Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

Rock United Logo

Monday, June 21st, 2010

The United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties has paired with BlackOut Design to create a logo for their Rock United campaign. The event has become a Battle of the Bands fundraiser to assist low income children, families, and elderly individuals in Lackawanna and Wayne Counties.

Approximately eight local bands will be chosen to compete in this worthwhile experience. Whistles Pub & Eatery has agreed to host this Battle of the Bands. What a fun and exciting campaign with which to be involved! A panel of local celebrity judges is also in the works.

We are thrilled to participate by donating this logo. It has been a pleasure crafting a design that joins the excitement of Rock & Roll with the generosity and importance of The United Way. Hope to see you all in early October for a night of great music to benefit those in need of our support.

May the best band win!

Logo Design for CHAD Lions

Monday, June 7th, 2010

We are pleased to introduce the new logo for the CHAD Lions soccer team!  The Charter High School for Architecture and Design (CHAD) is a public, independent, and tuition-free high school in Philadelphia, PA.  CHAD provides such a wonderful opportunity for so many young people.  It creates a thoughtful academic environment that encourages love of learning in preparation for a higher education. Their successful soccer team now has an extra edge and motivation.

How many high school sports teams can say that they have their very own logo?  Not many.  A teacher emailed us to say that the students’ faces lit up upon seeing this intimidating lion with a soccer ball mouth.  It has been our honor to assist in such a program.

Go Lions!

Creative Design: St. Patrick’s Day Edition

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

This St. Patrick’s Day, our Art Director Phil Barket wasn’t satisfied to simply wear the green. Phil designed custom shirts to celebrate the true spirit of St. Patrick’s Day: alcoholic robots.

Featuring Futurama’s Bender and O’Zorgnax’s Pub, Phil created a shirt that would set him apart in a sea of St. Patrick’s Day revelers.

Logo Design for Keystone Automation

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Keystone Automation understood that the most important element of a fully realized brand campaign is a well designed logo. They came to BlackOut Design looking for a logo that would illustrate their experience and expertise in the machinery industry.

Keystone Automation Logo

Keystone Automation, a provider of turnkey design and fabrication of specialized automated machinery, offers creative solutions for complex manufacturing projects in industrial settings across Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The final BlackOut-designed logo speaks to Keystone Automation’s regional focus and reputation while presenting a refreshed and reinvigorated image for the company’s brand.

Print Collateral for National Center for Organizational Continuity

Monday, April 12th, 2010

In our continuing working relationship with the National Center for Organizational Continuity (NCOC), BlackOut recently had an opportunity to develop an industry sell sheet to help the NCOC promote its mission and services at a business continuity conference in New Orleans this week.

NCOC staff will attend the the Eighth Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference, April 12-14, and will participate in a panel discussion, “Business Continuity Professional: The Next Generation,” on Tuesday, April 13, from 2-3:15 p.m.

BlackOut designed informational fliers with details on joining the NCOC as a member organizations or industry participant, as well as the goals of the center and how to contact them for more information.

The Continuity Insights conference will be a great opportunity for the NCOC to introduce industry professionals to wealth of services they offer and we’re proud that they chose BlackOut to help them make a lasting first impression.

Web Design for the National Center for Organizational Continuity

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Following through on our logo design for the National Center for Organizational Continuity (NCOC), BlackOut fulfilled another element of NCOC’s overall brand strategy by producing an educational and highly interactive website.

The website provides information on the NCOC and its goal of furthering the organizational continuity profession. Site visitors are funneled through specific channels to help them find the most appropriate and most useful resources to meet their needs.

BlackOut integrated into the site a unique collaborative environment that facilitates communication and collaboration between local colleges and universities, continuity professionals and students or adult learners interested in continuity careers and training.

See the results at The National Center for Organizational Continuity.

MetroAction Postcards

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

We’ve been fortunate at BlackOut to have a fruitful working relationship with MetroAction. We think it’s led to some of our best work and it’s helped MetroAction maintain its status as the leading provider of small business loans and resources in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Recently, to help promote MetroAction’s upcoming business training seminars, BlackOut produced a series of print postcards that carry all of the pertinent information on the seminars and registration. The cards will provide a high impact, informative piece of collateral that MetroAction staff can distribute to their network of clients and referral partners.

Ecommerce design for Danielle & Company

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

We recently had an opportunity to redesign a website and ecommerce cart for Danielle and Company, an award-winning manufacturer of contemporary organic products for the bath, body and home.

Any time we work with ecommerce, our primary goal is always to facilitate transactions – ensure customers find the information and products they’re looking for quickly and guaranteeing a positive user experience during throughout the checkout process. It certainly helps when the products being sold carry the reputation for quality that Danielle’s do.

Owner Danielle Fleming is an expert in the effect scent can have on mood and she uses her expertise to create soaps, candles and beauty products that enhance mood and well-being.

We developed a platform that showcases Danielle’s unique products, along with her knowledge of scent and her commitment to sound environmental practices. We also provided Danielle with blog functionality allowing her a new level of interaction with her customers and the ability to share her enthusiasm for the products she creates.

Visit the Danielle and Company site and have fun browsing her fantastic products.

National Center for Organizational Continuity Logo

Friday, January 15th, 2010

BlackOut is proud to have been chosen to work on a prestigious project with increasingly crucial implications – The National Center for Organizational Continuity (NCOC).

NCOC will serve as a clearinghouse for information and resources on the business continuity industry, a field that strives to prepare businesses of all sizes for disruptions to infrastructure and operations caused by catastrophic events.

The goal of the NCOC will also function as a training and research collaborative, connecting workers with the high-demand organizational continuity skills they need and providing networking opportunities for continuity professionals and institutes of higher education.

The first phase of our work with NCOC involved developing a logo that encompassed the mission and message of the Center. Our designers worked to create a logo that spoke to the Center’s core goal of empowering workers to handle any situation or circumstance.

The logo was only the first part of our engagement with NCOC. Check back for more news on the Center in the coming weeks.
National Continuity Center Logo Design

Print Postcards for DeCoverly Kennels

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

For nearly a century, DeCoverly Kennels has built its reputation on an unwavering dedication to the quality of its breeding and training programs. When they needed a design firm to uphold that reputation in their marketing materials, they turned to BlackOut Design.

We produced for DeCoverly Kennels a full-color informational postcard suited for distribution at industry conferences. The cards describe the value of a DeCoverly Kennels hunting dog both in the field and at home while incorporating photography of their beautiful setters.

The DeCoverly team will take the cards with them when they attend the Garden State Outdoor Sportsmen’s Show this weekend and we’re proud that the postcards fully convey the DeCoverly tradition of excellence.Decoverly Kennels Print Design