Advertising in the Great Outdoors

Outdoor board advertising presents a unique set of design challenges. The board must be read quickly, while still communicating the core message. Readers are most often in motion, behind the wheel of a car (and, hopefully, not also distracted with a cell phone call). Those who get stopped by a traffic signal will have a little more time to absorb the message.

Not only do we have static posters to choose from, but also digital and trivision boards, where your message shares space with others. The digital presentation differs greatly in color intensity from its printed poster counterpart, so special attention is needed in image preparation. Reds are especially finicky, so be careful with that steak photo. Medium rare may be appetizing on the plate, but could look likes its bleeding on a digital board.

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The Prodigal Son Returns

The past month has been filled with more than a few deja vu moments, courtesy of Gary LoBue Jr’s welcomed return to our office.

Gary is a multi-disciplined graphic designer with more than 25 years of nationally & internationally recognized experience in print and electronic media. His work has appeared in Communication Arts, Graphis, How Magazine, Print Magazine, Graphic Design USA (the AIGA annuals), the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles, the New York Art Directors Club, the Dallas Society of Visual Communications and the American Corporate Identity Annual.

In addition to owning his own design studio (LoBue Creative) and being a partner in an earlier iteration of this agency (Prejean LoBue), Gary spent 14 years as senior designer and interim creative director at David Carter Graphic Design Associates in Dallas, Texas.

Fields of specialization include corporate identity design; corporate branding & re-branding; brand management; integrated print collateral; conceptual graphic design & copy, and conceptual based advertising.

Glad to have you back, Gary.

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