Andres Plashal

Wédge Apparel (later changing their name to aphira) is a clothing line aimed at fashion forward women playing golf. This fashion line came to employ me for a fresh brand. With collabration with the lead fashion designer, We created the efforts that define this trendy fashion lable. special attention was taking in the photography. Late nights hours at the office became a regular habbit. I was busy meeting deadlines and keeping up with clothing seasons. on a side note; This apparel makes you cool... seriously! it does.

Check out some pages of the catalog.

I sometimes get the hair between my eyebrows plucked. It's a sensitive area so when I decide to bear the pain; I go to Studio Within. They take a unique approach to the traditional salon and spa environment. Offering services that are vital to health, well-being and personal appearance. I provided the logo to this well established salon.

Working with photographers is what I do. Having been in the design industry for over ten years; I have developed partnerships with amazing companies. Below you see the work of Staradcn Photograph Design Company in Guangdong, China. They are truly devoted to commercial photography and understand light in a way that perfectly displays a rich experience.

This is a non for profit company that specialized in theater performances. When I say theater, I mean live dance shows. Consequently, the project made me dance my tail off. I would like to add that this is most certainly my favorite project. The company was looking for a youthful urban feel to their existing id. This translated to heavy graphic treatment on all collaterals. Dance genres included hip hop, tap, modern contemporary and ballet has to mesh. I directed videos, interactive cds, a few websites, many cmyk prints and treatment for the stage. Six to eight months of continuous work was rendered and some amazing visuals.

Convention services requires on the fly solutions. I specialize in such needs with on-site press quality conference materials and IT support. I have worked with Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson and Tibotec Therapeutics. Such needs requires me to be intimate with local print houses and the Xerox DocuColor-high volume colour printer models. Slide Deck support utilizing Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation suit came in heavy demand.

Legal Note: The information regarding this client has been changed to comply with the confidentially agreement. Names, dates have been changed. Please note that the design and overall aesthetic data is kept in its original publication.

I am unable to publish PowerPoint slide decks but by request i am allowed to send samples.

As part of a re-branding effort, ViaPost commissioned me to spec out some ideas. This bright postal themed content management system skin is the result of content studies and data interpretation. I felt giving it the United Kingdom postal feel was important so as to merger the ideas of federal mail to Viapost. Their unique application allows customers to send physical mail direct form their personal computer; as easy as pressing print.

LifeStyleApps is a web site under development which will allow users to track weight, intake (what you eat), chores (what you -need- to do), motion (if you're running, biking, swimming, etc) and several all "lifestyle" related items. This concept requires a complex proprietary content management system in which every aspect needs to be designed. Daunting project but one in which I have experience in.