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that I have created. They are a lower resolution for
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This logo was commissioned in June 2011 for The Salvation
Army Heritage Brass.
It was actually based on a very good vision from the Band.
Initially, they asked for the words, "THE SALVATION ARMY"
above a maple leaf, with "Heritage" above the leaf, and
"Brass" below the leaf.
After thinking about the situation, it only made sense to
take advantage of the inside of the leaf to say "Heritage
Brass," and wrap it with, "THE SALVATION ARMY."
After that, special texturing and shading were applied, as
well as an extrusion technique done on the lettering and
leaf. |
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| This is another version of the Heritage Brass logo, but is
called a "monogram." It features a glassy leaf with a
chrome-extruded "HB" in the center. A drop shadow was
later applied. |
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| This design was completed in January 2010, for a company
that produces precision orthapedic devices. |
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| This is the same design, but with an extruded and beveled
metallic treatment. |
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The following is a series of marketing collateral I
designed for The Salvation Army Flint Citadel Band, to
aid them in advertising for their Annual Thanksgiving Concert.
This sample is a scaled down version of the 11"x17"
full-color poster that was produced.
The "77th" logo was a fun design element to produce. I
wanted to project a "Vehicle City" influence, and designed
this piece to resemble an emblem you would see on a car's
grille. Extrusion and Chrome simulation made this one
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| This is a sample of the concert program cover I designed
as a variation of the Flint Citadel Band concert poster. This
was viewed by about 1,000 concert attendees. This work offered
a great opportunity help a worthy organization while showing
my design work to a wide range of people. |
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| In keeping with the theme created for the poster and front
cover, this is a sample of a full-page ad that was placed on
the back of the concert program. The ad promoted The Salvation
Army in Eastern Michigan. |
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This was a really cool project I did for the 2005 holiday
season. The client was Medawar Jewelers. The project was to
design a billboard-sized sign that covered most of their
storefront windows. Visitors couldn't see the sign from inside
the showroom, but traffic along Linden Road in Flint, Michigan
would have a hard time missing it!
This sign was approximately 13 feet tall and about 24 feet
wide.
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This was a header logo, originally used by
AbleTeam.com to promote their services website. |
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| This is original artwork created by Steve for a collection
of music on CD for The Salvation Army Flint Citadel Band,
Flint, Michigan. It features an earth shot from a water
horizon to the moon in space. It was entirely computer
generated. |
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| This is a custom logo that Steve created for The Salvation
Army Flint Citadel Band. It features a liquid gold emblem with
a modernized cross. |
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The next few samples were from a project for
Country Club Real Estate. This is a masthead created for a
monthly publication. |
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| Here is a sample of Country Club Real Estate's monthly
publication, "Market Watch". This particular sample features
page 1 and 4 of the publication, offering a glimpse of some of
the newsletter publishing that Steve also does for small and
mid-sized businesses. All of the ads displayed were also
designed by Steve. |
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| This is an advertisement for Country Club Real Estate that
has been used in trade publications and local advertising
sources. |
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| A Country Club Real Estate home listing. |
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| Steve also designed Country Club Real Estate's outdoor
"for sale" signs. The actual signs are 24" wide by 18"
tall. |
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| This was a concept logo designed for Country Club Real
Estate. |
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| This is a sample of a logo created for a comedy tour that
never got past the concept and planning phase. This was what
the final design would have looked like had it actually gone
forward into production. |
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| This is a logo for The Salvation Army Norwich Citadel
Band, or Norwich, England. The design was initially
2-dimensional with very flat coloring. Steve was commissioned
to take the logo and modernize it, giving it a polished silver
and brass look. This is the end result. |
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Steve designed the website for the Norwich
Citadel Band, as you will see in the web
portfolio section of this website. This is an original
monogram that Steve created and incorporated it into a
spinning 3-dimensional monogram. (You can see it in production
by visiting the band's website at
www.NorwichCitadelBand.org.uk .) |
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| This is an original logo design that Steve created for Golfside Mortgage .
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| This was a whimsical spoof of the eBay logo, created for
AFAB Boogie & Blues Company, a music group that Steve was
a former member of. |
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| This was an existing logo that was a flat 2-dimensional
version, used on the side of the company's trucks. Since that
application was not practical for their website, Steve
redesigned the logo, adding a 3-D beveled effect, along with a
cut wood effect. |
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| This is a slogan logo, or what Steve likes to call a
"slogo" for a local pub in Flint, Michigan. |
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| This is a sample of a promotional flyer that Steve created
for the Wooden Keg, featuring Steve Caminiti, a touring
comedian from Cincinnati, Ohio. (The Steve Caminiti logo was
not designed by Steven Himes.) |
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| This is a concept logo for a new Mid-Michigan upstart. |
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| This is a monochrome print ad created for a Chamber of
Commerce directory in Genesee County, Michigan. |
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