Alright, this may be a little late to comment on, but Black Friday remains the shopping day for the Christmas season, but you don't have to fight anyone for your daughter's baby doll that poops and cries. Black Friday has turned into a online competition. Pay Pal increased six-fold from Black Friday from 2010 to 2011 for online purchases along with global online payment companies growing four-fold over the same period. With more and more people getting comfortable with online shopping, retailers are focusing the big marketing sales to the computer. This still didn't stop midnight shoppers for black Friday as shopping in stores jumped from 3.5% to 9.9%. Blame it on inflation or recent economic growth, but Black Friday continues to grow.

For anyone reading, you should checkout the One Stop Prom Shop on Sunday March 3rd, at the Natatorium in Cuyahoga Falls, because it is one of the best marketed events in Northern Ohio. Period. The One Stop Prom Shop is a shop that has everything you would need to have an awesome prom. From limosines and Dinner to Flowers and Tuxedo rentals, the One Stop Prom Shop has it all with 42 booths and still growing. The event consists of a fashion show, a raffle you can enter with tickets and over 30 vendors that offer everyone amazing deals on their Prom apparel. There is even a chance to win an all paid for prom by bringing in your One Stop Prom Shop bracelet, so you can enter the raffle to win! To get your attention even more, the One Stop Prom Shop team will be visiting local Northeast Ohio High Schools to give all this info in person. But it is going to be in the form of a ridiculous, gorilla style marketing assembly show. There is going to be Morph suits, a video, prizes, and stuff that could leave you saying, "Alright, I get it!! I'll go to the Prom Shop!" I am working on the video and morph stuff currently, and have found myself envelope in the madness that is The One Stop Prom Shop!

Final Work for Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation

These are the final products that I worked on with two designers in IMDD for the Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation. I created the folder to give to high potential donors for the scholarship funds for the Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation. It is printed on a gold foil with a sold black background. The front is a picture of the Cuyahoga Falls High School, isolated in a threshold style. The back is a design I created using typography of the activities and schools within the Cuyahoga Falls Schools District. The two designers and I met with the heads of the Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation in December and presented our works. It was a high pressure situation, but we presented very well to the Foundation. The Foundation members had a lot of questions and concerens after the presentation, but we handled it very well. Working with the Foundation was a good experience for all three of us, because we learned that not all designs and work will work out in the end. Out of the many months of work, we got some great design for our portfolios, experience in the work world, and a night of free wings after the presentation. If you are to remember anything, don't get the atomic wings at On Tap Bar and Grille. That stuff is hot...

Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation Initial Work.

I worked with Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation, with two other designers in my class, on rebranding the entire organization to present to high end donors. The Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation gives scholarships to high school seniors and organizes alumni events. My design focuses on the Cuyahoga Falls connection. "Cuyahoga Falls" means "crooked river. I provided three logo designs with fonts and supporting graphics to establish a brand identity. The first meeting went well, but the representative of the Foundation did not choose my designs. It was a great experience and insite to the business aspect to the design world.

The two designs I did for the Cuyahoga Falls Yearbook are vastly different. The first Design is simple, and focuses on more of a wimsickle and playful design with the the years quote and the Cuyahogan included. The second design is a design that uses the lion king scene with pride rock covered with the years quote. These designs took a littletime to do, because of all the projects i took on all at the same time.