portfolio
Oppose AB2072
Art Information:
title: Oppose Ab2072
medium: Digital: Website and design.
creation date: 2010
client: Various nonprofit organizations of California
Oppose Ab2072 was one of my volunteer projects based on the Probama theme. My responsibilities were to set up the website, make it navigable, design the logo, and few other things. This is a WordPress powered website. Videos were made possible by YouTube. In conjection with BrilliantEcho, a deaf company.
This campaign lasted from mid-april until late june of 2010.
Eco-Art Sample Website
Website Screenshot
Art Information:
title: Eco-Art CSS Website
medium: Digital: Website and design.
creation date: 2010
client: benvess.com
One of my side projects I decided to do inspired by the green movement. This website has been created purely from HTML/CSS and the images were created from scratch. I wanted to pull of a feel that would be “organic-like.” The stamp icons are downloadable in the sample website for your use. The plan for this theme is to lead it into becoming a theme for WordPress.
SWSE Stickers!
SWSE Stamp
Art Information:
title: Sonoma Wine and Sign Experience Stickers
medium: Stickers, print media.
creation date: 2010
client: sonomawineandsign.com
Coming soon to an event near you! (DeafNation’s DeafExpo, Vegas)
Sonoma Wine and Sign Experience now have excellent stickers for you to wear or put on your fridge so you can always feel close to the amazing Sonoma Experience you’re going to get when you sign up for it!
a ben vess design.
DeafHope’s Casino Night
Casino Night
Art Information:
title: Casino Night 2009
medium: Digital media and print.
creation date: 2009
client: DeafHope.
DeafHope is presenting their Casino Night over at the Bay area and they asked me to design a ticket for them. This was a chance, so I thought, for me to bring in a bit of a poker side of me in this design.
Casino Tickets
The goal here was to make a worn-out looking stamp of a poker chip (See photo on right) but apparently there are some out there who think it’s a roulette. A poker chip or a roulette–they both still represent gambling and both are casino games.casinotickets
They were kind enough to send me a sheet of tickets for my portfolio (without that, there wouldn’t be an entry here!) and I can’t thank them enough. Before I wrap this up, don’t forget to support DeafHope (www.deaf-hope.org).
TownSigner
Art Information:
title: TownSigner, business.
medium: Digital media, photography, and website.
creation date: 2009
client: TownSigner.com
TownSigner is Virginia’s premier deaf-centered online news and social hub. We combine breaking news, future events, resources, information, and so much more to provide you with the full spectrum of Virginia’s deaf community.
At the forefront of digital deaf-centered resource hub, we are constantly innovating our offerings, resources, and information to bring you the most comprehensive, easy to use, and rewarding experience possible!
My role in TownSigner is being its founder and webmaster. I did the design for logo, header images, advertising space, and promotional materials for the website. TownSigner.com is powered by WordPress.
Glimmer of Hope 2009
Glimmer of Hope 2009
Art Information:
title: Glimmer of Hope 2009
medium: Digital media and print.
creation date: 2009
client: DeafHope.
Not too long after designing and making their blog work, Julie Rems, the executive director of DeafHope, asked me to create a design for their 2009 Glimmer of Hope so that it would seem cohesive with the new blog’s theme. I came up with something simple and was one of DeafHope’s guests to their benefit dinner.
This design was used for flyers, cards, banner, and digital formats. Photo used from Fotolia.
National Association of the Deaf
NAD Front Page
Art Information:
title: National Association of the Deaf, Website graphics
medium: Digital media and photography.
creation date: 2009
client: National Association of the Deaf.
Sonoma Wine and Sign Experience
Sonoma Wine and Sign Experience
Art Information:
title: Sonoma Wine and Sign Experience, Website
medium: Digital media and photography.
creation date: 2009
client: Sonoma Wine and Sign Experience of Healdsburg, CA.
My duties for this project included the design of the logo, creation of the website, and digital images. The client wanted an elegant feel to it, so the front page was created with java.
The entire site is created using html/CSS with PHP snippets. For the “What’s up” page, WordPress is used. Images by Shane and Ben. Video player is FlowPlayer with subtitles by Taya Levine.
Just Mindy
Just Mindy
Art Information:
title: Just Mindy, Website
medium: Digital media.
creation date: 2009
client: Mindy Moore of JustMindy.com.
Site created from scratch using Pluck as CMS with HTML/CSS and PHP. Animated gifs, PayPal insertion, and video (quicktime) features added by me. A fully interactive website with PayPal integration, photo albums, blog, and videos.
JustMindy is an independent performing arts business owned by Mindy Moore in Austin, Texas.
Mechanical Equipment Sales Inc.
Mechanical Equipment Sales Inc.
Art Information:
title: Mechanical Equipment Sales Inc., Website
medium: Digital media and photography.
creation date: 2009
client: Mechanical Equipment Sales Inc. of Virginia Beach
BenVess.com for DeafHope
digital postcard
Art Information:
title: Support DeafHope
medium: Digital: Website and design.
creation date: 2010
client: benvess.com
“BenVess.com was temporarily shut down in order to promote awareness and trying to get a nonprofit, DeafHope, as many votes possible to win some charity competition.”
For a week, I had my website shut down in support for a fundraising event on FaceBook for DeafHope, a nonprofit organization for abused Deaf victims in California. I created the postcard, came up with the text on it and used it for my facebook user picture and the website. The website was created using simple HTML/CSS.
The page can still be seen here: http://www.benvess.com/deafhope/
Eastern Bloc: Change is Cumming
Change is Cumming
title: Change is Cumming
medium: Digital media and print.
creation date: 2009
client: Eastern Bloc, NYC
A friend of mine asked me if I could make a simple flyer in a hurry for one of the most popular bars of New York: Eastern Bloc. Alan Cummings was the host of this party. It’s in support of Barack Obama long, long before he became POTUS. The general election was an excuse for the bar to get a bunch of crazy New Yorkers to get together and be drunk.
No, really!
The only reason I was able to snag this little flyer was because my ex works at that bar before it became mad popular (and still does to this day). He told me that he needed this made within the hour–that this was somthing he’s had in his hand for a while. Uhmph, so, here’s the result of my “great masterpiece” made in less than an hour.
DeafHope Chase Campaign
DeafHope Chase Campaign
Art Information:
title: DeafHope Chase Capaign (FaceBook)
medium: Digital media.
creation date: 2010
client: DeafHope
OPEN THE DOOR to a Safe Deaf Space where Deaf women and their children lead new lives free of abuse. And, CLOSE THE GAP to accessible services for Deaf women so they can keep their children together and move on to a violence-free life…
Job Specifications: logo design and headers designed specifically for facebook pages.