Design

Interpretive Signage for “Transforming the Land” In the permanent outdoor exhibit, “Transforming the Land,” visitors to the Los Altos History Museum learn about J. Gilbert Smith and what life was once like in the Valley of Heart’s Delight. In those early days, over 10 million apricots, cherries, and other fruit and nut trees blanketed [...]

This exhibition celebrates the centennial of women's suffrage. It provides an overview of the struggle over many years and highlights the strong effort by local women’s organizations. I worked with the Los Altos History Museum curator closely to develop the story visually. The exhibit development started right before the COVID-19 Pandemic and soon took [...]

Epicurean Group is a food management service company dedicated to sustainable dining specializing in corporate and campus restaurants. A series of ads and an insert were developed featuring the importance of partnering with local, family run food suppliers that hold the same vision for high-quality product with sustainable business practices. Creative Team: Jan Davis and Peg Champion

CBT Systems offers curriculum and online training for technical professionals. The annual report showcased CBT’s five business realities and highlighted their expanding course library and increased market share. (40 pages) Agency: Black & White Design

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. We developed an overview brochure featuring the advantages of HDMI and its single cable solution that is supported on many types of devices.  

Each year Cisco provides an annual report highlighting top security threats. We designed a horizontal format to meet the primary objective of onscreen viewing and allow a limited digital print run. The table of contents and resources throughout the report were hyperlinked. (44 pages) Agency: Cisco In-house creative department

eMeter’s software solutions enable utilities to deploy smart grids on a large scale. We developed two informative guides to explain the eMeter technology solutions and to clarify different energy-use scenarios. The guides simplified a very complex story for the sales team to use on new customer calls. (36 pages) Agency: (e.g.) Ventures

Rethink Waste encourages San Mateo communities to reduce the amount of waste generated at local events. This visually rich, easy-to-read guide shows step-by-step actions necessary to meet city and state mandates. Available in print and pdf.

CompTIA is a non-profit trade association that promotes an industry- standard IT certification. Several multi-page pieces were developed; a) Entry-level brochure which explains the importance of certification when looking for a job. b) The Get Into IT brochure aimed to high school students. c) Tech Talk news updates discusses inside news and views on training and certification in the IT community. Agency: [...]

Simplay Labs delivers HD performance standards, development tools, technologies, testing and consulting services to manufacturers of consumer electronics and personal computer products. This brochure clearly explained the program and the importance of HDMI compatibility compliance. Creative team: Jan Davis and writer, Bruce Harris