tgannknives.com
Tommy Gann is an ABS Journeyman Smith and custom knifemaker. He came to me after his former web developer resigned. I updated his site's code to replace table-based layout with CSS, and added Lightbox, a piece of image viewing software. The design remains that of the previous designer, which is why it is not featured here. Pictured above is the new logo I designed for Tommy's business.

Credits: Logo and image manipulation by Joshua Vossler.

Grand Forks Public Library site. <http://www.grandforksgov.com/library/index.html>
This was my first web design project. The Grand Forks Public Library generously allowed me to redesign their website while on internship for my Master's Degree from UNC Chapel Hill. This was the first site I designed; I am currently in talks with library administration about collaborating on a new, more accessible design.

Credits: Content by David Haney, et al.

JOshua Vossler - Academic Librarian Purvis Knives Ron Vossler - Humanities Scholar CJ Deubel Custom Knives T Gann Custom Knives Grand Forks Public Library

Design and code by Joshua Vossler | Copyright © Joshua Vossler
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Me and the Cap'n

A while back I wrote this letter to Cap'n Crunch © regarding some suspect grammar they were employing on a cereal box.

Here is their reply.

 
The glorious Oreo

Emboldened by my success from the previous letter, I wrote another one.

No reply as of yet.

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These are commissioned images. I wish to note that the macabre subject matter was not of my choosing. These images depict aspects of the Ukrainian Holodomor, or Terror-Famine, in which millions of people died during the first half of the 20th century. Starvation and brutality were commonplace. In these images, I tried to allude to that pain and suffering without resorting to gory details. I chose details of faces and hands, rather than more specific depictions of suffering.
Forced Hunger Fine Harvest Hand and Feather Envelopes

1. Forced hunger. Commissioned by Canadian-American Slavic Studies, and used as interior artwork. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

 

2. Fine Haervest. Commissioned by Canadian-American Slavic Studies, and used as cover art. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

3. Hand and Feather. Commissioned by Ron Vossler as cover art for The Old God Still Lives. Ink on paper.


4. Envelopes. Commissioned by Ron Vossler as interior artwork for The Old God Still Lives. Ink on paper.


Hunger Pieta Flies Wheat They hold us back

5. Hunger Pieta. Commissioned by NDSU Libraries as cover art for We'll Meet Again in Heaven. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

6. The Flies Walk on the Dead. Commissioned by NDSU Libraries as interior artwork for We'll Meet Again in Heaven. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

 

7. They Hold the Grain Just Out of Reach. Commissioned by NDSU Libraries as interior artwork for We'll Meet Again in Heaven. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

 

8. They Will Not Let Us Reach You. Commissioned by NDSU Libraries as interior artwork for We'll Meet Again in Heaven. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

 
We chop wood They give us just enough Hand Study 1 Hand Study 2

9. We Chop Wood, Naked in the Snow. Commissioned by NDSU Libraries as interior artwork for We'll Meet Again in Heaven. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

 

10. They Give Us just Enough So We Suffer. Commissioned by NDSU Libraries as interior artwork for We'll Meet Again in Heaven. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

 

11. Study of 3 hands #1. Commissioned by NDSU Libraries as interior artwork for We'll Meet Again in Heaven. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.

12. Study of 3 hands #2. Commissioned by NDSU Libraries as interior artwork for We'll Meet Again in Heaven. Graphite and white conte on toned paper.
       
The images below were not commissioned. I made these just for fun. The recurring squid motif is deliberate: I have always been fascinated by sea life, and to me there is nothing quite as alien as the squid. From an artistic perpective, the squid is a fine counterpoint to the much more familar human form, and provides a lot of options when composing an image.
Portrait of girl Squidflail and MS Grendel's Mother #1 Grendel's Mother #2

Portrait of girl. Graphite and white conte on toned paper. Approx. 18" x 20".

Nude with squid and Book of the Duchess MS.Graphite and white conte on toned paper. Approx. 18" x 24".

Grendel's Mother #1. Graphite and white conte on toned paper. Approx. 20" x 26".

Grendel's Mother #2. Graphite and white conte on toned paper. Approx. 16" x 22".
Study of goliath beetle Cephalopod Galatea Self Portrait 2003 Study of Beowulf MS

Study of goliath beetle. Graphite on white paper, digitally removed from background. Approx. 12" x 10" beetle on 18" x 24" paper.


Cephalopod Galatea. Graphite and white conte on toned paper with ripples digitally superimposed. Approx. 10" x 14".


 Self-portrait, 2003. Graphite and white conte on toned paper. Approx. 10" x 14". I know, the perspective is all off, but it's the only self-portrait I've done in the last decade.

Study of Beowulf MS, page one. Graphite and white conte on toned paper. Digitally removed from background. Approx. 15" x 22".

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purvisknives.com
Bob Purvis is a custom knifemaker located in Tucson, Arizona. The site is meant to retail custom knives, as well as to serve as an online portfolio of his previous work. Bob wanted a simple site that featured high quality photos of his work, combining photos from multiple angles. This site uses Google Adwords for advertising, Google Merchant for online retail, and Google Analytics to track site traffic.

Credits: Photographs by Ellen Purvis.

My professional librarian site. <http://libstaffsites.uta.edu/staff/vossler/>
I am an Information Literacy Librarian, which is a confusing way of saying that I teach people how to find and use information. Often that means working with computers. I wanted a web site with a fun, modern design that would appeal to undergraduate students. This site promotes my academic services, as well as those of my department.


Credits: Photos of me by Kris Swenson. Photoshop brushes by blog.spoongraphics.co.uk.

ronvossler.com
Ronald Vossler is a humanities scholar and freelance writer located in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. His site needed an elegant, but somber tone in order to suit the tragic subject matter of much of his research. He requested the feather pen motif. This site uses Google Merchant for online retail and Google Analytics to track site traffic.

Credits: Feather pen drawing by Joshua Vossler.

cjdeubel.com
Chet Deubel is a custom knifemaker located in Tucson, Arizona. The site is meant to retail custom knives, as well as to serve as an online portfolio of his previous work. Chet asked for a simple commercial site featuring silver conchos, a design element he uses heavily in his work. This site uses Google Merchant for online retail and Google Analytics to track site traffic.

Credits: Photography by Billy Tinny or Chet Deubel.

Hi. My name is Joshua Vossler, and I'm a web and graphic designer.
I work remotely with clients to create and maintain customized, visually appealing web sites for small businesses.

I'm a full service web developer. What you see below are sites I took from concept through development, including setup of web space, image creation or manipulation, and programming. After making a site for you, I am available to stay on to handle ongoing updates and technical support.

Let's make something great together.