Robertson Designs

Canyon Marine Brochure - Canyon Marine located in Salida and Royal Gorge Colorado needed a brochure upgrade. The current one (outside, inside) was nice but it didn't jump off the rack enough and make people want to pick it up and go whitewater rafting. I was asked to come up with a new design and this is it (inside portion).

SWEENEY TODD - My daughter has a role in her high school play of Sweeney Todd and parents are encouraged to create an ad for the program to wish them good luck. Here is the ad I came up with for Sweeney Todd, premiere - 4/23/10

Fiddler Creek Flyer - Throughout the 2010 motocross racing season, I'll be sending out frequent flyers like this one to get the riders and fans ready for the upcoming races. This is the first one for 2010 which introduced the new Midwest MX Series and the tracks involved and schedule for 2010.

RON EMORY - Ron Emory, lead guitarist for T.S.O.L., is releasing his new solo project on 4/15/2010 titled "Walk That Walk" and his website has a contest for t-shirt designs that ends 4/5/2010. I thought I'd give it a try and come up with a design of my own. I really don't expect to win but it was just a fun exercise and another addition to my portfolio.

BUYDAKOTA.COM - The president of Dakota International Trading came to me for help with their email blasts that they send out frequently to their customer base. They were developing these mailers in-house and tapping out the diminishing resources of an employee who had other items to take care of and couldn't devote the necessary time. They wanted to produce mailers with a bit more marketing flair and I was able to give them that extra touch they needed.

Testimonials from the company: "Nice job. I like the basketball theme and the layout, and there are some nice little details in there like the bracket in the background. I think this is exactly what we were looking for. Thanks for your help with this and for the fast turnaround." ... "Dev - I really like the mailer. I love the subtle brackets in the back ground. Also like the phrase “ Buzzer Beater Deals”

URBAN TREK - Aug. 2009 - My cousin, Darin Robertson, was set to retire from the USMC in 2009 after 22 years of honorable service to our country. After being a hard core Marine for that long, he was unsure as to what he really wants to be when he grows up. So he decided to set out on a quest to find out more about himself and what it is that will drive his future. I created this logo or "Vision Quest" image of Darin's life circle thus far and a big question mark signifying the next phase in his life.

PHEASANT HEAVEN - Last year I was collaborating with my cousin Darin and other family and friends on a possible business venture for my Grandpa, Basil Robertson. He has this idea about creating a pheasant farm for hunters and he wants to call it Pheasant Heaven. Darin came to me to help with some logo and marketing ideas. So far I've created two temporary logos just to get the ideas rolling. Pheasant Heaven, Sundog Hunts

GUTZON! -
During my trip to Sisseton, S.D. in December of 2008 to visit my cousin Darin, we were traveling North on I-29 somewhere between Watertown and Sisseton, when an interesting query presented itself. What if the sculptor responsbile for Mt. Rushmore wanted to add just one more feature? This is how we saw that potential error in judgement...

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BIRTHDAYS - I never seem to be able to find the right card for any occasion, especially birthdays. So with Jody's 40th in January 2009 I came up with the idea of creating custom wallpapers that I put on our computer in place of a birthday card. I actually started the tradition by recognizing her Mother's birthday each year. I continued this new tradition with Nicole's birthday wallpaper and Birthday Invitation.

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SCHOOL PROJECT - My son came to me for help with a school project. They were instructed to come up with a logo for a future city eutopia. They decided on a city that was filled with water and amusement parks. He described the logo they needed and I came up with this. I believe they received a passing grade.

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.netLocal Marketing - I was asked by a friend to come up with a logo for his new business and had very little to go from in terms of design options. Specs given: Color = blue spectrum, Font = arial, smooth, no images provided and strict size of 994x180 pixels. This is what I came up with in about an hour and based on his reaction, he seems very pleased with the result.

Quote from customer - "It always impresses me to see someone take a loose idea and put something together with it. Very cool stuff...The concept looks sharp. That was fast too."

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THE TAZ! - I drew this tattoo of the Tazmanian Devil for a friend of ours who is the drummer in a local band here called "Mr. Hand". He wanted Taz breaking out of a bass drum, twirling a drum stick and crunching on another one. Actual Tattoo

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THE CROW - My son wanted to be "The Crow" for Halloween in 2007 so I painted his face up to look like Brandon Lee's from the movie. Most people thought he was someone from KISS but there were a few who knew exactly who he was supposed to be.

"Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children."- Eric Draven

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NATIVE AMERICAN - I drew this tattoo for my wife in 1992. I put this off for quite a few months until she actually made an appointment literally "forced my hand".

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EVERY ROSE - This is the tattoo I drew for my sister. She is a huge Poison fan and maybe that's why she has a rose in there but it's also wrapped with a feather and ribbon to represent her native american roots. Unfortunately I don't know where the original artwork is for this. I have many drawings/sketches that I've lost over the years.

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NEIGHBOR FAVOR - I drew this tattoo for my neighbor back in 2007.

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HALLOWEEN SHIRT - My son wanted to be "The Guy", the mascot from the band Disturbed for Halloween in 2009. He wore shoulder pads underneath and I drew muscles on this shirt to go over the pads with a brown colored pencil.

- Custom Motocross T-Shirt Designs -
I came up with the 4 template designs for our Motocross series for 2009.