Occasionally I get the opportunity to do some really neat graphic design work. Recently I got a chance to do just that for the 2010 Conway Fall Classic bicycle ride. For this project I created a custom logo, a lawn sign, and of course and event poster. Here they are in all of their glory.

We recently completed a new website for Circle K of Arkansas in Rose Bud  Arkansas. Circle K of Arkansas builds and services gas and oil wells. They also provide transportation services for large and over sized equipment.

We recently completed a website overhaul for Nestlehut Insurance in Quitman Arkansas. Nestlehut Insurance provides life and health insurance for individuals and small businesses. They also do retirement planning and medicare plans.

The new website is just the beginning of this project. We will be working with Nestlehut Insurance to produce a series of videos to help their current and future customers.

Last month we completed work on a brand new website for Healing Path Counseling here in Conway Arkansas. Healing Path Counseling is the clinical office of Wendy Blackwood. Wendy helps people with troubled relationships get back on the right path.

On this project we flexed our graphic design skills and created a new logo. We also helped compose a good deal of the content that is on the website.

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Wendy on this project and we wish her all the best.

Has it really been two months since we updated the website to let you guys know what is going on? Wow I guess it has been. In the last two months we have had our heads down developing some really great software and building some new websites for clients all over the Central Arkansas and Conway area. The good news is that several of these sites will go live in the next few weeks. Stay tuned, we will post the new goodness as soon as it is out of the oven.

We recently launched a new website for A & J Collision Repair in Conway Arkansas. A & J Collision Repair is a full service auto body repair shop servicing the Conway area.

For this project we utilized existing open source tools to allow them to better manage their web content. We also created a custom tool that allows A & J to post photos of their client’s vehicles while they are being repaired. The tool is completely integrated with their new content management system.

In addition to launching the site we are working with A & J to bolster their online presence by utilizing social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook.

Every year the Faulkner County Supporters for Sustainable Communities (FCSSC) has a public forum to discuss sustainability issues. For the last two years we have had the privilege of creating the flier for the event.

We stuck with the same color scheme and basic design from last year, mostly because folks recognize it. We did try to make the logo more prominent this year by moving it to the top of the document. The group was very pleased with the work and we expect to see these all over town this week.

Terri Files Photography recently shot photos for a bicycle event in Conway Arkansas. After the event Terri needed a way to publish her photos on the Internet to allow customers to place orders. We looked around at all the commercial and open source applications available. Finally, we settled on installing and customizing Gallery. We are no stranger to Gallery, over the years we have used it for several projects. A while back we even worked on an open source photo manager to enhance it’s support for exporting to Gallery.

In the end, we provided Terri with a professional, sleek photo gallery that is easily managed and e-commerce ready. Her customers can view photos from the event and easily place orders. The setup allows them to pay for their orders using PayPal, or by mailing a check. The Gallery also allows instant download access when a customer purchases a full resolution digital photo.

The Gallery setup takes care of the photographer as well. It automatically watermarks all of her images and protects against unauthorized full size image downloads. The API also enables her to publish photos directly from her management software.

This project was fun for us. It allowed us to provide a top notch setup for our customer and support an open source software project. Everybody wins when we use open source applications: the customer gets a finished project faster and cheaper, we lower our time of development, and the software project gains another new user.

It should also be noted that every time we get paid for a project, and use an open source software application as an integral component we make a monetary donation to the project. It is just a little something we like to do.