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High View Modulars Logo and Website Redesign

Role: Graphic Designer / Web Designer / Web Developer

In 2007, Brown Bear Creative designed and developed a site for High View Modulars, a southeastern CT modular home builder. The design and colors were based on their logo at the time which featured a set of mountains in a forest green and white palette.

High View Modulars wanted to modernize their brand, redo the logo, and update the site colors accordingly. To achieve this goal, Brown Bear designed a fresh logo concept that updated the mountain imagery, incorporated architectural detail, and brightened the color scheme.

Brown Bear then integrated the new logo into the site and changed the colors to reflect the new palette. In addition, Brown Bear upgraded the set of three static images on the homepage to a sleek Javascript slideshow. The photos rotate through a loop independently of each other, creating a pleasing, dynamic effect.

Professional Endodontics Website Design

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer

Professional Endodontics, LLC, a dental practice dedicated to root canal treatment, wanted to revamp their site and showcase photos of their staff and offices in New London and Westerly.

Brown Bear Creative designed a bright, clean layout with a blue and yellow color scheme. New and existing patients can easily navigate through the site to learn about the practice and the field of endodontics, as well as download forms before their appointments.

A sleek, fast-loading, and search engine-friendly slideshow on the homepage highlights professional photos taken of the staff and facilities. Because the slideshow uses Javascript instead of Flash, it is compatible with mobile devices (including iPads and iPhones) as well as all modern browsers.

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Protecting Your Wealth Law Logo Design

Role: Graphic Designer

Protecting Your Wealth Law, PC, a law firm based in Newton, MA, approached Brown Bear Creative for a fresh logo design. Because the firm had evolved recently to encompass more than just wealth law, they wanted to rebrand themselves using their initials, PYWL.

For their new look, the firm wished to incorporate a recognizable symbol to help distinguish their brand. They decided on a penguin, as it would represent qualities important to the firm such as strength, solidarity, and family. Brown Bear designed a sleek, contemporary logo featuring an emperor penguin in a red, grey, and white color palette.

Law Offices of Joshua F. Pompilus, P.C. Website Design

Role: Web Designer / Front-End Web Developer

Brown Bear Creative was approached by Boston Online Marketing to redesign the website of their client, the Law Offices of Joshua F. Pompilus, P.C.

The client’s wishlist included a bright, clean layout with more of a “social media” feel. To accomplish this look, Brown Bear created a contemporary design with bold blues, greens, and yellows.

Brown Bear also developed the templates for the site, including the sleek dropdown menus in the navigation.

Boston Online Marketing incorporated the templates into their content management system, which allows the client to update the content of the website themselves.

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The Law Office of Peter Goselin Logo and Website

Role: Graphic Designer / Web Designer / Web Developer

When Peter Goselin, a Hartford-based attorney specializing in employment law, decided to start a solo practice, he contacted Brown Bear Creative for a logo and website. He wanted his identity materials to reflect the values and nature of his practice: professional, yet down-to-earth.

Brown Bear developed a simple, yet elegant logo, and a clean, straight-forward website to match. Drawing upon the focus of Attorney Goselin’s law practice – defending civil rights and helping workers collect unpaid wages – a historical photo of Connecticut railroad workers captures visitors’ attention on the homepage. His four main areas of employment law practice, his contact information, and his biography are also highlighted, quickly leading visitors to the information they need.

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Oncology & Hematology Associates Print Materials

Role: Graphic Designer

Brown Bear Creative designed a cohesive series of print materials that allows Oncology & Hematology Associates of New London to better serve their patients. Based around a soothing color palette and Oncology & Hematology’s logo (also designed by Brown Bear), all the print materials reflect the comforting, yet professional atmosphere of the medical office.

The materials include an informational brochure given by primary care physicians to patients in need of specialist care, a patient survey, appointment cards (with the providers’ information on the front), letterheads, and envelopes.

Blue Steel Bicycle Company Logo

Role: Graphic Designer

When world cyclocross champion and cycling enthusiast Kathy Sarvary opened Blue Steel Bicycle Company, a full-service bike shop in Sunderland, MA, she asked Brown Bear Creative to develop a brand that was cutting-edge and current.

The result was a bold, contemporary logo that distinguishes the shop from competitors.

Website of Dr. Stephanie Torlone, DVM, CVA

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer

Dr. Stephanie Torlone, a licensed veterinarian in Niantic, needed a website to showcase her specialized skills. Certified in veterinary acupuncture with a special interest in geriatrics, Dr. Torlone manages chronic pain in companion animals.

Brown Bear worked with the theme of ancient Chinese traditions to create the graphics and calming color scheme of the website. Developed upon the WordPress platform, the website is fully editable using an easy-to-use administrator interface.

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GumDrops & Lollipops Brochure/Menu

Role: Graphic Designer

GumDrops & Lollipops, a cute candy shop located on Niantic’s Main Street, needed a brochure/menu to showcase its wide selection of candy, chocolates, pies, fudge, and ice cream.

Brown Bear worked with the store’s motto of “Old Fashioned Seaside Charm” to bring together a vibrant, vintage-inspired piece. The brochure’s colorful panels bring you back to the days of ice cream parlors and drive-in movie theaters, while tempting you to indulge in the shop’s sweet treats.

Lyme Shores Tennis & Conditioning Center Website & Posters

Role: Web Designer / Web Developer / Graphic Designer / Illustrator

Lyme Shores Tennis and Conditioning Center in East Lyme needed a website that showcased their tennis and fitness services to the general public while providing the latest news and upcoming events to their current members.

Brown Bear designed a custom WordPress theme that captures the fun and friendly atmosphere at Lyme Shores. Customizing the WordPress platform to function as a Content Management System (CMS), Brown Bear developed the site so the general manager could easily update the information and photos sitewide. In this way, the content on the website will remain accurate and up-to-date.

To help visitors navigate through the site, Brown Bear organized the club’s offerings into four main categories: tennis, fitness, pool/swimming, and general club information. The right sidebar highlights featured events, latest news, and other tidbits of information for easy access.

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Brown Bear Creative also designed posters to publicize various events hosted and organized by Lyme Shores.