Wine packaging

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:52:42 +0000

As a fundraising item, I designed a set of wine labels for Seattle Humane Society. The goal was to create something artistic for a table setting, while also reflecting the values of this nonprofit animal welfare organization.

The wines shown can be purchased by calling Northwest Cellars at (425) 825-9463 (Be sure to specify Tail Waggin’ Red or Whiskers White for Seattle Humane). A portion of proceeds benefit the animals at Seattle Humane.

Branding: Vet Tips with Dr. Brad

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:38:43 +0000

I recently branded Seattle Humane Society’s Vet Tips with Dr. Brad. KOMO Newsradio features a weekly veterinary tip by the animal shelter’s Medical Director, Dr. Brad Crauer. In addition, Dr. Brad answers questions at various shelter events. The goal was to identify the clips with Seattle Humane while establishing a friendly and approachable appeal.

Contributions: logo, typography and color palette, directing photo shoots, photo selection and editing, and visual design

Poster for events and video shoots, vertical banner for events and stage use

Promotional hand out

Sponsorship sign for adoption lobby

Flyer for Seattle Storm Community Spotlight

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:11:00 +0000

The Seattle Storm, the reigning WNBA Champions, have regular Community Spotlight nights. Our local American Red Cross will be featured in August. I designed a promotional flyer for the event:

Poster for World Refugee Day

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:04:16 +0000

In conjunction with my work at the American Red Cross, I designed this poster for a series of cultural speakers in honor of World Refugee Day.

Ad design for the American Red Cross

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Sat, 07 May 2011 17:34:10 +0000

I recently began volunteering at my local American Red Cross chapter. Below is an ad I designed, which will be printed in Northwest Asian Weekly.

Our chapter continues to receive generous donations to the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund to help those affected by this disaster. You can make a donation by visiting redcross.org.

Program for TAPPA 2011

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:42:29 +0000

I recently completed another project for my client: University of Houston. Last year I developed a branding scheme for the upcoming conference they are hosting for TAPPA. Adding to that scheme, I designed the conference program with speaker descriptions, adding photos and other key information.

To make the information organized and accessible, I designed a series of visual cues and sections, such as the colored “tabs” and variations in color schemes. The overall look and feel is geared towards TAPPA attendees — engineers, architects, and other building/maintenance related employees.

Join me at 8:30pm for Earth Hour

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:49:32 +0000

Join me today, March 26, 2011 at 8:30-9:30 pm local time for Earth Hour. Take a stand against climate change.
Learn more about climate change here, and watch the Official Earth Hour 2011 video below.

Design for a cause

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:24:02 +0000

Given the recent news in Japan, I designed this poster. My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their lives, homes, and way of life in Japan.

You can make a donation to the Red Cross at redcross.org or by texting REDCROSS to 90999.

Giving is still better than receiving

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:38:07 +0000

“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

The next time you have some extra time, you might consider volunteering. This is one of the things that keeps me going — making a difference in the lives of others (whether human or creature). These are some of the faces behind my volunteerism for the Seattle Humane Society. Since May 2010, I have welcomed cats without homes into mine for foster care, giving them a break from shelter life — a quiet place with extra love and affection.

To learn more about the Cat Foster program, pet adoption and Seattle Humane Society, visit their website: http://www.seattlehumane.org.

Welcome to my re-designed website

Aubrey Miller-Schmidt — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:27:36 +0000

My most difficult client to date is myself. After months of scouring the web looking at other portfolios and design firms, I finally decided on a new look and feel for my site. While I wanted to have a fresh look, I hoped to stay true to my “brand” — maintaining clean lines, a modern feel, sans-serif text, and my color scheme.

In addition to the new layout, I changed the emphasis of my color scheme. While I toned down the red, I intend to keep it as my primary accent color. I also integrated a Flash rotating banner to the home page, which I will update as needed to keep things fresh.

You might notice that the blog archive still has the legacy look. That’s an entirely different beast that I will tackle in the coming weeks. So what do you think?