The Studio, has been doing very well, and it is time to expand. I am looking for interns to help with the transition as well as some design work. Since we are a virtual design studio, a regular intern program might not work. Interns will need to work in their home office and have access to high-speed Internet connection as well as the necessary design software. I can promise plenty of real world experiences will be had.

We are also going to updating our image, as design studio we should do this often to show our talent to the consumer. Fortunately for us we have been so busy with clients we haven't had the time to take care of our site.

Hopefully with these additions, we will be able to keep on exploring the ever changing face of aBLANK Studio.

Coming Soon... Updates on recent completed client projects!

It has been almost 2 years since my last new post. I am sorry for that it was not intentional. I am glad to say its because the Studio has taken off and we have been really busy. So I thought I would write and give a brief update.

The Studio has found great success at designing Volusion templates. So if you have stopped by the site and/or blog and thought we where gone, NO were not gone. Just so busy designing other peoples website that we haven't had time to work on or own. A matter of fact I am currently looking to take on an intern to do the updating for us.

Here are a few highlights of projects we have been working since you last heard from us.



http://www.marilynelectronics.com



http://www.saltysupply.com


http://www.stuffedsafari.com



http://www.bigtimewireless.com

Today, its the two year anniversary of the Katrina tragedy. I once again stray from the topic of design to write about my feelings as of today and give an update from my earlier post. First I want to assure everyone that my uncle is fine, it turns out that weeks earlier he had left New Orleans and went to visit is daughter further north in Louisiana.

The people New Orleans and Mississippi today aren't much better off then they were two years ago. The suicide rate is higher along with crime, there are still entire neighborhoods with no homes. There are people being poisoned to death by the formaldehyde soaked walls of their FEMA trailers. Trailers that weren't intended for long term usage, especially in such a humid climate. Yet only now the government has moved to start removing people from them.

Some people that think the people of New Orleans are looking for hand outs, that if they had better educations or the wherewithal they wouldn't be in that situation. But those people are wrong, Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans is a litmus test to how our government will handle national tragedies in the future. It wont matter how high our educations or incomes are, we too will be left out in the cold. The survivor's of Katrina and the flood are not crying for hand outs they are crying for a hand up.

So how am a feeling today? I am still sad & angry, but I am also hopeful. That as a people we come to understand that in order for history to not repeat itself in our neck of the woods, we must act now. Call you local agencies and governments and find out if they have a plan in place. A system setup to not only solve these issues but to inform the citizens of the necessary steps to take to limit the damage during the situations and after.

I don't mean to sound preachy or tell anyone how to live their lives. I just hope that we all take a good long look at this issue and ask ourselves, "what would I do."

I cant believe how long its been since I have written here. The Studio has grown in leaps and bounds over the recent months. All these new clients have been a welcome, and a relief. So of course I am going to share my recent projects here, since I never seem to have the time to update my portfolio. There have a wide variety of projects from lingerie to Land Rover parts.

Exotic Touch Lingerie is a combination of Victorian boudoir and Lady Marmalade.

CartOutlet sells Flammable Cabinets, I used blocks of color to represent the products.

The next site I worked on, Rover Renovations has a minimal look. It incorporates colors directly from Range Rover and design from classic British license plates.

Geeks on the GO has a simple design with vibrant splashes of yellow and incorporates a binary code pattern.

Most recently I completed SteakBrands, I fun site that uses colors of smoke and fire.

Its been a very busy few months for me and the Studio, but I can't complain. I have been very lucky in having great clients. As well as working on great projects, my most recent being a Lingerie website. I wont show it yet because even though the design is complete the inventory hasn't been added. When it has I will show the site some example of the template right here.

I can show you my prior work to date from my last update. In case anyone hasen't noticed I have worked on several Volusion Shopping Cart websites. In fact I am starting to get a reputation as an affordable option for customizing the free volusion templates for a relatively reasonable fee. To date I have completed 14 volusion template remodels, with additional work done on 3 other volusion sites.

The California surf Company site is a modern minimal take on water and fun in the sun.



The Crystal Images Technologies site has a corporate look with a little flair.



Sawyer Pond Outfitters site has a familey friendly company, with a emphasis on nature and the great outdoors.

Happy Holidays from the Studio!

Its been an extremely busy time for me lately, which is why I haven't found the time to post anything new here. But I have managed to find some spare time now, and thought I should share some thoughts and give you all some updates on the Studio.

What had started as some website template work for a new company has progressed into my largest client base. When RNR Inc came to me to work on there new Volusion cart based website I new very little about Volusion, but with each new site m knowledge and experience has grown. People started to notice my work and I started getting more clients.

In my last post I talked about Floppyeargear.com, since then I have done another website for RNR Inc. called StylenHome.com. The site features home decor items and is doing very well, take a look for yourself.


My next client was PureAcelleration.com a motorcycle parts retail site.


I was then contacted by Inkuprint.com to create a corporate friendly site for this printer ink company.


From there I moved on to handbags with Level21Inc.com, this site has brought me some attention and new clients.


Including the Humidor Vault, a website for the Discriminating Cigar Aficionado's.


From there I went to the chapel with new client BridalStuffOnline.com, they retail anything you need to make a wedding exceptional.


My next client was Able Kitchen, an enormous kitchen supply company that sells everything you could possibly need in your residential or commercial kitchen.


My latest client saw my work at Able Kitchen while shopping there and contacted me to work on there site, Crystal Image Technologies. Which is in he final stages of completion, along with some other projects you can see I have been busy.

Its been a great year for the Studio, I have been very lucky to have great clients. So to all my family, friends, and clients Happy Holiday's. I wish you all a great new year.

Floppyeargear.com Is Here!

It has been a while since I last posted something, thankfully I have been busy with clients. One of them being RNR Inc., I mention them in my last post. Well as I mentioned in that post I was working on a new site for them called Floppyeargear.com. It has been finished for a while know and has turned out to be as successful as Rocknrebates.com.

Floppyeargear sell all things pet related, at a reduced price. They have great products, so if you are a pet lover go check the site out, here.