2005 News Archive

Email to Zero Cattle Bouncing? Posted: 20051121

This page is on our new host, welcome! While we move hosts email may be misplaced. Please contact Suzanne at suzanne.carterjackson at gmail.com for emergencies. Email will work by November 24th as usual.

If you cannot reach us by email, please phone us directly.

Small-Packages.com Posted: 20050227

I am thrilled to announce the completion of a quick project where I worked closely with the owner of Small-Packages.com on her new logo and site design.

Redesign

We took the original colour scheme and updated it by extending the values to include light and medium values. This allowed for some more flexibility in the design process. Moving the strong blue and orange colours to the position of accent colours resulted in an interesting rise of the earth tones, emphasizing the down-to-earth and personal aspect of this business.

Logo Redevelopment

From the original logo, we took the three dimensional package and reworked it to have the name of the company on the package itself. There is also a subtle ethernet/mouse connection forming an ‘S’ shape.

This versatile logo can be used in silhouette, grayscale, or alternative colour schemes and allows for the iconic package shape to be used as a design element elsewhere in the site, emphasizing the small packages name.

The End Result

The whole design emphasizes the idea of small packages in a pleasant and appealing, non-threatening atmosphere, perfect for the low-tech nature of the clients of Small Packages, without losing the clear friendly feel of the content.

Small-Packages.com specializes in very small hosting packages ideal for small personal sites, blogs, brochure or gallery sites for small businesses and more, at small prices.

Updated Services Posted: 20050206

We have updated our Services to include Logo Recovery and Redevelopment. Update your existing logo to a more versatile format, or to better reflect your current business strategy!

Availability Posted: 20050206 Updated: 20060628

If you're interested in web development, we will be accepting new clients in September 2006! Please contact me for information on timelines and development guidelines.

Reminder: We are available for illustration, logo recovery and redevelopment, copywriting and small-scale programming projects year round.

Why Standards Matter

Writing this article reminds me of a speech I had to write in grade six. I chose to write about math, and how math was integral to everything we do. Somewhere along the way during the speech, I lost the thread of my argument and started rambling about how math keeps us healthy, keeps our walls straight, is part of our existence down to how much milk we use on our cereal, even if we were ignorant putzes who didn't notice it.