Post 5

Heard back from Michael so I am very relieved. It seems they started the organization as the Steve Everitt Foundation in honor of their NFL son and donated supplies in the cities he played in. It seems like he doesn’t play in the NFL anymore and the organization has greatly shrunk. He wants to keep it very small and says they don’t keep an address or phone (I guess the message I left is at a dead number or his home phone) to avoid government red tape. He’s also really against advertisement or solicited donations so I don’t know how that is going to hurt some of the more advertisement-geared aspects of the project. I tried to incorporate more of the sports into the logo design but it seems like that’s an aspect of the organization that’s no longer relevant.

Post 4

Still haven’t heard anything more back from Michael Everitt. It seems like he’s the only one managing the organization and it’s either keeping him really busy or it’s lower in priority than his other work. I left a message at the number listed in the chamber of commerce but I’m not sure how old it is or if he still checks it. I’ve been working on logo designs based on competitor designs and the little bit of imagery on the website. I’m a little worried that since he designed the logo himself he won’t want to move in another direction and I think the art in place right now is really not serving the organization well. We’ll see what additional information I get from him later.

Post 3

I didn’t hear back from any of my organizations other than the Ada Initiative who turned me down. Melissa had a second organization, The Art Box Kids, so I decided to take that. They don’t have hardly any information available anywhere except for a brief explanation of their cause on the home page. They donate school supplies to children’s hospitals and shelters for sick and disabled kids. They seem really small and specialized. I started looking at other similar organizations to help assess what they need. I think especially they need more visible information since I’m not really seeing any way to donate right now or to contact anyone except through the Matthews chamber of commerce.

Post 2

I’ve narrowed my clients down to a few I’d really like to work with. The LGBT Comics one I think could be really, really interesting since there’s so much color and imagery in place to work from. They also seem really devoted to their cause so I’m hoping they’ll get back to me. The Ada Initiative also looks pretty cool. They don’t have much in the way of design going right now, but they have a very professional feel to them so I think they have the opportunity for a really sleek and professional design.