Favorite Projects of 2008
Raise your hand if you can't believe it's almost 2009 already. Yep I've got mine up! It's amazing how fast time flies when you're having fun. The last year has definitely been an interesting one, and we're looking forward to this next year with great expectation and excitement. I can honestly say that God has blessed us with the best jobs and families in the world. What more can a guy ask for?
I thought about writing some sort of "resolution" or goals post for the new year, but instead I think sometimes it's good to reflect on what you've done. You might even amaze yourself. Looking back over all of our projects this past year, I was surprised at just how much we'd done with a small two man shop. Apparently we've been busy 
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For those of you who just recently found us, here's a quick recap of our favorite projects this past year. Hope you enjoy!
Web Design Projects
EdgePoint Church
No surprise this was one of our favorites. It came together very quickly and got a ton of attention from Smashing Magazine, Web Designer Wall, Collide Magazine and Godbit.
Links: Portfolio | Live Site
LoanMarq Web Application
Painstakingly designed and coded, we even integrated this directly with the developers Rails code. A great learning experience for us and a great user interface for the user.
Links: Portfolio
Knoxville Leadership Foundation
KLF had a great identity to work with, and made it easy to create this fun and engaging site.
Link: Portfolio | Live Site
Handshake Web Application
Love the look and feel of this web app. I don't think I've seen anything else like it. They should be launching sometime in 2009.
Link: Portfolio
SalesManage Solutions
This site has a great professional feel while still being interesting. Very clean and easy to read!
Link: Portfolio | Live Site
USATaxDollars
A joint project with Fuscient, it's a great (and scary) way to know just where your tax dollars go when the government gets ahold of them. This one got some press as well.
Link: Portfolio | Live Site
LoanMarq Website
The LoanMarq Application needed a marketing site, and this is what we came up with. The two share some design ideas but stand on their own. It's simple, but I like the way it turned out.
Link: Portfolio | Live Site
ApMa Project
It was a blast redesigning my first HTML/CSS website. You learn a lot in a couple of years!
Link: Portfolio | Live Site
ADS Phoenix
These guys gave my my first real design job so it was fun to get them setup with a proper website. I'm particularly proud of all the ExpressionEngine relationship work going on between client and portfolio entries.
Link: Portfolio | Live Site
Heroes or Ghosts
It's a simple one page site, but for us it represents the last 5 years of trying to finish our album. Momentous occasion.
Link: Portfolio | Live Site
Graphic Design
EdgePoint Church Logo
I'm just as happy with the logo as I am with the website. Everything we did for them turned out awesome.
Link: Portfolio
Cherokee Mills Logo
We already detailed the process here, but this may be my favorite logo we did this past year.
Link: Portfolio
Condor Options Logo
Super clean and friendly, just the way they wanted it.
Link: Portfolio
Cherokee Mills Pocket Folder
This printed piece just turned out beautifully. You have to see it in person to truly appreciate it.
Link: Portfolio
Dominion Logo & Identity
Once again, very simple, but clean and strong. That's how I like my logos!
Link: Portfolio
Media Creation
Heroes or Ghosts - Little Rooms
Definitely one of our favorite projects. Go download a free song and let us know what you think.
Link: Portfolio
Apryl Lynn - With This Breath
Another one of our favorites for the year. Apryl has an amazing voice and writes amazing songs. We're excited to help others find out about her music!
Link: Portfolio
So there you go! And that's just the ones we can show you. Many are still not live yet or in progress, so stay tuned. 2009 is going to be kick awesome!
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January 04, 2009
Time really flies so fast. The last time I remember, I was celebrating New Year with my family; and now I’m celebrating it again with them. I can’t believe another year had passed. 2008 has been a good year for me, I hope 2009 will be a good one, too.
Anyway, your projects are awesome. I love the design of your ApMa Project. I’m wishing you more luck and more projects this year. Good luck!