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!
Lil’ Carol’s Honey & Bee Products
Update: The website is no longer active.
Lil’ Carol is a close family friend who also happens to resell my father’s honey. Since she’s been doing so well with the honey business I though she should have a website. I created quite a few custom illustrations and gave the whole thing a very artsy craftsy feel. Take a look at it and let me know what you think.
www.lilcarolshoney.com
Apiculture (Beekeeping)
Those that know me, also know that my dad is a beekeeper – or apiarist, if you want to get technical. He started it out about 15 years ago as a hobby with just a couple hives in the garden and it has grown into a full time gig with 150+ hives. You can find his honey locally in Spokane at Main Market Co-op, Simply Northwest, Rusty’s Produce and others. Look for this label:
I have gotten the opportunity to help him out several times over the years. While my dad forgoes gloves and a suit, opting to only wear a veil, I suit up head to toe. He says wearing gloves restrict his fingers too much. Needless to say he gets stung several times a day, it just doesn’t bother him much.
Most years he ships some of his bee hives to farmers in warmer climates for the winter. Almond farmers are said to get triple the almond yield just by putting one hive per acre on their farm. Some apple farmers in Central Washington also use my dad’s bees on their farms. But from spring to fall he keeps his bees here locally in the Inland Northwest, producing some of the finest local honey available.
The Michael Building
Bob Spooner at Goodale & Barbieri recently asked me to work on some marketing material for one of their building projects, The Michael Building. The Michael Building, in downtown Spokane, will be renovated from the ground up with state of the art mechanical systems, electrical and plumbing while still maintaining its historical roots. Ground floor retail with 3 floors of office space will make this the next great mixed-use building in the downtown core.
Looking to attract businesses that want modern, creative workspaces, Bob had me design a building logo, a full-color gate-fold brochure, a website, and more to come.
Working on this project I learned a lot about the building (and Spokane’s) history. It was built after the Great Spokane Fire of 1889. The fire destroyed 32 square blocks, virtually the entire downtown. Residents and business owners rebuilt the downtown core quickly and many of the buildings built after the fire are still standing today.
She’s A Keeper!
In a neat little coincidence, I got to do some work for the Spokane Humane Society at about the same time Sara and I were thinking about adopting a dog. This is one of the billboards I created for them and below is Snow, our newest family member. She’s a 10 month old black lab mix and we couldn’t be happier. She’s definitely a keeper.
Lady Lily :: Little Lou Productions
Recently, I’ve been fortunate enough to work on some very fun stuff for a new independent film company. Little Lou Productions needed a logo and some collateral material for the world premier of their debut film Lady Lily: adventures in god’s country. I was given free reign on the Little Lou logo, so I presented three totally different ideas and they picked my favorite one (pictured above).
The film already had a great poster (kudos to whomever designed it), so I didn’t mess with it other than to add the requested laurels. I also created two sided postcards, a t-shirt and premier party artwork.
The world premier of the film will be at the Spokane International Film Festival this Friday, Feb 11th.
Go see it! It’s an awesome, weird, funny, creepy, sad and beautiful film – in other words, it will stick with you.
“Magic Lantern | Fri, Feb. 11 | 7:30 pm, 7:45 pm, 11:30 pm | It’s a sexy mind trip. The premise: two best friends spend the summer at a cabin, and a local man wedges between them. The backdrop: panoramic views of Priest Lake. The soundtrack: unique indie scores. Mind trip: the conclusion’s unexpected.” – The Pacific Northwest Inlander
Cashmere Skin & Body
I recently had the opportunity to do some work for Emily Gant of Cashmere Skin & Body. Emily, formerly of Spa Paradiso, started Cashmere and she’s had great success ever since. When discussing ideas for a logo she pointed to a unique wire-frame flower on the wall that she really liked and mentioned that she loved the colors gray and cream. I took her input and ran with it. I came up with several ideas incorporating the flower and different font solutions and after one small adjustment to her favorite design, the logo was finished. (I love it when that happens!)
My fiance is a loyal Cashmere customer and loves their services. The spa is welcoming, warm and inside the historic Flour Mill. Give Emily a call!
