i heartmachine: making things




I HEART MACHINE
Makes things look good - Design of all kinds
logos - web - fliers - ads - cards - cleanup - covers - merchandise

Design starts at the ridiculously low price of $20!
custom to any use and size you want,
you keep ful ownership of any work,
other than display in my portfolio
  FULL AND GENERAL DESIGN PRICES
DESIGN PROCESS
POSTERS / FLYERS / FLIERS
ALBUM ART
WEB BANNERS
CLEANUP / RESTORATION / REPAIR
PREMADE DESIGNS FOR SALE
WEBSITES AND WEB SERVICES

EXAMPLES:
check our MYSPACE PHOTO ALBUM for many pages more of our work!

Unit 7 Drain got a website, and much more,
including this awesome shirt design of ours:





The Lowlights got tour cds, tour posters, t-shirts and buttons:

clcik me to see me big! clcik

Lousy Robot got a logo that we turned into pins,
and they made their own shirts from:





  FULL AND GENERAL PRICES

Full package-$100 for six hours
Need something really huge or elaborate?
Want fully hand-drawn?
Or- create a unified look across your merchandise, press materials, album art and website!


General design-$20 per hour.
Pretty much any format or use you want: logo design, business cards, album covers, any of the merch available on this site or other sites, etc. Color separations or web optimizing if you need it.


Not Sure?-
Don't know how long your idea will take?
Just tell me what you want and I'll give you a quote!
Check below to get started and for more details




DESIGN PROCESS:
1. Email us with details: what you need it for (signs, business cards, web, etc), deadlines, and whatever ideas, themes, motifs, notes, sketches; anything you have in mind.
2. We brainstorm and put some rough ideas together and pitch them to you with an estimate of how long it might take. There is no charge at this point, so if you choose to walk away there are no hard feelings.
4. If we find a direction you like and want to move ahead it is a two hour minimum charge, give me your changes and notes, I might do another estimate at that point and another round of roughs if the changes are big.
5. I will show you proofs / drafts throughout the process for larger projects or another pitch of finals for smaller projects
6. I get you the finished product and you pay me for how long it took. I never go more than an hour over the final estimate without warning you.
7. Here's the risk if you are picky: after the final submission changes and revisions cost by the hour (with no minimum). It can add up fast, so be specific in suggestions and changes.
8. I give you a disc with all versions, sizes and formats I've done (including rejects of the second round, but not the first- since I may repitch something that can't be confused for yours to someone else).
9. You keep all rights to finished product. Except display in my portfolio. I will NOT re-sell your design to someone else or charge you for different uses.

IMPORTANT:
-make sure you know what uses you want, and know what formats people you might pass it on for production will need.
-If you need, say, vector only for a sign-making company, or color-separation for a printer, or a specific web size and format for web designers, whatever, you should let us know as soon as possible. It's easy to go down in size, not so much to go up, and it takes forever to turn a pixel image into a vector. If you are going to a sign shop to make an 8 foot sign, their machine probably only accepts certain formats.

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Levi Eleven banner








POSTER EXAMPLES
check our MYSPACE POSTER PHOTO ALBUM for way more!
click on posters for a larger view.
  POSTERS / FLIERS / FLYERS
Eye catching! Award winning!
I even help you get the word out by posting it places online.


SUPER Promo package-$80
includes:
-11 x 17poster (or whatever large size you want),
-8 x 10 flier,
-4 x 5 handouts (full color & B&W),
-400px width web version (with hosting)
-Color separation if you need it.
-Flier submitted to Alibi "flyer on the wall"


MEGA Basic package-$50
includes:
-Full size in dimensions you choose
-Handouts in B&W (however many fit on an 8x10)
-400px width web version (with hosting)

-Flier submitted to Alibi "flyer on the wall"

ULTRA Web Only-$20
-400px width web version,
-Full color (or whatever you want)
-We will host it and give you the code to hotlink.
-Flier submitted to Alibi "flyer on the wall"

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ALBUM ART EXAMPLES:
the Marbles
The Gracchi
Volume Volume

Feels Like Sunday
Lowlights

  ALBUM ART PACKAGES:

full cd jewel case: $80
Album cover packages include front and back covers, up to three other pages or behind the disc design, and the disc label.


Records or cd sleeves: $50
front back and disc or record label.
whatever size and format your printing/duplicating people need.
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BANNERS:



  MYSPACE / WEB BANNERS:
I will host the banners and give you the "add me" code
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IMAGE EXAMPLES
CLEANUP / RESTORATION / REPAIR:

  IMAGE CLEANUP / REPAIR
RESTORATION:


Is when you have a picture you need fixed or repurposed.
It could be low resolution,
the file might be lost or in the wrong format.
Maybe you only have a printed version and need to take whatever you have and try to reproduce, or "cleanup" the design!
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DESIGNS FOR SALE

  DESIGNS FOR SALE!

All of the designs on the left just need you! I usually pitch mutiple designs to bands. These folks went with a different design, and I'd really like to see these ones get made. I will put your band name in, make them suitable for whatever use or product you want.( In fact, most pictures on this site are available for sale, even my stuff) Prices are $20 (plus whatever you want to use them for if you use them for our merch, $30 otherwise for any use you want.
Check back for new bargain designs all the time!
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WEB AND INTERNET DESIGN:

Full sites:

UNIT 7 DRAIN,
VOLUME VOLUME,
VINYL COUNTDOWN RECORDS
DOWNTOWN SCOOTER
belladonna burlesque
and of course, this site I HEART MACHINE.

Myspace pages
:
SOCYERMOM
VOLUME VOLUME
LEVI ELEVEN
I HEART MACHINE
PARCHED
  Full Web sites start at 400$.
Myspace design starts at $15.


WHAT YOU GET:
  Specializing in the budget alternative. Clean, functional design that looks the same on different systems and settings. Sites that are user friendly and intuitive. The design won't overwhelm or distract from the message and content. I will work very closely with you to help you get what you want.
  You can maintain your own page. If you have a computer, you will be able to do it yourself with a brief tutorial. Update costs can really mount up with other places! This way you keep monthy costs down to the domain name and server space.
  8-10 main pages (for a band it would be maybe: calendar, press, merchandise, music, etc), with plenty of sub-pages (photo galleries, etc). MP3's, videos, pictures converted for web, e-mail forms, links, all the standards.
  The focus on straightforward (I like to think elegant) sites. I don't do a lot of bells and whistles. I prefer to stay away from the "little flashing boxes" bit that so many sites do. I can do rollovers, image maps, pop-ups, but most of it will be HTML static display. Your images, public domain pictures, and my design. Your content will be able to speak for itself. So: if your design aesthetic doesn't jibe with mine (or if you have the money) you might want to look into something else. I won't be offended.


OTHER WEB SERVICES:

- I can optimize your pictures for internet display from pretty much any format.

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