Archive for October, 2011

Elements is Seeking a Part-Time Freelance Designer

Posted October 31st, 2011 in Blog | No Comments

Elements is currently seeking  a part time Freelance Graphic Designer to work on-site. For consideration please email studio@elementdesign.com and attach a resume, online portfolio, references and preferred hourly rate—these must be included or you will not be considered.

Part Time Freelance Graphic Designer
Elements, a full-service graphic design + marketing communications firm located in Branford, CT, seeks Part Time Freelance Graphic Designer to start immediately– this position has the possibility of freelance-to-hire.

Qualifications:

  • 2-3 years of experience in an agency setting
  • Schedule will be 2-3 days per week to start
  • Must have expert proficiency in Creative Suite 5 – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop Dreamweaver, Flash, and Acrobat Pro
  • Web experience is a major plus

No calls. To apply email studio@elementdesign.com and attach a resume, online portfolio, references and preferred hourly rate—these must be included or you will not be considered.

T A C K W A L L :: Connecticut Stone Galleria Banners

Posted October 28th, 2011 in Blog, Tackwall | No Comments

We recently designed these beautiful new banners for our client Connecticut Stone to display at the grand opening of their Galleria in Middletown, CT. The new space should be opening within the next few months–we’ll keep you posted so you can stop by and take a look at the banners and all the great products and services Connecticut Stone has to offer.

Check out our friends at New Haven Sign printing and assembling the banners:

 

 

 

If you’re in the market for stone now, be sure to stop by Connecticut Stone’s first Surplus Inventory Reduction Auction that’s taking place on November 13 at their showroom in Milford. The auction will have over 600 lots of stone including antique bluestone, limestone, granites, treads, cobbles, flagging, pavers,ornamental pieces, marbles, granites, porcelains, travertines and some equipment. A preview of the auction begins at 8:00 AM and the live auction starts at 10:00 AM. You can also take a sneak peak at the auction online at Adams Liquidators. They except cash, credit and bank checks only and no registration is needed. Delivery is also available and the event is open to the public.

 

Giveaway Thursday!

Posted October 27th, 2011 in Blog, Giveaway Thursday! | 31 Comments

We have a seriously spooky surprise in store for you if you are our October Giveaway Thursday winner! It is definitely a treat, and not a trick, so here is all you need to do to enter:

Step 1. Use this link to “Like” our Facebook page.

Step 2. Next, leave us a comment on this post below that you wish to be entered {and that you ‘liked’ our Facebook page). That’s it!

Bonus: For an extra chance to win our fabulously spooky prize, just send out a tweet copying and pasting this text:

“I just entered Elements spooky Halloween Thursday Giveaway! You can enter today too from their blog” – adding the link to this post {http://elementsdesign.com/blog}

See, that wasn’t so scary, right?

Good luck and have a safe and treat-filled Halloween!

~Amy

 


{image via country living}

Here’s A Thought :: What Happened to Thanksgiving?

Posted October 24th, 2011 in Blog, Here's a Thought | 4 Comments

This weekend, I went into Pier One in Branford looking for a particular piece of furniture for our studio.

When I walked through the doors, I was immediately struck with their holiday display.

At first, I forgot it was still October (it is, isn’t it?).

Secondly, we’re not just talking about a few ornaments and a wreath here. This was rows upon rows of shiny, glittery, colorful swag taking up the entire front half of the store.

Sorry, loyal blog readers. In my stunned state, I completely forgot to break out my camera and snap an image for this post. But if you take a look at Pier One’s website, click on the “Holiday” tab, you will see a boastful headline reading “Christmas 2011. Preview arriving in stores mid-October”.

Mid-October? Really? I’m still scrambling to make my kids Halloween costumes this week. What’s going on here? And can someone please tell me what happened to Thanksgiving? Is there no month of November this year? The holiday marketing selling cycle seems to get longer in longer every year. Soon, it will be Christmas in July. Does anyone else feel this way?

Marketers keep pushing the holidays to “sell” more, but do you think it tricks you into buying more when Christmas is on display in October? Personally, I feel it does the opposite. I know what their marketing rationale is and I feel opposed to being “tricked” by the early push. It also causes me added stress thinking that I should already be shopping for the holidays – and who needs extra anxiety? This just makes me want to avoid again walking into Pier One until, um, say, mid-December. What are your thoughts about pushing the holiday marketing in October? When do you think retail stores should start marketing for the holiday?

On the flip side, it is never too early to start planning your holiday marketing effort. For example, you should start thinking about any holiday updates to your website, your holiday sales promotions, advertising and e-commerce plans. We’ll be writing posts this week geared towards getting your holiday marketing ramped up for the next couple of weeks.

What do you do for marketing your business or products during the holidays?

{image via flickr}

~Amy

Picture(s) of the Week :: Adventures in Newport with the Graver Family!

Posted October 21st, 2011 in Picture of the Week | No Comments

Amy and her family took a well deserved vacation this week to beautiful Newport, RI. Their week has been quite busy with hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, boat rides, visits to a farm and a museum, seashell collecting, kite flying, festivals, sightseeing the beautiful Newport mansions and making homemade apple cider the old fashioned way with a hand crank, barrel and cooked over a fire (Amy said it tasted like liquid warm apple pie, Yum). Amy kept us posted on their many adventures and it looks like they’ve been having a blast!

Amy with her kids on the Cliff Walk

Beautiful… we’re jealous!

Amy loved how this graffiti on the stone bridge frames her family underneath it–sometimes graffiti works (we agree!)

This was from an awesome pumpkin trail that went through the woods and had over a thousand pumpkins lit and on display.

Here’s a graphic that reflects what we as designers do-see how important our work is!