It’s always fun when I can use some of my climbing & hiking photography in my design work. This is the front page of the Huckleberry’s Natural News & Savings for June, 2014. It’s an 8 page savings guide that we do every month. The photo is from a backpacking trip I took in Montana. I will not disclose the exact location 😉
Around the World in 80 Beers
Here’s a fun graphic I made for today’s Huckleberry’s ad. Their wine & beer department has a beer club featuring beers from around the world.
Around the World in 80 Beers
So you want to be a famous beer connoisseur…To become a member of the Huckleberry’s “Around the World in 80 Beers” club, all you’ve got to do is grab a beer card from Lou Anne or Drew, and start purchasing the designated brews; don’t forget to save the bar code! What you’ll get in return: bragging rights, fun times, and a t-shirt that cannot be purchased-only earned! Happy exploring.
Waddell’s Brewpub & Grille
I’ve been fortunate to work closely with the owner of Waddell’s on his new restaurant in North Spokane, Waddell’s Brewpub & Grille. After initial meetings it was determined that we needed to really bring back the legend of Rube Waddell, a remarkably dominant strikeout pitcher from the early 1900’s. Stories and newspaper clippings tell a wild tale of this man.
Waddell’s on- and off-field exploits became instant legends.
Waddell was so unpredictable, and into fire fighting, that a myth was circulated that he had a habit of leaving the dugout in the middle of games to follow passing fire trucks to fires.
He performed as an alligator wrestler in the offseason.
Fastballs, fishing, fire fighting, females and firewater – all were favorite pasttimes of Rube Waddell. And, not necessarily in that order – as long as it added up to fun.
The restaurant, brewery, beer logos, and website are all rooted in these stories and they were a blast to research and illustrate.
Lucky Jack Orchards
Another great logo project, this time for Lucky Jack Orchards, north of Wenatchee, WA.
The new owners of Lucky Badger Orchards wanted to honor their father Jack, who had founded the orchard with a partner in the 60’s, so they changed the name to fit. Jack was a Green Beret in the Army and the family has a history of military service. A Jack of Hearts playing card was used as the basis of the logo (and business cards), swapping the hearts for apples and a green beret for the Jack.
Belle of the Woods
24″ x 16″ Custom Vinyl Graphic using real vintage postcards.
Mansfield Connection
Spokane Valley Public Works hired me to create some renderings of an upcoming street connection project. The goal of the renderings are to show the public what is being planned, which is to tear down the apartment building and to finally make Mansfield a through street.
Drag the sliders to see before and after.
Happy 1st Birthday James
Shanny the Nanny
Today is our nanny, Shannon‘s, last day. She’s not only in her third trimester but she’s moving to Boise with her husband!
She has been a wonderful addition to our family and we will miss her greatly. Our little boy James was very lucky to have her in his life for his first year.
As a going away present, my wife wrote a beautiful note and then gave me links to some of Shannon’s best instagram photos of our little boy. I put it all together and let’s just say there were some tears shed this morning when I gave it to her.
Dear Shannon,
You were my PARENT when my mommy and daddy could not be with me.
You were my TEACHER by reading me stories and showing me life lessons.
You were my BEST FRIEND day after day by playing with me and making me laugh.
Your positive influence on the first year of my life will never be forgotten.
Thank you for being the best nanny ever!
I will miss you.
Love, James
Uncle Dan’s Salad Dressing – Responsive Design
I recently finished a new responsive website for Uncle Dan’s. They make really good salad dressing and dip mixes. Responsive web design is a way of making a single website that works effectively on both desktop browsers and the myriad of mobile devices on the market.
Before & After Photoshop Work
Here’s an example of some photoshop work I did for a local musician. This guy does an awesome Mick Jagger impression.
Photo by Mary Wakefield
Sweet Baby James
Photo by Ifong Chen
7 days after James was born we had our favorite photographer come to our house and shoot a bunch of photos. She took some amazing shots. It was extremely hard to pick our favorites.
Photo by Ifong Chen
I turned the photo at the top of this post into our birth announcement / holiday card.
Photo by Ifong Chen
Design by Jake Douville
Our precious gift
James Thomas Douvillenovember 20th, 2012
at 12:47 pm
6 pounds, 10 ounces
and 20.5 inches
to overjoyed parents
jake and sara douvilleMERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM THE DOUVILLES!
Benton Franklin Humane Society
The Benton Franklin Humane Society liked the website I did for the Spokane Humane Society so much that they asked me to make them a new one. So I did. Check it out here!
Where the Forest Brushes the Sky
This project has been in the works for a quite a while. It’s a book/brochure for lake property on Priest Lake in Idaho. My client wanted the piece to have an outdoorsy/cabin feel. The finished printed brochure is quite nice. It’s a chart fold brochure with staggered pages, a folder pocket, business card slits, embossed and varnished cover logo, and a folded poster/map is inserted in the pocket. This was a fun challenge to design. I also created an online flash flipbook based on the brochure.
Below is an interactive flipbook that is based on the printed brochure. View it larger in a new window here.
IBEX Flooring
A good friend of mine, owns and operates a commercial flooring business. He’s a great guy and was even one of my groomsmen in my wedding. He asked me to update his logo and after several rounds of revisions and concept changes we arrived at the logo above. I think it turned out great and he loves it.
Spokane Humane Society
I recently had the pleasure of creating the new Spokane Humane Society website. They are a great, non-profit local public charity dedicated to the welfare of companion animals.
In the past year I’ve been able to do some great design work for the Humane Society. Newspaper ads, facebook cover photo designs, brochures, billboards and now the new website. They’ve been a pleasure to work with.
Just over one year ago we got our awesome dog “Snow” there. She’s the best. The adoption process was pretty easy, although we could tell that they really want to make sure the animals go to a good home.
If you’re thinking about adding a furry new member to your family, I highly recommend rescuing an animal from the Spokane Humane Society.
Jake on the Box
Huckleberry at Priest Lake Map
I was hired to create this illustrative map of a Priest Lake property development area. The client wanted a map that showed the character of the area with a kind of hand drawn treasure map feel to it. I think it turned out pretty good.
I’ve always loved looking at maps. Perhaps it’s because I’m fond of backpacking through the wilderness, map in hand. But I think there’s more to it. Maps contain huge amounts of information. You can learn so much about an area just by looking at a map. It’s great!
Click here to see another map I created for my wedding invitations.
Happy Holidays from the Douvilles
Custom Wedding Design Package
So, Sara and I got married on October, 1st. However, this post isn’t so much about our wedding as it is about all the custom illustrations, designs, stationery, posters and even a website, that Sara let me have fun with. Sara didn’t want traditional invitations so I made them funky, fun and totally us. We love how it all turned out.
One Month
Today marks one month until I marry the love of my life, Sara. I thought it would be a good time to post this photo-mosaic of our wedding logo using pictures of the two of us. I plan on printing this out about four feet tall so we can put it above our mantle. I hope it will be something special we can look at for years to come.
The mosaic itself is 40 tiles x 40 tiles for a total of 1,600. I only used about 200 different images, so each one is repeated several times. I even snuck a few pictures of our cats and dog.
That’s all for now. After the wedding I will post all of the great wedding collateral I created – save-the-dates, invitations, programs, thank you notes, etc. Until then, wish us luck!
