Portfolio of Derek Bender – illustration, branding, print, web

CentraCare

derekbender — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:17:05 +0000

client: CentraCare
technologies: CSS, PHP, Flash, Wordpress
my role: design, front-end coding, flash and blog theming
for: NFi Studios
url: centracare.org
info: A big upgrade to the former site, this site adds a blog and calendar functionality.

Florida Death Metal

derekbender — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:03:18 +0000

project: floridadeathmetal.com
info: A friend of mine came up with the idea for a death metal site and needed a great image to capture that certain flare that other metal sites lack. Enter a custom ill/logo that doesn’t disappoint.

Glas T-shirt Designs

derekbender — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:02:54 +0000

project: Glas T-shirt Designs
info: Designs for Glas’s 2008 t-shirt line.

MemberFuse™ Logo

derekbender — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:02:14 +0000

project: MemberFuse™
for: NFi Studios
info: The entire brand for the social networking application, MemberFuse™ was was built around this logo. One of the longest, most challenging and most rewarding projects I’ve ever worked on started here and developed into print, web and UI work for the final product.

Krush

derekbender — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:00:50 +0000

project: krushorlando.com
for: NFi Studios
info: A new site targeting the club crowd. The logo has a sophisticated look but still keeps the club spirit. Alternate version on black.

Fortuna Realty Group

derekbender — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:59:48 +0000

project: Fortuna Realty Group
for: NFi Studios
info: Logo for the New York based Fortuna Realty Group.

3D Rockstar

derekbender — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:58:07 +0000

project: 3drockstar.com
info: 3drockstar.com is a great site full of tutorials and tips for doing 3D work and it needed to something to make grab attention when a user first visited, thus an illustration/logo hybrid.

MemberFuse™

derekbender — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:33:16 +0000

client: NFi Studios
technologies: CSS, PHP, Flash, Wordpress
my role: design, front-end coding, some flash and blog theming
for: NFi Studios
url: memberfuse.com
info: This site was amazing to work on. MemberFuse™ is a social networking application for associations and was developed by NFi Studios. The aesthetic of the site fits with the overall UI design of the application. Big props to everyone at NFi for all the hard work and loooong hours it took not only to develop this great website but the final application product too.

Good 2 Go Gourmet

derekbender — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:29:08 +0000

client: Good 2 Go Gourmet
technologies: CSS, PHP, Wordpress
my role: design, front-end coding and blog theming
for: NFi Studios
url: good2gogourmet.com
info: It seems simplicity is usually the best way to go especially to showcase the best catering/event planning business in Orlando.

Coughlin Commercial

derekbender — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:28:52 +0000

client: Coughlin Commercial
technologies: CSS, PHP
my role: design and front-end coding
for: NFi Studios
url: coughlincomm.com
info: The non-typical background image and dark, bold colors makes this site stand out from the typical commercial real estate sites around town.