http://quoindesign.com Graphic and Web Design, Portland, Oregon Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:15:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Remodeling contractor Hamish Murray Construction, Inc. needed a show display for the Oregon Fall Home and Garden Show that walked the line between modern and craftsman, two of their largest markets. It also needed to be clean, bright, and orderly to give a sense of what a homeowner could expect from working with the company. [...]]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/10/hamish-murray-show-display/ Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus needed an convention show display that would support their Voices of Lupus campaign, which tells the stories of people suffering from lupus. We consulted with the client and sign company to determine the best solution. Then, we created the convention show design and worked with the printer to ensure accurate color.]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/10/mollys-fund-exhibit/ Portland market strategist Rich Bruer asked us what Quoin could do to help improve his site’s legibility and update its look. We extended his existing brand and incorporated the font Futura Light as a web font. This improved the web site design’s faithfulness to the brand, while maintaining excellent search engine optimization. Quoin installed a [...]]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/09/r-bruer-company-web-site-update/ Lechman-Su and Quach, P.C. asked Quoin to create a web site with the twin goals of garnering new local business for their family law practice while increasing and extending their reputation as guardians of minors from overseas. We needed to give the site an open, friendly feeling that helped users see how good they were [...]]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/09/lechman-su-quach-family-law/ Town Center eSuites asked Quoin to extend the brand we had created to let new tenants know about the central Wilsonville location of their Class A office space. We performed graphic design of the site’s visuals that carried the brand forward and made dynamic use of their images. This site is still in development. Related [...]]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/09/1209/ Town Center eSuites began leasing executive suites and needed to let people know about its professional image and high level of service. They brought Quoin on to create a new logo design. In the logo’s mark, we referenced the building in which it the e-suites are located to create this two-color logo that alludes to [...]]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/09/town-center-esuites/ Wilsonville Town Center Offices needed a logo that would represent the building as they began the process of attracting long term lessors. We created a stylized line drawing that captured the principal architectural lines of the building. The colors were chosen to work with existing colors in the building’s interior design.]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/09/wilsonville-town-center-offices/ The Google search results page was just drastically improved. A clear hierarchy of user interface elements was carefully considered and executed, meaning it’s now just a little easier to make sense of the glut of information this search engine gives us every day. In the past, Google has suffered from design-by-committee syndrome. One example where [...]]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/07/better-results-comparison-of-old-and-new-google-page-designs/ http://quoindesign.com/2011/06/fast-vector-tracing/ Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus needed to drive participation in their annual interior design benefit at the Portland Fall Home and Garden Show. Audiences included interior designers, vendors and others who will contribute to the show. We utilized the Molly’s Fund butterfly motif in a way that communicated the level of design participants can expect. To [...]]]> http://quoindesign.com/2011/06/mollys-fund-serving-up-style-promo/