Portfolio

Website

Website publishing, photography and photoshop

Created a website for a Sculptor/Potter. After shooting photographs of the forms, I photoshopped the images to enhance the pottery. Created the clay background from the pottery photographs. Website includes portfolio, project links, gallery information and application for artists to rent working studio space at the Baxter building in New Bern. Click here to see the pottery website.

Website publishing

Created a website portfolio for a photographer. Includes slideshow of imagery and a form to contact her. Click here to review the photography website!

Website publishing, photography and photoshop.

Created a website for a talented interior designer. After shooting photographs of renovations, I photoshopped the images to highlight specific elements, bringing out the midtones, textures and create depth. Click here to review the renovation website!

Print

Postcards

Created the press-ready file for the Artwalk Postcard, an event covering the local galleries in downtown New Bern, North Carolina.

Newsletters

Layout and pre-press files for the Craven Arts Council's newsletter promoting events in New Bern such as the "empty bowls" fundraiser and the Jazz Showcase.

Layout and pre-press files for the Fundraising "Neuse River Bridge Run" sponsored by Carolina East.

Video

Creating Promotional Videos To Increase Sales

I created a promotional video to promote the company, CRMI. The goal of the video is to educate new clients and prospects.

Created Video Trailers to Increase Sales

Created video trailers for a national wholesale distributor. Used Flash, Photoshop & Vegas to create the title overlay and video transitions. Uploaded to youtube with keywords to direct traffic to the wholesale website, generating new customers and increased sales of the DVD's.

Created You-Tube Commercial
For Local Artisans

I created the animation of the Raku Pottery titled Bernart the Bear, dancing on the Neuse River in New Bern, North Carolina, honoring the 300 year celebration. Mitch Lewis and Jim Bisbee have created a set of RAKU bears in honor of New Berns' 300 years. In the background, there is an old map of the Neuse River, from wikipedia, Source: The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Ser. I, v. 9, p. 248. Caption: Map prepared for Brig. Gen. L. O'B. Branch, CSA, showing Confederate defenses for the Battle of New Bern, North Carolina, 14 March 1862. Lisa Marie Swayne created the animation of the Raku Pottery Bear in Adobe After Effects. The bears are for sale at New Bern Art Works, newbernartworks.com and the Tryon Palace store and the Craven Arts Council. Call 252.638.2577

More samples of print, web & video media.
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Encore
Art
Group

Created marketing materials, press releases & promotional campaigns for Canadian Art Prints and Winn Devon.

Delta
Chamber of
Commerce

Published an award winning business directory for the local Chamber of Commerce, partnered with Footeprint.com

Delta
Cable
Company

Volunteered logging, graphics, voiceover & editing on local TV cable show promoting businesses in the community, "Taking Care of Business".

Boulder's
Daily
Camera

In the marketing department of the newspaper, created mockups of advertising concepts for sales reps to pitch advertising campaigns.

Confidential
Records
Management

Created mockups of marketing materials to be used for print or web campaigns for a leading company in data protection management.

American Homebrewers Association

Created advertising for Zymurgy magazine; and marketing campaigns plus promotional materials for Beer Festivals & Competitions.

Computer
City
Canada

Future
Shop
Canada

Associate art director for Computer City and Future Shop in Canada. Designed marketing and promotional campaigns. Produced flyers, catalog, billboard, POP displays, direct mail, in-store signage and brochures. Promoted retail products, warranty service plans and employee educational programs and motivational sales contests. Created marketing materials in both English and French.

Youtube Videos

Video Production for Web Distribution

Created a ten minute segment called "Arts Around Town with Lisa Bisbee in New Bern, Episode 1" for the New Bern, North Carolina Arts Community with executive producers, Impact Communications. Footage filmed on location at New Bern Artworks & Company, Studio & Gallery. Features upcoming exhibits and events with the Craven Arts Council, and other local performances and galleries.

Uploaded to youtube as high definition 1280x720 HD video 720p with keywords and description for SEO. Includes post-production cutting and editing, motion graphics intro, credits, music, audio voice-synchronization, cutaways, transitions, layering of photoshop graphics, indesign layouts and photos. The project included DVD authoring, multiple file conversions and compression to reduce file size.