Boasts on My Roasts

The portfolio of Jim Gosz – Human Radiator

USA Entertainment Agency

Posted on July 24, 2011 in Identities, Websites | comment bubble No Comments »

I never imagined that I would be doing an identity and a website design for an entertainment booking agency in Iowa, but by stroke of luck and a recommendation from a mutual friend, the project fell into my lap. USA Entertainment Agency books comedians, bands, dueling piano performers, and many others for clubs, casinos, and corporations mainly in the upper Midwest. Jeff Johnson, president of the company, was able to come to South Bend, explain his needs to me, and give me creative freedom to do pretty much whatever I wanted. You see the resulting logo above and you can check out my site design for him at http://www.usaentertainmentagency.com.

Bay Area Humane Society

Posted on April 23, 2011 in Logos | comment bubble No Comments »

The Bay Area Humane Society in my old stomping grounds of Green Bay, Wisconsin hosted a contest to design their new logo. Given the fact that I had adopted a dog from there, I was familiar with the place and wanted to take a shot at it. The resulting mark combines imagery symbolic of wings, a heart, people, a dog tag, a bay, and a paw. Coincidentally this mark didn’t win, but I put in my portfolio because I think it’s a great mark.

Sportsbeat

Posted on April 23, 2011 in Logos | comment bubble No Comments »

Bob Montgomery, Programming and News Director for WSBT AM 960, asked me to come up with an idea for a logo for their Sportsbeat program. My goal was to come up with a mark that gave old-school athletic branding a contemporary twist, that combined the major sports that they cover on the air, and a mark that was very strong graphically.

Michiana.com Deals

Posted on April 23, 2011 in Identities | comment bubble No Comments »

When we decided to dive into the world of half price deals at Schurz Communications and with our affiliate properties, my supervisor came to me and asked me to come up with a logo and site design to get us off the ground and lay some branding foundation work. The resulting mark was a simple coupon reference with type that has been symbolically slashed.

SCI – Center for Interactive Development

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Getting inspiration from the power button on my computer, I came up with this mark for the Schurz Communications Inc. Center of Excellence for Interactive Development located in Bloomington, Indiana. Affectionately known as the “cropcircle” by some of my colleagues at Schurz, the mark combines the letters SCI with the shape of an ON button, symbolic of our development team launching web based applications and utilities.

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