JACQUES OF ALL TRADES, MASTER OF DESIGN!

Hi! This is a website dedicated to my ideas. Here you'll get a glimpse of the many creative things that flow through my mind. It's a multimedia journey of pure mental randomness. I hope you enjoy the ride!

~Jacques
No more web? Really?

No more web? Really?

Over the past few years I have been looking at the state of print design and I wanted to be competitive. The only way I saw it being possible was by becoming more knowledgeable in web development.  My passion has always been with print design, but the market was saturated...
I've re-branded!

I’ve re-branded!

For years now I have been working as Jacques of All trades LLC. I initially chose to do that because I believed I needed anonymity. I felt like my work and life should be separate and that customers trusted an established business over a regular guy who loves design. “I have one of those personalities...
Free Designs for Good Folk!

Free Designs for Good Folk!

I strongly believe in using my talents to help other people. This economy is rough! Many people/organizations have causes that can better this world but fail to launch because they can not afford a good designer. Image is everything in this new world of direct mailing and iPad screens. Graphic...
A pretty e-mail goes a very long way...

A pretty e-mail goes a very long way…

The economy is rough. And it’s getting harder for people, including graphic artist, to find work out there. I found myself submitting résumés upon résumés to various hiring managers but barely got any responses. Those I did get feedback from told me I was competing with hundreds (and I MEAN...
Latest entries
A mighty nice T-shirt!

A mighty nice T-shirt!

Here is a cool shirt I recently designed. It’s a tribute to the time classic game PACMAN! Would you buy one of these T-shirts? I have plenty of them HERE!

04/11/11 Thought

The “good old days” is relative. Let us instead try to make today the best it can be and plan for a BETTER future.
Tips from a Kickstarter noob.

Tips from a Kickstarter noob.

As most naïve beginners, I had such great ambitions. I was creating a book and needed to raise $6,000 to make that happen. So I went to Kickstarter to plead my case. I posted a 9 ½ minute long video (what was I thinking?) and had a well written synopsis, a couple of teasers and videos...
A rip in time

A rip in time

Morning treat

Morning treat

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

Samsung Galaxy Tab Feel Free Video Contest

Samsung Galaxy Tab Feel Free Video Contest

  I usually never win anything. But I decided to enter a YouTube contest for the Samsung Galaxy Tab and to my surprise I won one! It was a simple video edit and me speaking, but I’m honored to have been chosen as a WINNER!

08/02/10 Thought

Don’t be quick to judge! If you live long enough, you’ll get caught in an uncompromising position and need some understanding and not the judgement you deal onto others.