That’s Dave Weston, wrenched and ready to fix your appliances.  Dave’s wife, Gay, stopped in a couple of weeks ago and spoke the words that are music to a graphic designer:  “I really like your work so here’s our information; make us a business card”.

“Are you sure she said I could do anything I want?” Keleigh asked Sue after reading the job jacket.

Gay loved the results.  What do you think?

Sign makers of John Edwards’ era, craftsmen who hand-letter and understand first-hand the need for limited text, white space, and fonts tall enough to read at a distance…or at a drive-by speed, are hard to come by these days.  We met John after he had translated a few of Keleigh’s logo designs into signage for our shared clients.  He liked our work and decided to come to us for his business cards.

John creates hand-painted wood signs as well as cutting vinyl and screen printing for a variety of substrates.  He’s quick to say he’s not a designer…but now he knows one!

Long Beach is a kitschy town.  We’ve got pinball machines, laser tag, mini golf, go-karts, old-fashioned-and new fashioned-bumper cars, bumper boats, candy, ice cream, elephant ears, kiddie rides, a carousel, real horseback and horse-drawn carriage rides, clowns, face painters… the list goes on.  So when Dennis Company wanted to add an interactive game to their site, an old-fashioned shooting gallery seemed, well, the obvious choice.

The game’s been online just over a month now and is already the second most popular page of their site.  After playing, site visitors are sticking around to look at other pages, and they’re sharing the site with friends – our two goals for the game.  We’re planning the next game already, and this time we’re going to let Keleigh do the graphics.

Winning the game nets you a nice coupon.  Winning level two nets an even nicer coupon.

Have you played yet?

I happened past Baker Bay Mobile Home Park the other day.   It’s such a beautiful spot, I almost wish I wanted to go back into the RV Park business.  Let’s face it, RV owners are a great group.  They’re either on vacation and enjoying the heck out of themselves, or they’re full timers, most of whom are ready to hang a flag to welcome guests and get some chat going.  I do miss our little park sometimes, especially seeing friends return year after year and hearing of their travels since we last saw them.

Baker Bay Mobile Home Park is a great opportunity for a couple or family who want to live and work at the beach. Karl did a nice job of building their site quickly and inexpensively using an “out of the box” theme for WordPress and the current owners’ text and photos.  It really expresses the feel of being on Baker Bay, one of my favorite Peninsula locations.

Another park for sale here on the Long Beach Peninsula, is the larger and more active Andersen’s RV Park.  Just a footpath to the beach, Andersen’s is the closest to oceanfront an RV Park can get here.    Owner Lorna Andersen Follis learned the business from her father, who built the park.  Maybe that’s why her team is constantly getting positive reviews, especially about their customer service.  They put in a new septic and completely redid the sites just a year or so ago.

We first built the Andersen’s RV Park site back in 1996 and, while it’s been updated regularly, it has stood the test of time very well.  Lorna gets so much positive feedback on it, we’ve been unable to convince her to update the visuals.   We listen to that; while we pride ourselves on our knowledge of marketing, particularly in the tourism niche, you ALWAYS know more than we do about the specifics of YOUR business.

Lorna’s most recent projects are a re-make of a card she hands out during check-in, and a custom-illustrated map of the park.  Her casual, friendly style, and her sense of humor come out in her collateral, don’t you think?

Herald.net reported today the Buoy 10 Chinook fishery is peaking this week and next.  To quote, “…it’s move butt, buddy, if you want a shot at these fall Chinook averaging 16 to 20-plus pounds and the occasional jumbo king in the 40-pound class.”

Good timing for the Sea Breeze Charters fleet of business cards to arrive!