thanks for the critiquing, guys. much appreciated.
i'll comment on the suggestions from top to bottom:
1) A lot of people mistake the voodoo doll for a snowman. it's actually there as a "filler" for dead space until the mascot we're designing gets completed. it' sin the inking stage and should be up in a few days. it's gonna be really nice.
2) The tag line "Hi, I'm Travis" is there because I initially started this by myself as a freelance designer. Nic is essentially working under me as a talented illustrator and because I include him as a working partner, you will often times see the use of "we" thrown around. We haven't been working together long but I'm hoping we can evolve into a bigger entity. Regardless, the tag line will probably change soon as I have the same reservations about it.
3) Regarding the cig pic, it's crossed my mind on whether or not it carries a bad vibe but we'd like to think we are a different breed of artist and don't mind bucking the trend. We want our work to speak for itself here. If we were catering to large corporations and reputations were on the line, you'd see us in business casual with a forced smile.
4) Copyright infringement is a tricky thing to maintain. All of the samples I have in the portfolio page are low resolution with a gradient background. It would be a tough task for someone to try to manipulate use of our work simply because of all of the delicate cropping it would entail. Good luck to those who are up to the challenge.
5) Unfortunately, I'm not well-versed with building websites so it lacks a lot of substance that other designer firms are able incorporate. Woodson, I'd like to pick your brain on a few things. If you don't mind, could you shoot me an email?
6) I use Photoshop and Dreamweaver with a hint of Flash.
Thanks again fellas!
