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New Graphic Design Projects | Tevepaugh Orchards

The Tevepaughs are “lifers” with us. We’ve covered more of their family milestones with our cameras than we can count and know and love them as if they were OUR family. In fact, scratch that. They are family. Period.
The family’s orchards are exceptionally beautiful, but they also produce…. PROduce. Their farm is fruitful. Somebody stop me. They grow the most luscious apples and peaches, okay. And they needed a new rack card/brochure that they could give to the local visitors center and share at other events – like the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival. We were ready to help.  This time it wasn’t about photography as much as graphic design and we combined both to create something new that celebrates the place and people. Ryan wanted lots of photos on the cover side to show off the fruits,  but to also feature family that is such a pivotal, historical and emotional part of why the business flourishes. One of the photos features Armit and his grandson Connor inspecting fruit together. So stinking sweet!

Tevepaugh Orchards rack card brochure graphic design photo

The back features some brief history about the farm and a map to guide people into the Brushy Mountains to the apple house. If you haven’t been to this amazing place, plan to go!

Tevepaugh Orchards rack card brochure graphic design photo


We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddingsbrides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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Graphic Design Projects – Fieldstone Estates

We love referrals. If you own your own business, you get it. There’s a thrill and a sense of appreciation that comes with each one. Like repeat and lifelong clients, referrals are a big part of our business and it’s as true with graphic design as it is with photography.

We were recently contacted by Amy Blair of Blair Properties and Jeff Canter of JK Canter Builder after one of their investors – familiar with Pixels’ work – pointed them in our direction. They needed a flier and tri-fold brochure for an open house event and we were happy to oblige with a fresh design.

 

Front side of sales flyer

Back side of flyer

Both promotional pieces showcase a recently completed Patio Home in The Fieldstone Estates community, showing the features of the home using images and copy, as well as the amenities of the entire community. Like many businesses (small, medium, large and mega), having an idea and translating that into some piece of creative promotional output is generally something that needs to be handled outside. Important skill sets come in all forms and there’s no harm in saying “we’ve started and now we need help.” That’s what these folks did and we’re so happy that they were pleased with the results.

Outside of tri-fold brochure


We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddingsbrides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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Logo and Graphic Design from Pixels on Paper

Pixels on Paper creates graphics and branding for New Appalaichia foods photoFor those of you who are friends, fans and followers (thank you! we love you too!!), you already know that part of our business is graphic design. When we started Pixels, we knew that photography would be the focus (har har), but the graphic design side has been an important and growing piece. Ryan has been a full time professional in marketing,  promotions and graphic design for over 15 years and he’s growing Pixels’ graphic design side by working with both entrepreneurs and legendary brands.

Here are a few of Pixels’ favorite projects.
If you are a start-up, a brand in need of a new look, a business in search of a way to display your latest promotional campaign, are ready to reboot your business/event/cause or other promotional image, get in touch. We’d be honored to help you by creating or facilitating a creative pivot.

Grandfather Homes Logo graphic design photo

A sampling of graphic design work and more info is here and you can also check out the full monty for Colt’s Hearts, Fionix, Bridal Traditions, Byrd’s and Bees, New Appalachia and Historic Lance Brand for CPCC.


We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddingsbrides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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Graphic Design for Historic brand and foundation

We focus a great deal of our excitement on the photography side of our business, but we are also a graphic design business and Ryan has close to 2 decades of experience with graphic design and branding. Some of Pixels favorite graphic design projects have been creating the branding, logo and design elements for Bridal Traditions, Fionix Consulting, and Byrds & Bees Farm – all various and interesting projects and great collaborations.

In 2013, we designed a logo for the Philip L. Van Every Foundation along with business cards, letterhead and all accompanying stationary. Yep, Philip was one of the founders of THE Lance company, known for snack crackers. [I don’t want to jump in the middle of people’s lives and long held opinions, but you’ve got to go with a Captain’s Wafer. It’s unexpectedly zesty and I’ll just leave it at that.]

We continue to handle any branding updates for the van Every Foundation, like new cards for board members and so on.

Recently, the Foundation approached us to create a sign that would contribute to the historic and family-owned Lance memorabilia wall in the corporate office conference room. We were happy to oblige.

We worked closely with the Foundation to design the sign using some historic photos of Philip on the factory floor with employees, mixed in with photos of the some of the products they manufactured. They were so happy with the results, and so were we. We talk about creating memories and heirlooms with photography, and this gave us a chance to do that creatively for our clients.

The Lance company began as a small and family-owned local business. It has grown into a nationwide brand and company that people know by name. In 2010, they merged with Snyders of Hanover and then in 2017, the company was purchased by Campbell Soup. The goal of this project was to give visitors to the Charlotte factory a glimpse of the company history and we loved being able to provide that.

If you are an entrepreneur or a medium to large company in need of branding expertise, a new logo or visual system for marketing, we would be interested in hearing your story and learning more about your business, vision and goals.


We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddingsbrides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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Some New Graphic Design work from Pixels


In the news, especially the science and environmental columns and journals for the past decade, we’ve all been learning about how our bee populations nationally are in danger and decline. If you didn’t care – or know before – you probably do now. The health of bee colonies is a significant sign of how our environment overall is doing and bees are part of a process that ultimately touches how we humans live and survive.

It’s big. That’s the macro. The micro? Most of us grew up eating honey and don’t you love eating local honey on a biscuit? …. Or take a spoonful of local honey to help with allergies? I digress.

These clients – Sherry and her husband Allen of Byrd’s and Bees Farm – reached out to us last fall to have a logo created for their business: a family-run local bee farm that sells both honey and “nucs.” These guys had a fairly specific idea for the logo mark. We talked on the phone about what they were thinking, and we took those ideas and developed options. They had a drawing that I mimicked closely that was very light and airy with more pastels as a color palette. The second option we presented was reminiscent of the vintage seed packets and the third option was a very modern, clean line, simplified honeycomb option.

Here are the 3 options we presented:

Sherry’s response to the initial designs: “Okay so I’ve been waiting on this all day!!! They are all so beautiful but by far mine and Allen’s favorite is Option 2! I am so in love with that style! The colors are beautiful and the style is perfect. I love that heart apostrophe…makes MY heart smile.”

After some tweaks we ended up with this design.

They were thrilled! Huzzah!! : “I’m so happy (giddy even) with this logo! Thank you so much!!! I love it!”

If you’ve never hired us for graphic design work, here’s a little info to tuck away. Our process is one we use that has served us well over the years. We typically listen to the client’s ideas and show them 3 options to start. Those usually follow the “rule” of show one that’s right on par with their ideas, fleshing out the detail and covering the base. The second option deviates slightly from that original client idea to add a few extra little touches that may enhance their ideas. The third option Ryan calls “the wild card.” It’s a design that’s just out of box altogether, and its mainly there to show ideas they may not have even considered.

Once a design is approved, we can also design business cards, stationary packages, brochures, powerpoint slide decks and a whole lot more.

This couple is working on their overall brand and business and when we have more to share with you, we look forward to it!


We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddingsbrides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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