January 12, 2017
Ken Mixon
Doug Mixon (L) and Brian Keenan (R) at the filling and capping station. The crew of Six Feet Deep Brewing Co. doing their thing. Their thing being labeling, bottling and capping their Helles Hefeweizen wheat beer. < Insert shameless plug for the design of the amazing label 🙂 >. Doug Mixon, Derek Mixon and Brian…
January 11, 2017
Ken Mixon
January 9, 2017
Ken Mixon
This is a recently completed logo design project for Northeast Marine Solutions. The criteria for this project was to create a logo that highlights the professionalism of our client while being visually appealing and incorporating appropriate colors and logo elements that reflect the business’s aquatic nature. It was also important to have a strong logo element that…
November 17, 2016
Ken Mixon
Have you ever wondered, okay cursed about, why your printed product doesn’t match what you see on the screen? It’s the acrimonious acronyms that are to blame; namely CMYK -vs- RGB. Later on we’ll also discuss the Pantone Matching System known as PMS (another acronym enters the fray). But the main point here is that your…
November 8, 2016
Ken Mixon
Daisy Cleaners needed a retractable banner display unit for a recent trade show. They wanted to highlight their awesome free pickup and deliver service as well as their commitment to providing environmentally sound cleaning practices. When designing the banner, we drew from the logo’s color scheme and supplemented it with a photo graphic that perfectly…
October 18, 2016
Ken Mixon
This is a recently completed logo design project for JS Consulting Engineers, LLC. The criteria for this project was to create a logo that highlights the professionalism of our client while being visually appealing and incorporating appropriate colors and logo elements. While JS Consulting Engineers provides fire protection engineering, they also provide more general building and accessibility…
October 13, 2016
Ken Mixon
Graphic Explosions is proud to introduce our new mascot. And we’re pleased and excited to offer our new Mascot Design Services! It’s funny. This design project started out as a way to celebrate our 25th anniversary of being in business. We wanted to do something new and special. A mascot for the business was just the…
October 7, 2016
Ken Mixon
Congratulations to my friend and BNI teammate Lisa Walker for being honored as the Topaz winner by the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce for their Hidden Jewel Awards that recognizes distinguished women. Why the lion picture you ask? Because that’s Lisa’s favorite, that’s why! The following is an except from the award ceremony booklet: …
October 3, 2016
Ken Mixon
This is a recently completed logo design job for the JumpStart Show. Since the show reflects the energy, passion and ingenuity of entrepreneurs the logo needed to encompass those qualities as well as the idea of moving a business forward. The primary colors of the logo show the energy with the lit light bulb reflecting the inspirational…
September 28, 2016
Ken Mixon
This is a recently completed logo design job for Remington Technology. One of the challenges of this particular project was that the company name doesn’t necessarily reflect the products and services that they sell. The guidelines were that they wanted a clean, easily read logo that reflected their professionalism. It should use distinctive colors…