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		<title>The Choir Project: branding a non-profit organization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I've recently been hard at work collaborating on a project for a non-profit organization called The Choir Project.  Founded by Dr. Marian Dolan, The Choir Project's mission is to “build community chorally” in southwest Florida. The Choir Project's latest event, Finding a Voice,  demonstrates this mission by organizing a choral &#038; arts concert to benefit the Shelter for Abused Women &#038; Children in Collier County.]]></description>
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		<title>Client Spotlight: Visor Versa</title>
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Many women, especially in southwest Florida, wear hats or sun visors to protect them from the sun while boating, playing golf or going to the beach. Lori Taylor, who is one of those active southwest Floridians, developed Visor Versa out of necessity to coordinate her visors depending on what she was wearing. She figured out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Work by Blue Turtle Graphics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently had a client request to create a new ad campaign for them. Regenocyte Theraputic, a world leader in Adult Stem Cell Therapy, had previously been using a great ad concept but it had become a little stale and overused. They needed a fresh, new perspective as the basis of their advertising campaign.With the help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s going around: the ABC URL Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently spotted this game on Bryan Yerkes and Grace Smith&#8217;s blogs.  Apparently, it was started by Mr Tim Van Damme. You go to the address bar in your favorite browser, and type one letter. Start with “a”, end with “z”. It seems to work best using Safari on a Mac (rather than using Firefox). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Glass Logo design for Benchmark General Contractors</title>
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Blue Turtle Graphics recently launched the redesign of Benchmark General Contractors website. In addition to redesigning their site, we also created a logo design for their new eco-friendly residential development on Sanibel Island. The community&#8217;s name, which was created by PKE Marketing &#38; PR Solutions, reflects the colored sea glass found on the beaches of Sanibel Island. Sea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent website launch: Benchmark General Contractors</title>
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Blue Turtle Graphics is thrilled to launch the redesign of a client website. Benchmark General Contractors has been creating beautiful and quality residential and commercial buildings since 1984. They have also been committed to delivering new and renovated projects that are environmentally sensitive. Since many new wonderful things are on the horizon for Benchmark (including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hamilton Harbor Boat Show Invite</title>
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Recently, I was contacted by Collier Enterprises to create an invitation for a boat show to be held at Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club. They wanted to use a simple concept of a rope and compass rose for the front of the invite. After some brainstorming with local printer, Intech Printing, we decided to use a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helpful tips for estimating your next design project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many times, I receive an email (generated from my website) or a phone call from a potential client inquiring about prices for graphic design, web design, etc. If you, or your business is in need of gathering an estimate or two for graphic design or web design services, please allow me to give a few pointers to make it a better experience for you.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blueturtlegraphics.net/blog/helpful-tips-for-estimating-your-next-design-project/</link>
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		<title>A Year in Review: Lessons learned after the 1st year in business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In August 2009, Blue Turtle Graphics celebrated it&#8217;s first year in business. Looking back, I can only say that it&#8217;s been a wild ride!  Over the past year, I&#8217;ve learned many important lessons about running a small business and I wanted to share a few of them with you:
1. Create partnerships and network. As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New website launch: StudioHBL</title>
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When my hair stylist, Marcia Cosgrove, approached me to create a logo and website for her new salon, StudioHBL,  I was thrilled! Not only is she the rock star of hair coloring and cutting, she&#8217;s a genuinely fun and sweet person to know. The &#8220;HBL&#8221; in StudioHBL stands for Hair, Beauty, Life, Love and Laughs [...]]]></description>
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