DESIGN & WEB SERVICES:
Overflow work assistance
Design (Print, Apparel, Digital, etc)
Illustration
VIS/Branding Guide Creation
Website Creation
Copywriting
Pre-flight/Pre-press/File Prep
Concept/layout
DESIGN CONSULTING SERVICES:
Advice and Mentoring
Cost Benefit/Pro Con Assessments
Vendor Recommendations
Workflow & Asset Management Establishment,
VIS/Branding Guides Assistance
POSSIBILITIES:
PRINT: Brochures, Fliers, Books (Cover & Interior), Business Cards, Signage, Interior and Exterior Displays, Apparel Designs, Logos, POP Displays, Way-Finding Signage, Employee Handbooks, Comics, Prepress/Pre-flight and more.
DIGITAL: Websites, Social Media Posts, Email Marketing, Presentations (Slides, PowerPoint), ECommerce, Online Ads (FB, IG, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Bing)
Writing fiction stories
Writing devotions
Study / discussing scripture
Playing / recording music (guitar, bass, and drums)
Hiking
Playing sports (even when getting my butt kicked by my super competitive wife)
Learning new software programs
Reading fiction novels
Creating a YA graphic novel
Playing board games
Creating board game concepts
Watching movies
Having deep, meaningful conversation
Discussing theology
Drawing/painting
Brett graduated from one of the only schools in the country that specializes in comic book illustration, the Kubert School (formerly the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art). The Kubert school is filled with instructors currently working in the comic book industry, features three years of intensive art, illustration, story telling, and writing courses, and is essentially like boot camp for illustrators. If you survive, you're rewarded with portfolio reviews from editors at Marvel and DC and an opportunity to land the kind of gig comic geeks dream of. Though he did not land the dream gig, he did receive valuable training that has allowed him to bring a unique vision and skillset into industries typically served by traditionally trained graphic designers.
Brett has over 16 years of infield experience with local and national companies. Plus, he has a never-ending habit of keeping an eye on new tools, programs, apps, and software to improve workflow and assist creativity. Oh, and he's a trained comic book illustrator to boot.
WAYS BRETT CAN HELP WITH YOUR DESIGN NEEDS:
Advice and Mentoring
Cost Benefit/Pro Con Assessments
Vendor Recommendations
Workflow & Asset Management Establishment,
VIS/Branding Guides Assistance
Overflow work assistance
Design (Print, Apparel, Digital, etc)
Illustration
VIS/Branding Guide Creation
Website Creation
Copywriting
Pre-flight/Pre-press/File Prep
Concept/layout
Brett has designed graphics for ads, fliers, and various other print and digital needs for two national print companies. He has also created environmental graphics for D1 universities and local high schools, designing various facility graphics for Michigan State, a football lounge for the University of Illinois, multiple locker rooms for the University of Toledo, many facility graphics for the University of Bowling Green, and many, many large displays for schools across the US.
Brett has rebuilt and rebranded a midsize finance company from the ground up. He created work flows, asset management, unified social media looks and posts, rebuilt and overhauled e-newsletters, brought multiple websites in house and then redesigning and rebuilt them for maximum conversion and speed (reducing page bounces from 65% to 26%). He overhauled seminar handouts, webinar ads, and created google ad campaigns and local outreach FB event ads.
Brett has designed graphics for ads, fliers, and various other print and digital needs for two national print companies. He has also created environmental graphics for D1 universities and local high schools, designing various facility graphics for Michigan State, the University of Illinois, the University of Toledo, the University of Bowling Green, and many, many large displays for high schools across the US.
Website creation can be tricky given how many ways there are to build them. Brett uses CMS (content management systems) such as Wordpress, Wix, Weebly, Squarespace, Square, and others to create slick, responsive, speed-conscious sites designed for conversion.
Need ecommerce set up? He can do that too. Ecwid, Big Commerce, Shopify, and Woocommerce are all within his wheel house.
And he's happy to show you the ropes so you can handle updates as needed and no longer have to outsource all of your web design needs.
Looking to add some pop to your E-Newsletter? (Or printed newsletter for that matter?) Brett can help. Using Constant Contact, Mail Chimp, or a CMS of your choice, he can work to maximize the limitations of email clients and keep your content fresh, relevant, and ready to make an impact in your client's inboxes.