While working on some image for a new page on the SongShow Plus website, I forgot how powerful using a tool like “Contrast” can really be. I added a simple Gradient Mask over the bottom images to give a reflection feel, and a very subtle shadow for the top image, so that it looks like it is sitting on glass. Check out the before and after.
The whole idea behind imagery is to get someone’s attention. You have very little time to do so, so make it amazing. Hope you enjoy this.
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July 2nd, 2009
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This is the email that went out yesterday promoting the new release of SongShow Plus May 2009 Edition. Hope you enjoy it! Click the image to see the email in it’s functional form.
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July 2nd, 2009
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Friday night I decided to hit up the GCB Staff prayer/planning meeting for GCB’s camp this year. I was bummed that I wasn’t able to go this year, but really excited I was able to share with them in prayer for the students in GCB. Prayer is the most important role. We had a great time talking, goofing off. Mainly I was laughing….I was feeling a little loopy that night. Must have been a second wind. We had an incredible worship time. It was so intense. I could feel the presence of God so thick….more than I ever have before.
We began praying for the youth, and I literally felt like God was tuning me out from the group. I have never really experienced this before. Several times I wanted to pray for specific things, but couldn’t. It was almost as if God was telling me to shut up and listen. Which is fine by me. Sometimes I need a Holy Spirit smack down.
So I obeyed. I listened to Him speak to me….and I was glad I did.
I’ve made so many mistakes in my life (some large and some small), things I am not proud of whatsoever. Things I’ve had to repent of. Uproot. Confess to friends. Family. Pastors.
I’m not going to hit a lot of detail…but I will say that God spoke to me and told me He allowed those things to happen in my life (yes my choices could’ve kept me from them) so that He could position me. So He can position me to be effective in my job, in my ministry, as a worshiper, with my family, and as a man. I love 1 Corinthians 13:11….”When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.”
I’m excited for the positioning that is taking place, and as always, excited to see what God has in store for the next season of my life.
He is faithful, faithful, faithful.
-Dustin
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June 22nd, 2009
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Here is a little different feel as far as colors are concerned. This is the new GoFishMedia brand. We have been changing all of our graphics, twitter, labels, emails, signatures, etc, to match this feel.
Hope you enjoy it!
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June 11th, 2009
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With this logo, we were trying to go for a real modern “media” look. With the gradients used I created a “glass” effect. The icon on the left had the circle in the middle, but I modified it to the left hand side, so it looks like like a tadpole. Not incredibly evident, but if you look at it you’ll eventually see it. I wanted to stay away from cheesy, and keep the modern/fresh look. I also had to modify the text so that “GoFish” is one word, instead of separated. The only way to accomplish this was to pull media, and stick it under the main text.
We wanted to make sure that the logo was scalable, as well as be able to be used on a black or white background. (see below)
I am excited for this logo.
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June 9th, 2009
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I have been having a lot of crazy dreams lately. They just don’t make sense.
Dream (3/24/09):
For some reason Derek and I were at a coffee shop that looked like an ice cream parlor.
He mentioned the drink I should get, that had 4 squirts of peanut butter, and 4 squirts of chocolate. Weird. We were watching TV, which seemed to be some kind of news channel. We somehow were being video taped, and Derek and I began emailing Whoopi Goldberg & Ophrah Winfrey. Not exactly sure why. The funny part is they responded to our email, saying they saw us, and knew exactly who we were because we were on TV, and were very pleased with how our CD was turning out. Bogus.
I don’t remember anything else. Haha. What have you been dreaming lately?
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March 25th, 2009
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You may or may not know, I am the graphic designer at a company called GoFishMedia. We sell and support SongShow Plus, as well as a few other packages. This is the newest graphic I designed yesterday for our new support hours on Sundays. This, as well as my previous (40/40) magazine ad, were designed very differently than I am used to. Take not of a few things that I believe made this design unique:
1. The slight gradient used in the “You’ve Spoken.”
2. The subtle “grey” drop shadow behind “You’ve Spoken” & “We Listened” to give it a little more depth.
3. The font choice for “We listened.”
4. The tracking used on “You’ve Spoken.” The font is Myriad Pro (Bold), and the tracking is set to -100.
5. The overall simplicity of the design.
What are your thoughts?
*Please keep in mind this was designed while being employed with GoFishMedia. All graphics are property of GoFishMedia.
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February 25th, 2009
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Here are a couple more pics from the studio. First pic is me doing an EQ check for our engineer, Dave Goetter. Props to this guy, not only an amazing engineer, but the best guitarist on the face of the planet. Anddd….he loves Chocolate Teddy Grahams. Pretty sure I got him hooked on them. :) And the second pic, is me setting up the LIVE feed from the studio. Thanks to everyone who joined, it was a great experience for us all!
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February 2nd, 2009
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I figured I would take some pics of us in the studio….sooooo, here they are. Some info on the pics….
1. Scott Pergande, our engineer, is on the mixing board.
2. Derek chilling, listening to some of the mixes.
3. A view of the drums. My beautiful domain. :)
4. Hilarious random air freshener we found in the bathroom? :)
5. A view of my setup! Using their drums, but my Truth Aaron Gillespie Snare, and my 22″ K Custom Dark Ride. LOVE it.
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January 30th, 2009
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These are the 40/40 ads I designed for Extreme Nazarene. The first is the full page ad, and the second is the 1/4 page ad. They will be in a few different magazines. I will keep you posted on which ones. This (as you can probably tell) is a really different style than what I am used to designing, but I’m ok with that. It’s always good to have your “niche” but also to be able to get outside of the box. That was my goal on this project. Enjoy!
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January 7th, 2009
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