Energy Expo: May 7, 2011

Take Charge Kansas was joined forces with local Pittsburg companies in producing an Energy Efficiency Expo for May 7, 2011.  The Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce and I have been hard at work for the last few months preparing and have began placing the final touches on the event!  Not only will the Take Charge Kansas team be there promoting their efforts in educating the community on saving money through FREE CFL light bulbs, discounted energy audits and outlet insulators, they will be taking contact information to enter into the Take Charge site which allows Pittsburg to gain points for as we are in a completion with five surrounds towns.  Right now, we are currently in 5th place so the community support and efforts will be extremely beneficial to earning Pittsburg to $100,000 grand prize!!

Below are a few advertising pieces I created to promote this great cause!

 

This 2" X 5" ad will be placed in the local Pittsburg newspaper, the Morning Sun.

 The Morning Sun also has an online outlet for advertising.  This banner will be placed along with a spiral ad.

 These 3" X 5" postcards were printed locally at Pittcraft Printing, they will be distributed to participating and non participating locations for a quick look at what the Energy Expo will provide.

Rim Shield

Working a product development firm, means everyday is a day for problem solving. This is not only in the prototype shop, but it also occurs when creating files for a number of different resources.  Luckily, we have a strong team that work well together in creating solutions for these daily issues.

Rick, the inventor of Rim Shield, came to me with an issue of creating a Solid Works file into a vector file to allow in resolution independent file to be printed at a variety of sizes for an upcoming SEMA show, which is one of the biggest aftermarket shows in the world.  Luckily, with the help of a plastics engineer, I was able to manipulate the native file enough to create the proper vision for his innovative Rim Shield product.

Rick later used this artwork in his marketing campaign to create shirts, stickers and decals. But the most exciting printed piece (to me at least) was a huge banner that was displayed behind the band Cadillac Blue as they performed one evening. Talk about great exposure!

Find out more about the Rim Shield at www.rimshield.com and check it out on Facebook and Twitter!