Branding: Dewey’s Dive

This was a design project for a friend and it was a surprise Christmas gift! Home bar set-ups are so much fun and can end up being very unique. This one has been built by a friend of mine, with a tiki theme. The space is super cool and the hosts are some of the most welcoming people ever. My job was to collaborate on branding and put together a logo.

Branding: Autumn & Oak Salon Danville

Design work for new businesses is one of my favorite projects to work on! It’s so exciting to be part of the planning stages for something new and being able to help support the new vision. It’s always interesting to start with a client’s insight and ideas and turn those into a visual icon to represent the business.

I recently had the honor of working on a brand new logo design for Autumn & Oak Salon in Danville, California. I’m excited to see this business grow and thrive in the hands of the new owner!

logo design for Autumn and Oak Salon

Branding: Sue’s Sewing and Embroidery

I’m always honored when people put their business ideas into my hands to create new design work. It’s especially exciting to me when it’s a creative business, launched by an individual, which is near and dear to me, running my own independent creative business. This case is no different, except I’ve seen years of exceptional projects come from this individual. Sue’s Sewing and Embroidery provides excellent work for sewing and custom machine embroidery projects, and would certainly be a great choice to create something special for you.

Branding: DataVisto

Launching a new business is exciting and I’m always honored to design a custom look and feel. For this data visualization company, I was given a color palette and direction to make a look that was “fresh and fun” while still being appropriate for the tech sector. After pencil sketches and a first round of options, one design stood out as the clear solution. Below are the three final versions.

Faye Champlin Studio / New Thank You Cards!

There are so many different creative outlets that I enjoy, some are work-related and others personal pursuits. I am always looking for new ways to combine ideas to make something new or completely custom to fit a need. Although I’ve always had custom designed branding for my business, I’ve wanted to incorporate a handmade touch as well. I finally decided to design myself some new thank you cards, completely for my business. They combine illustration, design and screen printing to make something special to send to my clients. I’m excited to be sending these out!

Details: French Pure White Construction Paper, 100# Cover / Jacquard Black & Solar Gold Screen Printing Inks / Edition of 30

Branding: Keep Safe Productions

As usual, when I have a design project for a new business starting up, I really enjoy the process of starting from scratch. It’s always a pleasure take a client’s thoughts and bring those ideas into a visual identity. For Keep Safe Productions, we actually decided to go with a black and white only design. It felt like the right fit for this design, while lending itself to all the final uses that the business owner will need as the business grows. Another issue that came up was the need for two different shaped logos, so I ended up designing two logo variations.

Branding: Plaid Love Threads

I always really enjoy working with friends on their own small businesses, especially when it’s branding. After discussing ideas and what they envision, I get to bring the ideas to life and come up with something solid. Plaid Love Threads is a company selling hand-embroidered gifts and items for the home. After choosing a design, the owner chose a color palette that is often seen in plaid, so that she could coordinate her packaging easier. The end result is so much fun and a perfect fit- and this is the reason collaboration is good!

Since it’s such a good match, I requested that last photo above from the owner to showcase the packaging and her beautiful work!

Branding: Project Eden

Eden Project is a large gardening project in Livermore that is producing pounds of edibles each year. It came time to create some official branding for the project and I got to work on it. I really like the monochromatic color scheme of this one.

Branding: Impact Projects

A new logo for a brand new organization. Impact Projects focuses on helping grassroots projects succeed, enabling them develop the initial idea into something that can achieve larger impact within the community.

Beer Label Design: Burma’s Best Bitter

One of my favorite things is to lend my design skills to my friend’s projects, I really enjoy seeing their projects grow. This design project was no exception, especially since it involves a tasty beverage. Proceeds from the sale of this beer will be used to support programs in Burma, officially called Myanmar.