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J 12 Designs Part of Top Digital Awards for San Antonio

March 23, 2019 James Lewis, Web Architect A new pastor in town saw my portfolio and was impressed with all the major companies I had done work for. He then made a.

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8 Hours in Brooklyn

8 Hours in Brooklyn from Variable on Vimeo. 8 Hours in Brooklyn from Next Level Pictures on Vimeo. Im just a fan of great work. This is pretty awesome. .

Design has no deadline

What is a deadline? Some dictionaries say its “the latest time or date by which something should be completed.” This makes sense when you have a projects right? You have a proj.

Portrait of a middle-aged man with a serious expression, accompanied by the text ‘ENDURANCE’ displayed across the image.

Michael Sydney Moore

While looking at the swissmiss blog I came across this unbelievable post about a 23 year old oil painter from London. His name is Sydney Moore. He does high realism portraits. .

Tech Trek 2019

J 12 Designs had a great time at Tech Trek 2019. The highlight was spending time with the Qualaroo team talking about UX and learning about upcoming meetups. ASG Screen Graphics .

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If You Don’t Understand People, You Don’t Understand Business

“We’re not good at everything, we’re not good by ourselves,” says Simon Sinek at the 99% Conference. Our ability to build trust and relationships is the key to our surv.

Bier Garten Interior Design

While working with Mad Dogs we got the opportunity to help build a new brand from the ground up. This new project was for the Bier Garten, which is a beer garden on the San Antonio.

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The Apple Watch is here

Let’s start off by understanding that I love Apple products. I am writing this article from my beautiful MacBook Pro and just unplugged my iPad while watching my wife check h.

A Celebration fit for a King

Let it be known that James, second of his name, of the House Lewis, Pusher of pixels, Breaker of grids, Master of illusions, Collector of pops, Protector of designs, and Father of .

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Looking Back

“If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it wa.

LaDivina video

Its always fun seeing something that you create grow into something bigger than you ever imagined. While working with Fluent Strategy Group, we got to help brand a new resort. We f.

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Giant Colorful Pencils

These giant colorful pencils carved into gray Aspens by Jonna Pohjalainen made me look. via swissmiss.

What Type of Creative Are You?

This is a quiz that helps you find out your creative type. Take The Test! https://mycreativetype.com/ Looks like I am a Dreamer. They define it as this... The wor.

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How to setup email on your iPhone

I pulled this information from the best hosting company in the world These setting will only work if you have hosting with me (through Rackspace)! You can either choose IMAP or.

A close-up photo of a decorative item, possibly a quilt or banner, made in honor of Roy Maas, a famous basketball player. The item features images of Maas, his jersey number (33), and the name "Baylor" likely referencing his college team. The item is adorned with handwritten messages and signatures, suggesting it's a commemorative piece.

Sophia Young Backboard

Just found our backboard design for San Antonio Star Sophia Young. It was for the Spurs Black and Silver Auction night. City basketball stars like George Gervin, Tim Duncan, David .

Red Cross Welcomes James Lewis as New Board Member

December 2018 The American Red Cross of Central & South Texas Region welcomed James Lewis, founder and CEO of J12 Designs, as its newest board member. Voted in along wit.

The Vault: The Alamo

A lot of people don't know about all of the cool projects that J 12 Designs has been a part of. Out of those projects include one of the most treasured landmarks in our country. .

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture.

Don’t buy time.

Jon Lax takes CreativeMornings attendees through an informative and insightful history of the billable hour, including its origin and probable cause for its proliferation acros.

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Jon Contino – Brands by Hand

January 2019 Jeannette Mendoza, Designer Perhaps one of the first things I have learned in the graphic design field is typography is not easy. In fact, the most important r.

Geekdom 8th Birthday Bash

Geekdom really knows how to throw a party. Celebrating their 8th year anniversary in a totally awesome 80's way. Geekdom has been a huge support system for entrepreneurs and p.

David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence

Absolutely wonderful TED talk by David Kelley, founder of IDEO, in which he is telling stories from his legendary design career and his own life, offering ways to build the c.

MyClickUrban Case Study showcasing app and website design with images of a smiling woman holding a phone and screenshots of the app’s features like cities, events, and categories.

MyClickUrban APP

Client Profile Date: 2014 Reach: Nationwide Focus: Events Challenge MyClickUrban has been around for 8 years providing a way for the urban community to post events and fin.

Artists Zim and Zou assembling vibrant pink, blue, and white paper art floral designs with a whimsical face centerpiece.

Zim&Zou – No Paper Cuts Here!

Zim&Zou are a couple of French graphic designers who decided to step away from the computer and create something more tangible. Using their knowledge from design advertisin.

Design is Important

Over the last decade, I was fortunate to work with hundreds of different companies throughout my career in hosting, sales and web design. Finding the right website solution .

It’s all about being courageous.

CreativeMornings Short: George Lois on Courage from CreativeMornings on Vimeo. Design legend George Lois ended his fantastic CreativeMornings talk with powerful advice for us .

You are not a storyteller

You are not a storyteller - Stefan Sagmeister @ FITC from FITC on Vimeo..

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The True Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

There's more to the story of MLK. Listen as Alonzo A.J. Jones discusses the very real life and revolutionary legacy of the Dreamer..

Styleboards & Their Importance

What are Stylesboards and how can they help in the creative process? It’s easy to get lost in the grind and miss a few steps in our design process. But one step that real.

Paula Scher speaking at the AGI Open event, featuring vibrant, colorful design elements in the background.

Paula Scher and the new Windows 8 logo

Paula Scher on designing in and with perspective from Design Indaba on Vimeo. Paula Scher talking about how she went about designing the new Windows 8 logo. ~ v.

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