Welcome
Thank you for finding your way to my little piece of the web! This is the online portfolio of Courtney Kays, containing various design work throughout the years, both professional and personal. I have been working professionally since the mid 2000’s and I am always open to new design opportunities.
About
I was born in Landstuhl, Germany, in the early 80’s and grew up as an Air Force military brat mostly living in the south. I quickly learned to enjoy the wonders and variety of the southern lifestyle, the beautiful Gulf of Mexico beaches, and of course the really humid weather.
For as long as I can remember I was always drawing and creating something rather than spending my time with coloring books. I would steal any paper and tape available in the house and let my imagination run wild making my own characters and scenes…and basically grew up as a happy 80's kid.
Attended Savannah College of Art and Design and graduated Cum Laude with a BA in graphic design and an illustration minor in 2005. Interned for Cooking Light magazine at the Southern Progress Corporation (a Time Warner Company). I've had the pleasure to work full-time as an in-house designer for International Expeditions and EBSCO Industries in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
My artistic styles range from technical graphic design to traditional illustration. My technical and traditional background has helped to push my design skills and explore new artistic concepts and techniques.
design
Print:
Pelican Poster Design - Designed and illustrated with Adobe Illustrator and textured in Adobe Photoshop. - 2009
EBSCO Goes Green logo - Designed for EBSCO's 'Going Green' campaign. The logo was designed for print (brochures and catalogs) and for the web. EBSCO - Corporate Communications - 2007
Alys Beach Flyer - Designed for S.S. Nesbitt for their Alys Beach property in Alabama. EBSCO - Corporate Communications - 2008
Grey Badger logo - A logo design for a conceptual wine club website - 2009
Cafe Signage - Conceptual logos for EBSCO's cafetaria re-design. EBSCO - Corporate Communications - 2008
EBSCO 2008 Annual Report - A cover design for EBSCO's 2008 Annual report. This was based on the EBSCO Goes Green campaign. EBSCO - Corporate Communications - 2008
EMpact Sales Brochure - A brochure cover designed for the EMpact Sales Division, advertising their new marketing campaign. EBSCO - Corporate Communications - 2008
Project 9 Air Force Patch - A logo/patch for a conceptual aircraft design. HQ Air Force Special Operations Command - 2009
Special Edition Winter Travel Brochure - The Galapagos Island spread for International Expedition's Winter 2006 brochure. International Expeditions - 2006
Special Edition Winter Travel Brochure - The table of contents spread for International Expedition's Winter 2006 brochure. International Expeditions - 2006
Amazon Voyage Ad - An ad design printed on the backcover of the 2006 Winter Travel brochure. International Expeditions - 2006
Mullet Festival 29th Anniversary Poster - A poster design for Niceville, Florida's annual Mullet Festival. This design was printed on t-shirts and sold at the festival. Meigs Advertising & Design - 2005
Web:
El Camino High School '67 Alumni - A site designed for the committee members and alumni of El Camino High School class of '67. HTML/CSS - 2009 View working site
19th ARS Reunion E-Newsleter - Designed to be sent out electronically to members of the 19th Air Refueling Squadron. HTML/CSS - 2009
View working site
Grey Badger Wine Club - A conceptual french wine club website. XHTML/CSS - 2009
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Galapagos Islands E-Newsletter - An E-Newsletter designed to advertise the Galapagos Islands to travel agents. HTML/CSS - International Expeditions 2007 View working site
Field Notes E-Newsletter - An E-Newsletter designed for consumers to advertise new destinations packages. HTML/CSS - International Expeditions - 2007
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illustration
Hoo's There? - Colored pencil on pastal paper.
2008
Harvest Festival Poster - Designed for the town of Mt Laurel's 7th Annual Harvest festival in Birmingham, Alabama. Adobe Illustrator. 2008
Marley and Wilson - A comissioned pet portrait. Mixed media - 2006
Florida Residence - Pen and Ink - 2007
F4 Corsair - A poster illustration of an F4 Corsair, a plane my grandfather flew in WWII. Adobe Illustrator - 2005
Mad Cow (Editorial Illustrator) - A fake editorial illustration for 'Mad Cow' disease. Mixed media - 2005
Neeko and Meeko - A comissioned pet portrait.
Mixed Media - 2006
Cooking Light Santa - Designed for Cooking Light magazine to advertise the Christmas sales. Cooking Light magazine - 2006 - Colored pencil
Polar Bear - Mixed media - 2007