How Do We Handle This, In A Roundabout Way?

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14th Street and Galveston Road Roundabout in Bend, Oregon. © Art in Public Places

It’s obvious from all the “YIELD” signage that you’re supposed to yield when entering roundabouts but did you known Oregon law requires drivers to signal their exit from roundabouts.

Many drivers new to Bend’s many roundabouts have no ideal how to navigate them. New drivers, tourist and even local residents are stymied by all the signs and visual distractions when approaching our roundabouts.

I don’t mean to add even more distractions but here’s a suggestion for improving safety and our driving pleasure when going through a roundabout in Bend, Oregon. I have created “Yield In, Signal Out” roundabout signage. Right now, the sign is 12”x18” but can take any size or shape. I’m willing to work with the City of Bend to design and supply the computer file needed for production of the sign—for free.

I understand the placement of the new signs may require revisions to “Design Guidelines, 2010” but hey, every 15 or 18 years you should look at things again, right.

Funding for this project may come from the City of Bend’s Street Operations and Maintenance budget or maybe piggyback on the Bend Beautification Program. Another option for funding is for businesses or civic groups to sponsor each roundabout. I might add that the process of funding this and the project management of this proposal is a perfect opportunity for all those Eagle Scout candidates out there!

Here’s a sample of the new roundabout sign.

Here’s sample of the new sign sponsored by a business, or it could be an individual or a civic group also.

Central Oregon Flyfishers Newsletter

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Central Oregon Flyfishers has selected Whitten Design for the development and production of their monthly newsletter. Creative direction included a new masthead and an overall upgrade to the look and feel of the interior pages. Production includes layout and file preparation for both print and web editions along with editorial duties.

Here’s what the club members are saying:

  • “…keep it up because it looks awesome!”
  • “Looks like another great newsletter and a milestone has been reached…we now have 2 paid ads.  This is a 100% improvement from the past.”
  • “As usual, another great looking newsletter.”
  • ” I really like the look of the newsletter, with all the color and the way you do the columns.”

View the current edition by clicking here.

That Guy Materials Website

This shopping site was produced for the U.S. Department of Defense and their “That Guy” initiative, a multi-media campaign that uses online and offline communication with the goal of reducing excessive drinking among young service members. The site allows officers to browse and order branded supplies to support their local campaigns.

Over all branding was established by Fleishman Hillard, the thatguy.com agency. Thatguymaterials.com is a preformatted, template shopping cart service that structured our navigation architecture, however, we were given free reign over the branding implementation, button design/UI and customization of the template. The site was produced for U.S. Allegiance, Inc., a primary supplier of souvenirs and collectibles to U.S. military exchanges.

Mort Kunstler Online Ad

Here’s a small online ad for the noted American Civil War artist Mort Kunstler. Two versions were created, a gif and a Flash. We managed the media buys and worked with all the 9+ outlets, supplying them with insertion orders and files. During the 3-month campaign we monitored both direct buys, the Adwords account, and tracked the client’s ROI.

Mort Kunstler gif ad.

 

 

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UI Update for Sunriver Resort Marina Facebook App

Earlier in the season we completed an update to the Sunriver Resort’s Activities application on Facebook. The new user interface simplified the presentation of floats, pricing and a reservation form. Designed in PHP the current app is made up of static HTML5, css and jQueryTabs. Plans are in the works to add dynamic content with a MySQL backend and an administration area.