Kurtis
Kurtis
Kurtis

Durfey
Durfey
Durfey

Strategic Marketer
Graphic Designer
Manager
Central Or Baseball

celebrating local baseball + softball

Central OR Ball was an apparel side project that I launched after feeling frustrated the the souvenir shop at the local Bend Elks game had a lackluster selection of well-designed merch. The idea was to put together a series of out-of-the-box Elks merch that towed the line of fan fare and trademark infringement. It also included fun gear celebrating youth softball/baseball and adult rec leagues — baseball in Bend from February through August. By the following season, the Elks merch tables had significantly improved the quality of their designs.

3D XMas Cards

3D XMas Cards

My wife and I used to go all-on for Christmas cards, investing indefensible amounts of time and money on an annual creative venture that was as fun for us to produce as it (hopefully) was for our family and friends to receive it. One year, we shipped a stack of printed 3D photos with the old-school red-and-blue 3D glasses for a genuinely old-school immersive look into our holiday season! Dawn...

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Family Projects

Family Projects

Highlights from dozens of pro bono family projects As the only graphic designer in a family with eight siblings, I was often involved with the design and printing of announcements and invites for special occasions. My twin brother would famously volunteer me for for design work claiming that "it would only take ten minutes." The truth it, I enjoyed these projects immensely as opportunities to...

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Identity + Business Systems

Identity + Business Systems

Old-school standard deliverables for new logo design clients. Before the world was consumed by smart phones and Facebook, the go-to means of business communication was still old-fashioned direct mail. Letterhead and envelopes were printed en masse and stashed in the office cupboard (often with blank stock for second pages) and often in a dedicated LTR tray in the office printer so invoices,...

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