Josh Shayne

Web Design: Robin M. Katz – Librarian

Josh Shayne — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:09:09 +0000

Robin M. Katz is a librarian currently based in Burlington, VT. She wanted to create a portfolio that she could use to feature a wide variety of her projects – from scholarly presentations to archival and collection-based work to video presentations. We decided early-on that she would be best served with a clean, minimalistic aesthetic – placing the user’s focus squarely where it most belongs — on her work.

The navigation on the site is divided into institutional categories and more specific subject tags. This makes every project easily cross-referenced and accessible. I also placed a large, dynamic slideshow on the site’s homepage to highlight recent projects. Built using the WordPress CMS, Robin can easily update the site anytime, from anywhere so her portfolio is always current.

You can view the full site here: http://robinmkatz.com

Tango Strategy Interviews Me

Josh Shayne — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:02:10 +0000

I was recently interviewed by the branding/marketing firm Tango Strategy.

The questions were on art, innovation and inspiration.

Here’s an excerpt:

Tango Strategy: How do you define creativity?

Josh Shayne: All too often creativity is perceived as exclusive to the arts; however I believe that it can be defined as anything that involves using your imagination. There are creative conversationalists, creative astro-physicists, and if you’re lucky you can find a creative accountant.

Read the rest of the interview here.

Summer is Here

Josh Shayne — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Poster art available on Society6 – click here.

“Summer is Here” - by Josh Shayne

Lowered Expecations Episode 4 – The Cult

Josh Shayne — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:35:58 +0000

In Episode 04, Josh is trying to produce a PSA for the non-profit “The Human Freedom Project” but is in danger of losing the job if he can’t find a crew that takes direction.

written & created by Josh Shayne & Vic Shayne; directed & edited by Josh Shayne

Featuring: Josh Shayne, Robin Katz, Nina Barry de Zayas, Danny de Zayas, Tasha Shayne, Janice Shayne, Vic Shayne, Annie Martens, Jeff Fal, Ryan Oelke, Chelsea Brady.

Crew: camera + sound: Jason Lange; original music: Erik Desiderio; montage music: Danny de Zayas; Production Assistants: Brian Hose, Annie Martens

Special Thanks to Looking Glass Arts for their generous production assistance.

View some wonderful production stills from photographer Nina Barry here.

Portfolio Design: Copywriter Cory Gilman

Josh Shayne — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:07:01 +0000

Cory Gilman is a Boulder, Colorado based copywriter. She was looking to build a portfolio-centric website that showcased her personality with a professional sheen. It was necessary that she be able to update the site herself, add new work and upload images on a frequent basis. Her previous site showcased her portfolio, but the copy, her copy, was too hard to read on the images.

My solution was to build a site that would showcase each campaign she had created in a gallery format and clicking any image in the gallery would create a lightbox solution – where the image would enlarge to full size and the rest of the web page would darken allowing the viewer to focus specifically on Cory’s work.

view the completed site at http://corygilman.com

Here is what Cory kindly had to say about the project:

Josh did an absolutely wonderful job. His design was exactly what I was looking for, his work timely, his prices fair, and above all, he was such a pleasure to work with. He was patient, explained and discussed everything thoroughly, answered any and all questions I had, and really just went above and beyond in all aspects. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

A Single Tiger

Josh Shayne — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:25:12 +0000

The Devil May Care

Josh Shayne — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:43:10 +0000

Moscow Foxtrot

Josh Shayne — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:24:34 +0000

Online Store Design: Liddabit Sweets

Josh Shayne — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:58 +0000

I’m super-excited to have completed the online store for Liddabit Sweets — a fantastic Brooklyn-based chocolate company. Their entire product line is hand-made and they use as many local and organic products as possible. What’s more, working with Liz Gutman – one of the co-owners – was awesometastic!

The store features a slew of cool features: Wish lists, Coupons, Zooming Product Photos, Grid/List views, Gift Messages, Share with Friend Options, a Speedy One-Page Checkout and more!

Check it out here: Liddabit Sweets Online Shop

Logo Design: Zoom Group Communications

Josh Shayne — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:48:33 +0000

A logo design for the Boulder-based consulting firm Zoom Group Communications featuring a lovely green-headed fellow.

We went through several phases of the logo and finally landed on this: