Blue Bus Cafe

lighting His world logo

Bowin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:53:12 +0000

Tyler Pelan is one of the best photographers in Louisville so when he asked us to design his logo, I felt pretty special. He wanted it to reflect his style of photography and I think we did that pretty well. Check out lightinghisworld.com to see some of his work.

Some logos we’ve done

Bowin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:14:23 +0000

In looking through our work on the current site, I realized how bad I’ve been at updating the work to show the breadth of services offered. So, I thought I would post of few logos we’ve done in the past and other work but for this particular post I’ll just show you a few logos.

Cardinal Red is the new black!

Bowin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:42:42 +0000

The new website for the Cardinal Athletic Fund is done and up-n-runnin’! Check out cardinalathleticfund.com to take a gander. This site was built to better inform folks interested in how the whole season ticket process works (it can be a little confusing) and guide them toward becoming a donor, which helps them get points, which helps them get better seats, which helps them see the game better, which makes them happy and makes them want to buy tickets next year, which helps the University, which helps Louisville Metro, which…basically makes the world a better place to live. It’s that easy!

Anyway, Lisa Crespo was a pleasure to work with and made the transition from their old site to the new one a breeze. Thanks again Lisa!

We work for the best Orthodontist in Wilsonville, Oregon

Bowin — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:02:48 +0000

We just finished a nice little/not so little site for Dr. Scott Henson of PacificNW Ortho way out in Wilsonville, Oregon. Dr. Henson has been great to work with and if you’re ever in Wilsonville, Oregon, he’d be the man to talk to about straightening those pearly whites of yours.

This is another site that uses Wordpress 2.5.1 as the CMS. It has some great features on the homepage using Javascript that you should check out if you get a chance. My personal favorite feature is the embedded Google map that allows you to get directions to his office without leaving the site. NICE!

Blue Bus Cafe is Seeing Red

Bowin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:11:32 +0000

OK…lame title I know, but I just couldn’t resist. Blue Bus Cafe has begun work on a project with the University of Louisville: Cardinal Athletics Fund. It’s a pro bono job, so maybe we’ll get some season tickets out of the deal. Hey, I’d be happy just to have time to go to one game.

Anyway, We’ll be working on revamping their current website. Our main focus will be the sites usability and user interface. Can’t wait to see the finished product.

Back to the basics at Blue Bus Cafe

Bowin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:45:38 +0000

It seems like we are are always tweeking and refining this old bus. We kind of lost sight of what made us a success in the first place and that was doing good design work. For a while there, we said, “hey, we’re making more money doing web work so, let’s focus on that.” Well, we all agree that when we did that our designs suffered overall. We were focused on the money and not making beautiful designs that connect with people. We became like a factory, churning out shiny garbage, and for that, I am sorry.

Anyway, we are going back to the basics. Projects might take a little longer, but they’ll be more effective and much more beautiful and that’s the way we like it.

Christian Academy is bloggin in style!

Bowin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:21:34 +0000

Blue Bus Cafe has given Christian Academy School Systems a great new blogging tool. We designed the system using Wordpress MU (multi-user) and provided several templates for the teachers to choose from. Now the teachers can keep parents and students up-to-date on assignments and upcoming events. We really enjoyed working with the folks from Christian Academy and hope to work with them again soon.

Our newest Intern

Bowin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:00:20 +0000

I would like to welcome our newest Intern, Jordan Saffel, to the team here at Blue Bus Cafe. Jordan is a very talented young man and I look forward to seeing him blossom here at Blue Bus Cafe.

Color Anywear Logo

Bowin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:51:00 +0000

Color Anywear (get it, wearables, clever) came to us to design a logo for their new online wearable creation experience. You should check it out. www.coloranywear.com

I wanted the logo to feel clean and yet still incorporate the inviting flow of fabric. Many colors were presented and the red was chosen. The client also wanted to add the liquid effect to give it more depth. I think it turned out pretty nice.

This site has Mega-Bite!

Blue Bus Cafe — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:56:05 +0000

We recently designed preferredprosthodontics.com — a site for Louisville Prosthodontist Dr. John Anderson to coincide with the launch of his new practice. Preferred Prosthodontics was established to help patients who have complex cases in which restoration or replacement of teeth is required. Their goal is to help you obtain, keep and maintain a dentition that is comfortable, functional and aesthetically pleasing for the rest of your life. We used Wordpress as the CMS so that Dr. Anderson will be able to add images, case studies and video. It turned out pretty good.