modern8 eNews: March 2002

To quote Michael Young, president of Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO), "We know what side our bread is buttered on". Sales are the lifeblood of a company and YESCO demonstrates their commitment to the principle. modern8 designed and directed the creation of a limited edition poster given to YESCO's 48 top-grossing sales representatives. Brian Haynes, a nationally recognized artist whose patrons have included Disney, Warner Bros., Universal Studios, IBM, and Nike, illustrated the poster. He is represented in galleries in St. Louis, Lexington, MA and Palm Beach, FL. The signed and numbered giclee print was reproduced on heavy watercolor paper.

modern8 has been selected by Dunn Associates, a Salt Lake structural engineering firm to create a new website. Ron Dunn, the firm's president, asked that the site be a working tool, providing a means to assemble proposals with team members and representative projects directly from the website. modern8 will design and program the site in Flash.

NIC, the nation's largest provider of online government services, recently garnered twelve industry awards for their e-government portals in different states and municipalities nationwide. modern8 designed two ads commemorating the accomplishments appearing in April Government Technology magazine. The ads were created to recognize the contribution of NICs government partners.

Things are getting back to routine in the downtown area following completion of the Olympics. Our client YESCO installed much of the "Look of the Games". We directed photography of Olympic banners, pylons and installations for use in the next issue of the Yescozette, the publication for clients and employees of the company to be distributed in April.

In case you missed it last month, weve launched our new website at www.modern8.com. Organized into three simple sections, the modern8 website was created entirely by staff employees and includes a substantial online portfolio. Randall Smith designed the basic look and feel including the modern8 brand and identity. Justin Milo implemented the design and programmed the entire site in Flash. Check it out and let us know what you think. Email us at: contact@modern8.com

Kellie Ungricht, senior design student from the University of Utah has joined modern8 for a semester-long internship. / With the Olympics over, parking is back to normal in front of the office. / Randall's oldest child, Alysha is getting married March 22. Reception at the Alpine Art Center, March 23, 6-9 PM. / The front lobby at the new office is now sporting new lights and fan, our "Farr Better Service" sign and (most important), Tara's smiling face. / The September/October 2001 issue of Print -- America's Graphic Design Magazine, reproduces the work of modern8 employees Randall Smith and Maralee Lassiter.