuickPractice is software for medical businesses to manage their practice. The wesite was designed to attractively appeal to no-nonsense, medical professionals. It is easy to navigate and find detaile...
    • Vitrum Gallerie
      • Vitrum Gallerie is a fine-art glass gallery showcasing Western North Carolina glass artists. The contemporary, artistic design of this site parallels the personality of the gallery....
    • L.O.F.T.
      • The L.O.F.T. (Lost Objects Found Treasures) is a place to find unsual one-of-a-kind furniture and other handmade art and craft objects. The design for this site is a collage of photos of actual things...
    • Graham County
      • Graham, NC is a remote county in the heart of the Western North Carolina mountains. It is adjacent to the Great Smokies and is full of natural attractions, bed and breakfast retreats, and is the home ...
    • Rufus Grove
      • This band is a funk, rock, and electronica fusion. The website goes hand in hand with the psychedelic appeal and image of the band. There are lots of rich, kaleidoscopic images that are different on e...
    • FRCDS
      • This website was designed for a Montessori-based private school, Flat Rock Country Day School. The design is simple and natural reflecting the fundamental, hands-on learning process of marie Montessor...
    • Mountain Groove
      • Mountain Groove is a company offering high-quality Sound Reinforcement and P.A. Rentals. This design is intended to appeal to the high-tech individual or company looking for professional musical perfo...
Print Portfolio
  • Logos
    • Click on any image to see a large version....
    • Sideline Snapshots
      • This company needed a dynamic, athletic logo to fit their sports photography and memorabilia business....
    • QuickPractice
      • This logo was designed for a software company, PracticePRO, that designs software to help the medical industry manage the billing, appointment, and insurance claim aspects of their practices. The clie...
    • iNutritionals
      • This logo was designed for iNutritionals dietary supplements for brain health and is based on the research of Dr. David Perlmutter, MD (a nationally recognized and board certified neurologist). It is ...
    • Gennett Lumber
      • Gennett Lumber has a long family history in the lumber business dating back to 1901 when Andrew Gennett entered the logging industry in Graham County, NC. They asked for a logo with a 'scene'. That's ...
    • Nierik Sol
      • Nierika Sol translates to mean "The doorway between the known and the unknown". This logo is meant to conjure the mystery as well as the ancient wisdom of the subject matter. This logo is rendered 10...
    • FernStone Village
      • This logo/sign was designed for a new development in Black Mountain, NC....
    • Mountain Groove
      • This logo design was for a company that handles Sound Reinforcement for stage performances and leases P.A. equipment. It needed to convey something about the company, that is: professional, contempora...
    • Flying Frog
      • One of the most interesting things about this logo design, is that it was created entirely in Adobe Illustrator. It demonstrates that "smooth" gradations and special lighting effects are not the sole ...
    • Inspirations
      • Imagination and fairy tales. These are the things that 'inspire' the novelties and special gifts at Inspirations Gift Shop. The fairy tale, almost child-like characteristics of this font worked so wel...
    • Logo Express
      • This logo was designed for an embroidery company who wanted a logo full of color and very eye catching....
    • MarsupiaL
      • This logo was designed for a local Asheville band who wanted 'something cool'....
  • Covers
    • Click any image to enlarge....
    • John Prine
      • The only thing I had to work with this cover was a black and white photo of John Prine (country blues singer). It's hard to work with limited material like that. The first thing I did was sepia colori...
    • Ben Harper
      • This is another cover that started out as a black and white photograph. Ben Harper is a progressive blues singer so I found it fitting to give him a mild psychedelic look with a solarization filter an...
    • Signs of Life
      • When I began working on this project I did not intend to create a design that resembled crop circles. But after 'playing' around with shapes in Adobe Illustrator it wasn't long before I knew I had a w...
    • Dining Guide 2000
      • Each summer, Mountain Xpress produces a local Dining and Summer Activities Guide. I was chosen to design the cover and work hand in hand with a professional photographer. The photo was shot in early s...
    • Zoning Issue
      • The essence of the strongly-divided, heated debate between Asheville City and Buncombe Cover over zoning issues (pun intended) was captured by this cover - a stark 'yin-yangish' design to represent to...
    • Castling Asheville Side
      • The city of Asheville has an unusually large chess scene - which this story was about. I chose the photo of the young boy for additional audience appeal. He was really happy to be on the cover. I also...
    • Casualties of War?
      • A man's house was raided by feds armed with assault rifles and assault vests because of hearsay. There was no evidence before the raid and there was no evidence after the raid. He was a simple farmer ...
    • Tap Dogs
      • I got to see the Tap Dogs perform in person when I lived in New York. It's a top quality, very exciting, sparks flying show... literally. They use power tools on metal for raw special effects. Unfortu...
    • Bottle Rockets
      • Here is yet another cover design that began with a black and white photo. The Bottle Rockets are a popular Americana rock band, so I digitally hand painted in a freshly-exploded bottle rocket to add m...
    • Torn Asunder
      • This cover design was for a story about an Alienation of Affection lawsuit. That's when a spouse sues the lover of the other spouse, the unfaithful spouse. A very 'cold' situation - just like the icy ...
    • First Night 2000
      • This cover was designed for the story covering the annual New Years Eve celebration in Downtown Asheville. I provided an original photo of Pack Square (the center of Downtown Asheville) and the festiv...
  • Ads
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    • 2 on Crescent
      • This is actually a rack card. The kind that sits in a small divider with about 200 other rack cards around them - all trying to get attention. I digitally added the butterfly wings to the woman and th...
    • Liquid Dragon
      • Tattoo studios like ads that are dynamic and cool. They also like outer space stuff, so what could be better than a whole tattooed planet with bright reds and golds that look really cool? The client w...
    • Urban Renewal
      • Stylish, chic and extravagant - a European-style hair salon would have it no ther way. I used the spiral from the logo, enlarged it , and colored it outrageously in cyan and chartreuse. Then I dropped...
    • Ken Wilson Ford
      • This ad was assembled using stock photography provided by the Ford company. Lay it out with interactivity between the photos and designed text and we have an ad that's ready for the beautiful, rugged ...
    • Two Moons
      • The personality of this fun cinema and taphouse really comes out in this ad. I think of a late-night, drive-in movie theatre when I look at this ad. Notice how the prices for beer and movies are desig...
    • Basta!
      • This ad was designed to accomodate the client's wishes to include a partial menu right in the ad. I felt like there was too much information, but I came up with a solution that separates the visual el...
    • Discover Dining
      • This ad was overloaded with text because the client wanted to list ALL of the businesses involved with their coupon booklet. I used the same technique as the Basta! ad, that is, to strongly separate t...
    • Fantasy World
      • I approach all ad designs with the same amount of respect. I want to capture the personality of the business as well as get the point of the ad across regardless of the subject matter. Well, it was ha...
  • Posters
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    • Bele Chere
      • This poster was submitted to the contest for the Bele Chere Festival Poster for 2000. I used Adobe Illustrator to do most of the work; then I used Adobe Photoshop to add some extra touches. I wish I c...
    • New York, New York
      • This poster was designed to be reusable. The large blank area in the lower right can be filled with information about events - either added in a digital file and printed, or, in a pinch, hand labeled....
    • Quint Essential
      • I attended Purchase College with the bandmembers of this excellent jazz band. I worked up a poster and ads and they performed at my Senior Exhibition as trade. I appreciate all the other, non-visual a...
    • Liquid Dragon
      • This poster was commissioned by Robert, the owner of Liquid Dragon, who provided three separate black outline drawings of the girl, the rocket, and the planet - very much like coloring book illustrati...
Identities Portfolio
  • QuickPractice
    • QuickPractice Logo
      • This is the QuickPractice logo. It is simple, strong, and easily brandable....
    • 2004 Catalogue
      • This is a 12-page brochure showcasing the software and services of Quickpractice....
    • QuickPractice Software (Virtual Photo)
      • This product box does not exist yet. It has not existed for the three years that the software it represents has, but it has been used to sell the software (delivered via CD or Download) with an attrac...
    • QuickPractice CD Label
      • This is a CD label designed for a three spot-color print job. This is a simple virtual image of the CD as distributed by PRACTICEPRO in software demos and sales....
  • iNutritionals
    • 2004 Catalogue
      • This is the 2004 Catalogue for iNutritionals. It showcases their own product line with supplementary products from affiliate companies. There are many examples of virtual product shots throughout the ...
    • BrainSustain (Virtual Photo)
      • This is NOT a photo! It is a virtual image created in Adobe Photoshop by using the graphic label file (created in Adobe InDesign) and illusionarily wrapping it around a cylinder. Add shadows and highl...
    • Vinpocetine (Virtual Photo)
      • This is another example of a virtual product shot. It is shown here to compare with the BrainSustain product shot and demonstrate how color and lighting can be maintained between differnt products of ...
Testimonials
  • Testimonials
    • mbody mind-body fitness studio
      • "I would say something and ABD Studios would just make it happen -- better than I expected. Good stuff." Simone Seitz, Owner...
    • iNutritionals
      • "The number one reason we use A.B.D. Studios is the quality of their service. Each of our advertising products has been detailed and extremely well presented. The staff is thoroughly knowledgeable, ...
    • QuickPractice
      • "For the last several years A.B.D. Studios has been providing us with both graphic design and web administration. It is so convenient to get high quality results in both of these services from the sa...
    • Sideline Snapshots
      • A.B.D. Studios has been a major influence on our company. A.B.D. Studios has produced our banners, flyers, product shots, website... and our sales and productivity have clearly benefitted. A.B.D. Stud...
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