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The writings & ramblings of George Hess

RoadPony


Save the planet and your money - find and share rides with people traveling the same places you are!

RoadPony was conceptualized the day my brother couldn’t find a ride to the airport. He often needs rides and I often make websites… the rest is history.

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  • UI / UX
  • HTML5 / CSS3
  • Facebook Integration
  • Google Maps Integration

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Design Evolution

I went through nine comps before settling on a final design for my website. These mock-ups span over a period of 4 years, not because I spent an exceptional amount of time on each of them… but because I could rarely justify working on my own personal projects.

It can be fun (and frightening) to watch how a design and a designer evolve over time.

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Introducing Covelopers!

Covelopers
Covelopers enables independent designers, web developers, and techs to operate like larger businesses by networking them together to collaboratively tackle projects. That’s a lot to try and fit into a single logo – but we managed to meet all of the criteria: High–end, Teamwork, Growth, and Momentum.

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  • Branding
  • Design
  • Digital Strategy

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Atomic Mobile

Atomic Mobile provides businesses and agencies with mobile technology based solutions. So naturally, they’d better have a snappy mobile website right? Well you guessed it… that’s what we’re working on!

Atomic Mobile Website Screenshots
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  • UI/UX Design
  • Mobile Design & Development

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Does your branding stink of old wieners?

…well maybe it should!

I used to think of myself as an artistic fellow. Someone with an inherit knack for the graphic arts. But I was recently humbled by the branding genius of a local Mexican restaurant. I will only go so far – these amigos however are “shaping” the future.

One of the Wienerschnitzels, a fast food franchise tailored to hot dog consumers, went out of business in Mount Vernon, WA. Naturally, a drive through Mexican restaurant arose from its ashes. But what does one do with all the left over “Wiener” stuff? You can’t let it go to waste – especially during these times of economic crises. Latin–American ingenuity enter stage left, and presto, transform the giant “W” into a pair of fighting roosters and reopened as Taqueria El Gallito (loosely translated The Cocky Taco Shop).

So not only do they save on the majority of money it would usually cost to create signage, but they are sublimely capturing the loyal hot dog eating community. Again, genius.

In all seriousness, I truly am amazed. Often times in the commercial arts business we are asked to work within limits. Whether it’s due to budget, grandfathered in branding, or the Board of Directors son’s-nephew’s–daughter’s favorite color, we are constantly inventing ways to “work with what we’ve got”. This was truly an amazing feet and I take my sombrero off to you!

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