cur•tis rein•hardt•sen {’kərtis ‘rīn,härt-sən} n.
detail-oriented web designer with experience in identity branding and print production. emphasizes simplicity and structure to deliver content in appealing, effective layouts.
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Braze
Chaotic, noisy brush strokes make this a simple yet interesting image, perfect for a desktop wallpaper. Full size: 2560 x 1600.

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Denayle
This wallpaper features a jean denim texture with subtle colors in a type of argyle pattern. Thus the name: Denim + Argyle = Denayle (pronounced denial?).
Comes in three different flavors: Blue-Gold, Christmas, and Purple-Orange. Feel free to request other color schemes. Full size: 2560 x 1600.

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Ora
This is the result of some color/texture experimentation. Full size: 2560 x 1600.

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The Ridge Community Church (theridgecc.org)
The project: an extremely simplistic, clean, easy-to-navigate website that is image-dominated. Right up my alley. The home page features a cycling slideshow of images related to recent events in the church. The footer that is clipped to the bottom of the browser window serves as a quick access point to some of The Ridge's media and networking avenues, as well as an online giving link.
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Tazinos (tazinos.com)
Tazinos is a casual self-serve bistro with a priority of high-quality, better-for-you ingredients, and I wanted the site to reflect everything that Tazinos represents. The website is a complete redesign that I created and developed from start to finish. I feel it is a vast improvement over it's predecessor (which I also designed and developed, see it here), with a focus on clear and uncluttered content presentation. (I have done many other print and video projects for Tazinos. If you have an interest in seeing them, contact me.)
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Hot Sunset
I was messing around in Photoshop with a photo I took and came out with something that I think looks pretty intense. It might be a little high-contrast for a wallpaper, but it works for me, maybe it will for you too.

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Dwight Schrute
An iconic silhouette of everyone's favorite paper salesman. I initally created this for The Office t-shirt design contest (see it here) and decided to release it as a wallpaper, since it SOMEHOW didn't win. If you're interested in different colors, let me know.
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Milwaukee Wave newspaper insert
The Milwaukee Wave colaborated with area businesses to create a 16-page insert for the Milwaukee Journal sentinel. It's purpose was to educate middle school age students on how to wisely save money. I designed and implemented the layout and design for the entire publication.

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Northwoods Lodge (www.realgranite.com)
The purpose of the Northwoods Lodge website was to promote the benefits of using thin granite veneers. I developed this site for Champion Brick; I was given a lot of creative license, so I decided to experiment with transparencies. I think the site is simple (my favorite kind) and effective. Unfortunately, the site is no longer active; click on the thumbnail to the right for a screenshot.

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Bleed
A grungy patriotic wallpaper, inspired by my love for America and the Converse logo. Available in light and dark.

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Typographic Vote
This is a simple, bold t-shirt designed for a Student President candidate. The objective was to create something eye-catching using only the names of the party members: Kofroth, Kalb, Kirst, and Zierten.

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Don't hate the player, hate the game
I am very opinionated about sports. I love contact sports, but consider golf, volleyball, and tennis to be "skilled games." I had a friend pose as a tough volleyball player and made a rough design using the phrase "Don't hate the player, hate the game."