ellenL DESIGN | KELOWNA BC | THOUGHTS BY.ELLENL

Jul 16, 2012

Advertising can be fun... really fun!

A big client of mine is Kane's Harley-Davidson®. I am responsible for their advertising, graphics, and promotion.

Most days I really enjoy my job, but then there are days like this week when I get the opportunity to be part of something I otherwise might not be. Which is really awesome.

This week we are off to Sturgis North Bike Rally in Vernon. I'm really looking forward to taking some photos, hanging with the Kane's girls, and learning more about this fascinating world of Motorcycles.

Stay tuned for pics!

Lisa - Owner of ellenL

Jul 13, 2012

Is print dead?

Do you agree?

I was doing some reading this afternoon in Design Edge Magazine and the title of the article I came across was PRINT STILL HANGING TOUGH. They surveyed 333 designers in Canada and the results were surprising. In a word of digital media, social media, interactive media...and so on, its hard to believe print has a place anymore.

Survey results stated that the majority of designers devote 81-90% of their work to print!

If I were surveyed I would fall into this category as well.

So is print dead or is there a blossoming movement towards using creative methods with paper?

Design for though..

Lisa - Owner of ellenL

(Quote taken from Design Edge Canada, graphic from http://scottneelyart.blogspot.ca/)

Jun 12, 2012

With the right shoes....

I love taking a little time to play around with design, no client, no deadline, just a little fun.

I really love shoes (that's an understatement) and I really love using my design programs to draw shoes, the possibilities are endless!

Design inspired by the famous quote: “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”
― Marilyn Monroe

Jun 6, 2012

Typography {tahy-pog-ruh-fee}

A client had asked me to design some wall art for their offices using a variety of words and phrases personal to them. Because this design involved a lot of typography I thought I would create a quick video of the design process.

I love Typography.

Typography is an art - its a way that designers arrange type utilizing white space, shapes, points, line length etc.

Hope you enjoy!

Lisa

Jun 4, 2012

site.creative

The beginning stages of site design for a local client. Feeling inspired :-)

May 21, 2012

Its been really fun around here lately desinging graphics for a wide variety of clients. Here are a couple of designs created in the last few weeks.

Want more? Check out ellenL's online portfolio of print designs by clicking here.

Hope you have been enjoying the long weekend!

Cheers,

Lisa

May 3, 2012

Ever wonder if color really affects design?

(Design inspired by http://designerscouch.org)

Apr 26, 2012

The Custom QR Code | ellenL Design

(Song Lover's Game by Geographer)

Apr 16, 2012

SPOTTED: Tangerine Tango in Kelowna BC

Apr 7, 2012

The Party Rock Cab

This post is more for a good laugh than anything else (especially when you get to 0.58 seconds) but I do have to give a shout out to "Taxi Dave" for his fearless attempt at targeting his key demographic.

Think about the multitude of taxi cabs in the Sacramento area - Taxi Dave uses a social media outlet as well as a current, highly trending pop song to stand out of the crowd. Another example of how even the most unlikely of businesses can use social media to their advatage - and it works!

Ellen Degeneres tweeted this video to her 10 million followers on April 4th with the following tag line.

I would say that's pretty decent exposure for Taxi Dave wouldn't you?

Dont forget to hit like above or leave a comment below if you have any thoughts. Hope you are enjoying your weekend :-)

Lisa - Owner of ellenL