Samson Design Studios

This postcard comes from deep within my project archives, but it’s something the clients and I were pleased with, so I wanted to include it here. It promoted an event hosted by The Salvation Army and The Christian Community Development Association (www.ccda.org), meant to shed light on poverty at home. Debunking the myth that poverty doesn’t exist within the picket fences of  Wisteria Lane.

It was a simple and quick design, but it communicated the general theme well enough. Wait! There's more » » »

[Read step 1] Once a photo of Michelle had been approved by the client, the next step in the billboard design process was to chose colours from the Booth College pallet and complete the layout. In regards to her photo, we ran some minor retouching and applied a high-contrast treatment that has been used for Booth’s promotional materials for the past year and a half. The model is normally pulled from their environment or background and then repositioned. Obvious enhancements include an outer glow and exaggerated drop shadow. These 2 effects aren’t typically used together, but it’s become a part of the Booth College visual signature. Further examples will be posted to this site soon. Wait! There's more » » »

Client: College for Officer Training

Each Year, The Salvation Army’s College for Officer Training (CFOT) marks the commissioning (or graduating) of it’s session with a Commissioning Book. Think yearbook. Over the past 2 years, Samson Studios has had the pleasure of working on these books. The most recent included photography and copy writing. Click below for samples:

2008 God’s Fellow Workers

2007 Heralds of the Good News

To find out more about CFOT, visit their website here.

Client: ChristianWeek
SamsonStudios just completed a 32 page magazine as a subcontract for ChristianWeek. Surge profiles 35 Christian men and women under the age of 35, and features Pernell Goodyear, a pastor out of Hamilton Ontario on the cover. Interestingly, Pernell and I attended the same church during the 1980’s-90’s. It’s the first I’ve seen or heard of him in many years. an interesting way to cross paths. I was quite pleased to see what he’s been up to, his profile (like many others in Surge) is a very good read.

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