Bilbo Baggins

A few photos walking through the process of my latest drawing party illustration.

Working with Clay

One of my favorite things about my job is that I get to work on a very wide variety of tasks and projects. But, this promo gra

A Few Recent Projects

Kind of as a joke, and partially just for fun, I doctored up this Pop Tarts image with an imaginary new flavor.   A serie

Mother’s Day Tribute

I created this stop motion animation in honor of the two greatest moms I know. Happy Mother’s Day, Keri and mom. I’

Drawing Party

Every once in a while, my two oldest kids and I will sit down and have a “drawing party” together. Sometimes it

Faith Promise Branding

This is just an example of some current communications at Faith Promise and our effort to provide consistency in our visual id

Selected Website Work

Since I’ve pretty much phased out all my online portfolios, this blog serves as a place where I can send people who are

Freelance Project: Scripps Networks Blog

I love developing blogs and websites on the WordPress platform, so I was totally stoked when I got a call from a friend of min

A Useful Tool for Designers

Any time I’m working on a design project – whether it’s a website, a postcard, or creating a logo, finding t

Blog Design Update for Pastor Chris

Late last week we rolled out a brand new look to the website and blog of Dr. Chris Stephens, my Senior Pastor.  I felt that i

Another Reason I Love My Job

One of my favorite things about my job is getting to watch graphics come together for upcoming sermon series.  As we finalize

The Past Few Weeks

Learning Cartoon Illustration

One of my goals for this year was to start learning cartoon illustration, and this weekend I decided to take the first step to

Kid Party (Day One)

Keri left me with the kids for a few days while she travels with her mom and sister to a cousin’s wedding.  The house i

Stuff I’ve Been Working On

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to make major updates to the websites of Dan & Tamra Novak. On Dan

New Design Projects

Below are a couple of freelance designs that I’ve been working on recently.  The first is a graphic t-shirt design for

Guest Blogger

There are quite a few blogs that I follow on a daily basis. Keeping up with friends and family as well as trying to stay sharp

Dan Novak’s Home Page

I recently updated my personal home page and when I was finished, I recommended the same format for my friend and leadership m

Josh’s Blog Facelift

This past week I finally got around to updating Josh Whitehead’s blog, and I think it turned out pretty nice.  It’

New KyleGilbert.com Site

Last night I realized that it was time to update the KyleGilbert.com page.  In the photo above, you can see the old design an

Jason Davis Blog Redesign

A few months ago, I had the privilege of working with Jason Davis, a local photographer, on the redesign of his blog.  He and

Working for Funky People

Some of my favorite freelance website and graphic design website work I get to do is for Tamra Novak and The Cashmere Bouquet.

Not-So-Background Music

Not trying to hurt anyone’s feelings, but I personally hate websites that feature background music.  Don’t get me

Sacred Storm Website

One part of my job that I really enjoy is working with amazingly talented people at Faith Promise and leveraging the internet

Logo Design

Of all the things I get to do as a website and graphic designer, one of my favorite tasks is working on logo design and brandi

New Faith Promise Website

Over the past couple of months, my life has been consumed with preparing for the launch of the new Faith Promise Church websit

Touch of Vintage Postcard

The image above is the front of a postcard that I put together for Touch of Vintage last night.  I really like the way it tur

Type is Art

Ben White introduced me to the love of fonts a few years ago.  I didn’t really understand the beauty at first, but that

Touch of Vintage

Here’s a new logo that I mocked up for a redesign of a jewelry site called “A Touch of Vintage.”  We will p

The Cashmere Bouquet

Several friends have decided to open a booth at a local antique mall, and I’ve been working on their web page for the p