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May
14th

Make It Bigg – Band Promotion & Venue Search Mobile Application

By Laurence Orr

Make It Bigg is a mobile application that is easily allows you to discover new bands playing near your location by genre and quick music preview.

I created the logo, application icon and a few mockups of the user interface for the App. I tried really hard for the brand and persona of this app to be distinct and engage the user beyond just cool aesthetics.

With cool features like: Easy and super fast preview of music, Cool sliding picture galleries, interaction with bands through their band pages, etc… to impress on the user that they’re part of the band themselves.

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Make It Bigg Logo User Interface:

Make It Bigg UI

May 14th, 2012 | 2 Comments » | Posted in Branding, Graphic Design, Interface Design, Mobile Design

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April
10th

StickyLeaf – Green. Sticky. Deals

By Laurence Orr

I recently designed a logo/brand and website design for a new start-up, called StickyLeaf. It’s a weekly deal site for cannabis related items.

The brand is designed to bring the cannabis counter culture into a more respectable “amazon-esque” ecommerce world while still having a witty tongue-in-cheek brand.

Check out StickyLeaf here.

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Web Design:
StickyLeaf

April 10th, 2012 | No Comments » | Posted in Branding, Graphic Design, Web Design

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March
14th

Planet Solar – Web and Vision Brochure design.

By Laurence Orr

A few months ago I finished up designing and building a WordPress website for Planet Solar a Santa Barbara solar panel company. They hired a talented photographer to take quite a few photos of their customers who are very happy that they went with solar power.

I designed a website that would show off the photography. I also designed a 36×27″ folded 9 panel Vision Brochure for them to send out to their customers and partners.

Check out the site and please comment and let me know what you think.

Web Design:

PlanetSolar Homepage Design
Vision Brochure:

PlanetSolar Vision Brochure PlanetSolar Vision Brochure

March 14th, 2012 | 2 Comments » | Posted in Graphic Design, Web Design, Web Development, Wordpress

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December
19th

Pond Mobile

By Laurence Orr

Pond Mobile is a simple way of buying cellphone access when you are flying internationally. They sell you a new sim for your device at a flat fee. The typical business traveler doesn’t need to get a new phone anymore and can just get down to business with technology they already know.

I created a series of web designs that built off their strong logo and brand. A very simple web experience to show their users how simple their technology is to use.

Please comment and let me know what you think.

Pond Mobile Homepage Pond Mobile About Us

December 19th, 2011 | 2 Comments » | Posted in Web Design

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September
22nd

Corks n’ Crowns – A Santa Barbara Wine Tasting Room and Wine Club

By Laurence Orr

Corks n’ Crowns, a wine tasting room down near the Sterns Wharf in Santa Barbara, asked me to design a new website for them and to build it on WordPress.

If you go into the tasting room you’ll see that there are a lot of dark woods and interesting textures that exude a high level feeling and brand. The wines they select for their wine club every month are well thought out and made sure they mesh well with their clientele. I tried to make the website design reflect that and show off their wonderful wines and beers.

If you are ever downtown and are looking for a good place to try new and different wines check out Corks n’ Crowns( Map here ).

Please comment and let me know what you think.

Corks n' Crowns Website

September 22nd, 2011 | No Comments » | Posted in Web Design, Web Development, Wordpress

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September
6th

DriExpress – The Disaster Restoration Specialists

By Laurence Orr

I was recently asked to build a brand for the disaster restoration company, DriExpress, from the ground up. The idea was to enhance the image of an already established company but to further show they are leaders in their respective market. They wanted to be thought of as the “UPS” of disaster restoration equipment. That when you called for an industrial grade air mover to a dehumidifier you would get it shipped to you right when you needed it most.

Check out their new website here.

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Product Brochure:

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September 6th, 2011 | 1 Comment » | Posted in Branding, Graphic Design, Web Design, Web Development, Wordpress

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This is me - Laurence Orr

Laurence Orr
A local Santa Barbara - web designer + graphic artist + interface designer.

nfxdesign is my playground to try out and perfect new web and graphic techniques and technologies. I pride myself on being able to take a client's rough, verbal idea and transform it into a polished proof-of-concept that serves as a good foundation for finishing the project. I understand that, rather than mold the client's wishes to my vision, my work must conform to my client's needs.

Just some of my skills:

  • Proficient in the latest HTML & CSS standards and uses.
  • Experience with Javascript/JQuery and Wordpress.
  • Highly proficient in the Adobe suite of applications including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver (though I prefer to hand code) and Flash.
  • Proficient in Adobe Flash animation and interactive design.
  • Experience with a lot of different print design, including posters, brochures, business cards, etc.

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