Portfolio
Compare the source artwork with the finished files, from logo redraws to print preparation.
Before
After
Before preview lightly blurred. Open either image for the unaltered file.
Lost artwork restored and detailed illustration rebuilt for print.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The original digital design was gone. Only a photograph of its sticker on a children’s play cooler remained.
The brief: Restore the old design from that reference.
The work: Rebuilt the ice lollies, curved lettering, colors, and badge from the photograph.
Result: Clean, standalone artwork of the original design.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The detailed gladiator artwork needed a high-quality vector version for printing.
The brief: Preserve the visible strokes, shapes, colors, and composition as closely as practical.
The work: Manually reconstructed the helmet, face, lettering, and layered details.
Result: A clean vector recreation prepared for print use.
Low-quality images and photographed logos rebuilt into standalone artwork.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The source logo needed to be recreated at higher quality.
The brief: Keep the lettering, colors, and circular design.
The work: Recreated the visible shapes and lettering as clean vector artwork.
Result: Clean vector artwork with a transparent preview.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The client had a low-quality logo and needed a cleaner version.
The brief: Improve reproduction quality and prepare transparent output.
The work: Recreated the yacht, sunset shapes, and lettering as vector artwork.
Result: Clean vector artwork; the finished image shown here is a white-background preview.
Original file
Finished artwork
Same area, same magnification. Look at the edges of the letters.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: At a small size, these two versions can look almost identical.
The work: Use the enlarged comparison to inspect the lettering and curved edges.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The small source image has a blue background and soft edges.
The work: The finished preview shows the character on its own. Enlarge the comparison to inspect the outlines and facial detail.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The source is a photograph of the logo on paper.
The work: The finished artwork separates the logo from the photograph and restores its circular layout and lettering.
Specific changes to lettering, colors, shapes, and unnecessary detail.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The original umpire badge needed specific changes without losing its central artwork.
The brief: Remove the bottom arch and replace the website text with IBUA.
The work: Retained the umpire illustration, revised the lettering, and rebuilt the open badge shape.
Result: A revised badge delivered as clean vector artwork.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The client supplied the existing identity with notes for specific changes.
The brief: Rework and increase the birds, remove FLY, and retain the existing brand.
The work: Modified the bird elements and revised the lettering in vector form.
Result: A revised logo supplied as clean vector artwork.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The existing Backporch Grill logo needed a focused edit.
The brief: Make the flame fiery orange and remove the lines above it.
The work: Changed the flame color and simplified the surrounding detail while retaining the badge.
Result: Revised artwork supplied in PDF and SVG.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The existing SouthernBoy Baggers logo had decorative swirls above and below its lettering.
The brief: Remove those elements while retaining the main identity.
The work: Removed the flourishes and retained the core wordmark.
Result: A simpler version of the existing logo.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The source logo uses a horizontal layout.
The work: The finished version changes the badge shape, colors, and layout. This example shows a redesign as well as a redraw.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The source portrait uses grey and yellow areas.
The work: The finished artwork changes the turban color and adjusts the linework. Embroidery still requires a digitizer to create a separate stitch file.
Hand-drawn starting points developed into finished designs.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The client wanted the text 5DART incorporated into the shape of a rhino.
The brief: Develop that idea into an original design.
The work: Created the sketch interpretation, then developed the lettering and silhouette as vector artwork.
Result: A custom rhino design built around the 5DART lettering.
Original file
Finished artwork
Starting point: The starting point is a pencil sketch with handwritten notes.
The work: The finished logo develops that sketch into defined shapes and lettering.
Generated images manually recreated with defined shapes and lettering.
Original AI-generated image
Finished vector artwork
Starting point: The AI-generated CETF badge combined an insect illustration, shaded wings, and dimensional lettering in a raster image.
The work: Rebuilt the badge, wing shapes, lettering, and outlines with more defined color areas.
Result: Reconstructed vector artwork, shown here as a JPEG preview on a black background.
Original AI-generated image
Finished vector artwork
Starting point: The AI-generated design combined detailed skeletons, tropical scenery, and pale lettering around the illustration.
The work: Recreated the illustration and surrounding text, retaining the scene while changing the outer lettering to black.
Result: Rebuilt vector artwork with more visible outer lettering on the white preview background.