The Sexual Assault Prevention Program of southeastern Ohio needed something up-to-date to put on their brochures. It had to be eye-catching and youthful, but still in line with the seriousness of the issue. It also had to express that while women are most often the victims of sexual violence, the issue truly affects the whole community. And while the phenomenon of sexual assault is one that degrades the individual, the logo also had to convey a potential for empowerment.

What we came up with was a map of the tri-county area that the program serves, with a stream of many different people going by as one woman stands, perhaps precariously, but looking hopefully upward, in the foreground. We used an informal font to give a down-to-earth feel, and muted yet vibrant colors paired with a slightly distressed texture to make the overall effect look a little retro rather than outdated.Read more

project ruori performed a viola piece called "Sparrow" at the electro-music event, using visuals mixed on the fly as part of their stage show. Kosada's Steve Mokris ran the live sound and visual setup as well as the audio recording, while Beth and Matt ran video cameras. In order to capture the feel of the viewing experience, in editing and post-processing we assembled a video using not only footage of the performance, but also blends of overlapping layers of visuals culled from the library of clips used in the original presentation.Read more

Stephanie had just completed some classes in botanical illustration and wanted to begin selling her art. She commissioned us for a logo to put on her business cards. Based on one of her illustrations, we created an elegant and lively vector drawing that would look good at any size, keeping in mind the possibility for future growth of her business and potential need for high-quality, scalable branding graphics.Read more

Kosada worked with singer/songwriter Tarvis to capture his recital at the Bandersnatch Café in Granville.Read more

These weren't for any actual clients, it was just an internal project prompted by the ever-present demand for low-cost graphic design. We figured, when you go to a hair salon or a tattoo shop, you get a book of sort of generic samples, partly to give you ideas, and partly for reference when discussing artistic possibilities and directions. So why not when you go to the web- or graphic designer? Keep in mind, these samples by no means represent our full range of technical or stylistic capabilities, they're just for your viewing pleasure. (Click thumbs for larger images)Read more

While redesigning the Little Minyan's website, we also updated their logo to look appropriately beautiful in its enhanced new environment.Read more

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Along with a new website, the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium needed a revamp of their logo. Formerly, their logo image was a hard-to-see drawing in dull colors that existed only as an nth-generation, poorly compressed .jpg file. The concept – superimposing the Great Lakes and the outline of the states of the region inside a kidney – was great, but the outlines were difficult to discern, and the overall effect was not eye-catching. Kosada gave it new life by redrawing it with bold curves and colors.Read more

Kosada worked with AACS to edit down several hours of footage of their annual GenerAsian Next teen workshops into a short video to show to their board of directors. The video summarized the day's presentations and diversity forums, martial arts and tea ceremony demonstrations, skits, music, and dancing, and showed the board of directors what a success the event was. Read more

Brian Shotzbarger, an aspiring independent filmmaker, shot this reel of material for various short films. An admirer of French New-Wave cinema, he came to Kosada for help putting the right finishing touches on this set of projects.

Kosada lead Steve Mokris provided Brian instruction in the use of video production tools such as Final Cut Pro. He also provided feedback on aesthetic matters such as color correction, clip splicing, and transition sequences. Finally, he contributed to the arrangement, performance, post-production, and syncing of the film score.Read more