Design Gallery

Here are samples of work that is typical of my style. Click on an image to learn more about that particular project and see how my style and skills evolved over the years.

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Ads

Grab attention around town, in the mail, or on social media platforms with visuals that illustrates who you are or what you do.

Websites

Make your website do the heavy lifting. Beyond letting people find you online, learn more about your business, and contact you, your website can also: host your blog, sell products, collect subscribers, schedule meetings, accept payments, and much more. What would you like yours to do?

Flyers

Postcards, information cards, handouts, flyers, mailers, little pieces of information that one way or another finds its way into your would-be customer’s hands. Information to share? Announcements to make? Make an impact as you do.

Business Cards

Appointment reminders. Handy reference of important dates. Jotting quick notes. Above all, a quick way to share your professional business contact info.

Logos

Examples of some logo work I’ve done. Does yours reflect who you are?

Books

Books, novels, catalogs, magazines, brochures, zines, book jackets, and e-books.

España, in Photos – July/August

Photography by Brian Kruse

España in the Summer:  Barcelona, Teruel, Canete, Cuenca, Toledo, Baeza, Granada, Cartagena, and Peniscola.

España, in Photos – April

Photography by Brian Kruse

España in the spring; Cádiz, Sevilla, Mérida, Cáceres, Belalcázar, Córdoba, Ubeda, Jaén, Granada, Antequera, Ronda, and Arcos.

The Great American Desert

This e-book cover design as well as e-book formatting (.epub & Kindle) for The Great American Desert by Brian Kruse over at Iconoclastic Press.

What is the Meaning of All This?

Formatted digital book versions (.epub & kindle) and designed the e-book cover for the novel, What is the Meaning of All This? by Brian Kruse over at the Iconoclastic Press.

So Gentle Was Suleyken,

by Siegfried Lenz, translated by Brian Kruse.

Book layout & cover design for a collection of stories in German that my husband translated into English. So charmingly enjoyable, I laid out all the stories in book format, ready to print. Unfortunately having no access to copyright, we will not be publishing the book.

The Infinite Jest – bookjacket mock

Only so long I can look at a great big thick book my husband’s reading before the urge to redesign its cover kicks in.

McKenna Shooting Sports Catalog

McKenna Shooting Sports was the new specialty source for Olympic shooting gear. Their catalog contained all the gear a serious air rifle shooter could need or want.

Traditional Media

Some people are designers. Some are artists. I’m a bit of both.

What Color the Apples?

Charcoal

Portrait in Black & White

Tempera paint

A Word is Dead

By Emily Dickinson. Calligraphy on a curved path, pen & ink.

Perspective

Color pencils

Dynamic A

Ink

Study of Drapes

Charcoal

Islamic Geometric Design on Car

Paint markers.

Lotus

in the Chinese brush painting tradition.

Still Life

Pencils

Packaging

Labels, cans, envelopes, boxes, bottles, containers, cartons, covers, wraps, and more.

Branding

Your look is your own. 

Collaborations

I’ve also work with others: