January 2010 :: Produced Branding for Tennessee State Bowling Proprietors Association

I was happy to work once again with Roy Baudoin of Smyrna Bowling Center, who also acts as President of the TSBPA to create a new business identity for the organization. In addition to a striking (no pun intended) new logo design, we applied the new logo to the business papers for the TSBPA to give mailings and such to its members a separate identity from that of the Smyrna Bowling Center. This is an excellent mark and I have been happy to assist Roy in creating something singular for its members to identify with.

December 2009 :: Johnny King of JK Design | Graphic Communications Selected as a Rutherford Chamber of Commerce Diplomat for 2010

As a member of the Rutherford Chamber of Commerce, I have found new strength as I continue to build my brand and my business, being introduced to excellent clients and interacting with the business leadership of Rutherford County's brightest companies. In 2010, I am extending my involvement with the Chamber, acting in a volunteer capacity with the Chamber as one of it's Diplomats. I expect the enhanced involvement with the Chamber will create more exposure and business activity for JK Design this year.

November 2009 :: Announcing Launch of Smyrna Bowling Center's New Web Presence

JK Design | Graphic Communications and Smyrna Bowling Center are happy to announce the launch of their new web site at www.smyrnabowling.com. The web site has been a large project and is expansive and treats their patrons to an online environment that feels visually much as the center itself does. We feel that it really captures the personality and the fun of Smyrna Bowling Center, and utilizes excellent information design to be easy and intuitive to navigate, and to keep their customers in the know about all the fun things going on at SBC.

June 2009 :: Announcing New Client, Smyrna Bowling Center

Smyrna Bowling Center is the largest most modern bowling center in the state of Tennessee. I had the recent pleasure of meeting owner Roy Baudoin at a Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce event being held at the Smyrna Bowling Center facility. They will be receiving a new web design. In addition to the web design, we are giving their corporate identity, or logo a facelift in the process, to help create stronger brand awareness. The logo can be seen at left. As a result of the new corporate identity's creation, we are giving their business papers a matching facelift.

May 2009 :: Announcing new client, King's Funeral Planning

King's Funeral Planning is a startup that I am now working with to assist in branding their company. To start, we have produced their logo mark which figures prominently into the design of a beautiful tri fold brochure which will be their primary first marketing vehicle. I am very excited to assist this company in creating their branding and marketing materials as they get of the ground. All the more so, as the company is the brain child of Jessica and Karen King, my own niece and sister. I wish them much success, and look forward to assisting them with their future marketing needs.

April 2009 :: Brought on board new client, JD Designs Interiors

I am happy to announce new client JD Designs, owned and operated by Jennifer Davenport, an interior designer and home stager. Our goal was to give her company an updated and tailored business identity. In addition to a new logo design, we produced new business papers for JD Designs which included new business papers. Her new logo is also finding its way to the front page of her web site. JD Designs has received awards for work in Parade of Homes. Jennifer prides her company on being able to work with any design budget. Give her web site a look.

March 2009 :: JK Design Web Site Relaunched

Relaunched JK Design | Graphic Communications web site. This brings a great deal of work to fruition. While I will ever be quite 'done' with this site (it should be ever-evolving to reflect things like news after all), I happy to have it available for clients and friends alike to see what is going on with JK Design. Please enjoy!

August 2008 :: JK Design Joins RCCC

JK Design is now a member of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. Based in Murfreesboro, TN, the geographic center of the state, the RCCC is instrumental in developing one of the fastest growing population centers in the entire United States. JK Design looks forward to serving Chamber members' business communications needs.

August 2008 :: JK Design Officially Launched

I have officially launched JK Design. I intend to build a business that allows me to serve customer needs for sharp effective communications. To this end, I want to have relationships with clients that remove as many filters of communication between those who wish to communicate with the world and the artist who produces that work.

April 2008 :: Illustrated Identity Piece for Main Street McMinnville

I am happy to announce the completion of a project in which I got to collaborate with my dear friend Rita Frizzell of Dakini Graphics. When the fine folks behind the down town revitalization project in McMinnville, TN needed a new identity, they came to Dakini Graphics. Rita saw an opportunity for my skills to help fill the bill, and tapped me to handle the illustration work. Congratulations to Main Street McMinnville on their new design.

March 2008 :: Expanded Web Design Capabilities; PHP & My SQL Interactive Application Project

Went live with a interactive web application for online gaming group The Avant-Guards / Blackguards. This expansive, pro bono project afforded me the opportunity to learn two programming languages that allow a web interface to speak to a back end data base. The net result is an application that allows users to dynamically insert and retrieve vast amounts of information regarding this online social group's primary resource: it's members. It incidentally also stands as what is most likely the most advanced membership accomplishment tracking system of its kind for any group within the massively multi-player online role playing game, City of Heroes™.

August 2007 :: Smyrna High School Class of '87 Reunion Book

I designed the reunion book for my 20 year reunion. I was very pleased to be able to offer my classmates a keepsake that will I hope they will treasure for years to come. It represents a level of design work which a high school reunion committee budget would not be able to normally afford. It now resides proudly in my portfolio of work.

August 2007 :: Received B.F.A. in Graphic Design from MTSU

I am now a proud alumnus of Middle Tennessee State University. The odyssey of completion of my undergraduate degree did not take a traditional course, and I am both the wiser for it, and perhaps more appreciative than I might have been at a younger age. I want to give sincere thanks to my professors for guiding me and teaching me, and helping to make my design skills strong. I also have to thanks my Mom for poking me about returning. I know somewhere she is smiling and very proud.

July 2007 :: Book Advertisement for GBOD
(internship — Dakini Graphics)

Produced a half page advertisement for the book When You Come Unglued... Stick Close to God for the General Board of Discipleship, the publishing arm of the United Methodist Church. This was a project secured by Dakini Graphics and turned over to me to work up.

My first paid job! Woot!

July 2007 :: The Oxford Real Estate Company & River Birch Homes
(internship — Dakini Graphics)

Continuing internship with Dakini Graphics in Nashville, I have been asked to create submissions for a set of business papers (business card, letterhead & envelope) for sister companies Oxford Real Estate and River Birch Homes.

The design on the sets of business papers were quite daring. While they were not those chosen for print and usage by the companies, I was very proud that Rita felt that they were strong enough to put in front of one of her higher profile clients for consideration.

June 2007 :: Creating Submissions for Hickory Ridge Mall, Memphis, TN
(internship — Dakini Graphics)

Under the art direction of Rita Frizzell, I have been asked to try my hand at creating graphic poster submissions for Hickory Ridge Mall.

June 2007 :: Internship with Dakini Graphics in Nashville

In searching for a good fit for an ad agency or design firm with which to intern for the completion of my undergraduate degree program, I have been blessed to be introduced to Rita Frizzell of Dakini Graphics in Nashville. In working with Rita, I have honed my skills even further, and have been given the opportunity to present work that is submitted directly to clients (rare for internship).

May 2007 :: Senior Gallery Show at MTSU

Completed semester long project in Graphic Design program culminating in a showing in the Todd Art Gallery at MTSU. The body of work, entitled Sp34k 2 M3 consisted of no less than eight major pieces including a web site. Subject matter dealt with social relationships and interactions carried on by people on the world wide web.

April 2006 :: Received Gold Student Addy in 7th District Addy Awards

Ad campaign Pets Do It Too. wins a Gold Student Addy award in the 2005 7th District Addy Awards in Atlanta. The 7th District of the AAF includes work from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee and eastern Louisiana. This sent the ad campaign on to be judged nationally in the National Addy Awards which were held in San Francisco in 2005.

February 2006 :: Received Gold Student Addy in Nashville Addy Awards

Ad campaign, Pets Do It Too., a collaborative project with fellow design students Matt Thompson, Courtney Edwards (now Courtney Burgess) and Bryan Kemp brought home a gold student Addy award from the Nashville Addy Awards. This sent the quartet of pieces on to be judged in the 7th District Addy Awards in Atlanta.

January 2004 :: Reentered MTSU

Returned to Middle Tennessee State University to complete undergraduate work in Graphic Design Program.