Focus 44 - Client Portfolio

Any designer will tell you that your own branding is the hardest to create…

Thomas Kocka is a prominent outdoor designer in the Twin Cities. He asked us to help him with a website and some of his branding.

We designed a custom business card and his concept website. Tom provided his logo and free creative license.

Tech Summary:

» visit www.takitup.com

Web Design

This is a concept design… Tom's initials (TAK) create the feeling for his company brand, TAK It Up (Design With a Point). The site plays with the tack concept.

Custom Features

Concept Design
Custom Stock Photos
Contact Web Form
Client FTP Service
Modal Portfolio
Copywriting
And More…

Tech Summary:

Asp.Net 3.5, C#, AJAX, JavaScript, Flex/Flash, etc…

App. Development

Client FTP Service

Tom asked us to create an FTP application allowing his clients to upload files to his site for him to download.

This service allows Tom's clients to upload artwork and other files to his site. He then can login to download the files easily and without the hassel of emailing large attachments.

Tech Summary:

4/1 Color, Full Bleed, Royal Glossy, UV Coating (Front)

Print Solutions

Tom provided us with his logo and told us to run with it.

We wanted to create a card that immediately stood out. It had to be clean and sharp; it had to also be something people hadn't seen before.

Design Features

High Contrast Logo
Glossy Stock
UV Coating (Front)
Jet Black Reverse
Design Draft Styling

Tech Summary:

Windows ASP.Net 3.5, MVC, MS SQL, POP3 & Webmail, etc...

Hosting Solutions

Tom's site is hosted on the Focus 44 server, and includes an FTP file upload server.

Tom's FTP Server

This service allows Tom's clients to upload artwork and other files to Tom's website. He then can login to download the files easily and without the hassel of emailing large attachments.