Cross and Crown Productions

NEW BLOG

2008-12-31T16:56:00.006-05:00

Thanks to all you faithful readers!

The CACPRO blog has been growing so much that we wanted to make it feel more at home on our server. For almost a year, we have been posting and updating you on our work at cacpro.blogspot.com.

Starting in 2009, we will no longer be using this blog for updates and features.

Instead, we will here HERE.

Bookmark the new site and make sure you check back often for updates!

.The Cross and Crown Team.

We did, but didn't.

2008-12-29T08:53:00.007-05:00

Dear Blog World,

Sometimes everything we do isn't always used. But just because it was not used does not mean that it was a bad design. A few months ago we were asked to create a few mock-ups (as well as a slew of other design firms) for Mission of Mercy, an organization closely associated with Compassion International (if you do not know about them, you need to educate yourself). Even though our design was not picked to go forward with at this time, we still think we did a good job at representing such a stellar organization. Yes, we would love to have headed up their new site and design, but sometimes things don't always work out how you want them to.

And we are fine with that.

Hello, Brad Etchberger.

2008-12-16T09:05:00.004-05:00

Tax season is quickly approaching ... but that's OK, Brad Etchberger is here.

Yesterday Cross & Crown released BradEtchberger.com after two weeks of designing and coding his full site. Brad has over 20 years of experience in income tax preparation, payroll services, bookkeeping and accounting (and more, but we'll let you go to his site and see what else he does). It was fun working with Brad in getting his website designed from scratch, developed into code, and uploaded to the live web. Go check it out.

As for us, we are currently working on brand new projects ... so stay tuned.

Sonshine Festival Launch

2008-12-04T13:05:00.005-05:00

Cross & Crown proudly announces the launch of the Sonshine Festival website! Hailing from the North Star State (Willmar, MN), the festival attracts thousands of people for four days of fun, concerts and speaking. The festival goes from July 15-18 and boasts 5 stages featuring recording artists Newsboys, Family Force 5, Red, Tobymac and a ton more. We were excited to work with them on their website this year, so go check it out!

This is our third major festival site launch this year, and we are tentatively working on some other festivals and events.

In other news, there are 21 days left until Christmas.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T16:48:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We have a lot to be thankful for; family, friends, our jobs and so much more. We encourage you all to have a fun, safe holiday. Don't eat too much turkey either.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Welcome Our Intern!

2008-11-19T14:01:00.007-05:00

Cross & Crown would like to welcome our newest, brightest, friendliest intern ever, Joel. It so happens that we also have two additional employees named "Joel", so if you thought two "Joel" people were confusing, you're in for a treat now.

He hails from Columbia, MD and is wrapping up his college career at Shepherd University. He enjoys drawing with crayons and chugging coffee. Joel just discovered the joys of VHS and spends quality time with his wife watching films. Joel looks forward to learning new and exciting things and takes pride in his collection of German markers.

Be sure to stop in, grab some coffee, and say hello to the new Joel (or who we call "#3").

Stay tuned...

iPhone Wallpapers

2008-11-17T10:19:00.010-05:00

Happy Monday!

So who has an iPhone? In the media section of the Lifest website we launched last week, we created custom wallpapers for iPhones. Well, we thought it was such a good idea that we should make custom backgrounds for Cross & Crown! (We have iPhones here at the office, so it is a bit more exciting for us). You can see the JPGs listed above - just click on the one you like and download it to your desktop!

On Friday of last week we received some new projects to start developing, which includes a website for PB Services, a logo/identity package for Uprise Festival (brand new!), book cover art for author Kamran Yaraei and a few other logo and web projects!

We're staying busy here - be sure to check back often to see what we're up to next!

LIFEST OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

2008-11-11T16:24:00.004-05:00

Good news!

We have launched Lifest website, one of the nation's hottest summer festivals! After two weeks of concepts, mock-ups, thumbnails, proofs and live editions, Lifest has been released for the 2009 season - full with everything you need to know about the festival, including custom wallpapers for your desktop and even your iPhone! (if you have the pleasure of owning one). We're not even done with 2008! We not only had the privilege of redesigning the website, but also revamping their identity and making a new logo. Working with Lifest has been a fun journey for us here at CACPRO, and we're excited to keep making things fresh and cutting edge for the festival.

Go check it out and get a ticket while you are at it!

On other news, we are busy busy busy. We are currently creating a swarm of sites for DiscoverChambersburg and getting C&C Coffee ready for the upcoming holiday season! We are also wrapping up CD artwork for Indie Community and book cover artwork for author Myles Munroe.

We are busy here at the office and don't often have time to update the blog, but keep checking back for more updates!

November: New Projects

2008-11-03T14:56:00.003-05:00

November is here! We have been busy as usual the past few weeks with projects, and are enjoying a brief break before we head into November. Some projects that we are starting this month and intend to have up and running within the next couple of weeks include:

• Lifest
• Ranalli Music & Sound
• Indie Community CD Packaging
• Prison Fellowship DVD
• Halo Productions Site
• New Life Worship Center

We are also getting ready to start up work for another festival and an upcoming book release, so stay tuned!

The Network: Launched!

2008-10-24T12:46:00.008-04:00

As of today, October 24th, the official Cross & Crown Network has been launched! There has been some confusion and questions in regards to what all Cross & Crown does and how we are involved with Thread Sequence and C&C Coffee, and so on. At the network, everything under Cross & Crown is listed as an icon at the bottom of the page. Cross & Crown, C&C Coffee, Thread Sequence, C&C Store (more to come) and Discover Chambersburg. The idea is that all of those things are under Cross & Crown, like an umbrella - Cross & Crown is the parent company.

We will be updating the site regularly, so check it out!

Thousand Foot Krutch, anyone?

2008-10-14T09:25:00.006-04:00

It has officially been too long for us to not write a blog. Happy October to all of you who read this, we apologize for being so quiet. We've got to tell you, things have been everything but quiet here at Cross & Crown! We are keeping busy with an entire new load of websites we are working on, including sites for RMS Music and Sound, Shippensburg Rental Homes, Destiny Image, Physical Therapy Etc. ... the list goes on.

So what's with this blog's title? This past week we whipped up some t-shirt designs for recording artist Thousand Foot Krutch. Currently, you can catch these guys on the Creation Festival : The Tour this fall in a city near you!

So check out our designs and tell us what you think! We'll try to do a better job at keeping this blog updated ... don't forget you can comment!

Stay tuned ...

THREAD SEQUENCE LAUNCHED

2008-09-30T15:40:00.006-04:00

Hey faithful readers! Good news - Thread Sequence has launched! Thread Sequence is a full-service apparel printing company. They pretty much do any and everything ... shirts, hoodies, zip-ups, track jackets, beanies ... the list goes on.

So if you're looking to get some apparel printed on, Thread Sequence is the place to go. Just give them a call or shoot them an email! Or go here: www.threadsequence.com

On another note, we are getting more work to do, including some CD artwork!

Stay tuned...

E-Invite - Churched!

2008-09-29T11:02:00.004-04:00

We just finished up a E-Invite for the Author: "Matthew Paul Turner". We were commissioned to design the invite to attract people to attend the book signing for the new book: "Churched".

We are still busy with many other projects! We will give you more updates when we can.

PORTFOLIOTASTIC!

2008-09-19T10:57:00.002-04:00

Faithful readers - good news!

We've completely revamped our online portfolio and updated our repertoire (reh-pe-twah). We have taken away our old flash "photo style" portfolio and replaced it with a light-box viewer - something much more simple and easy to use for everyone.

Along with the new look comes new work! We've updated new thumbnails and samples of our lastest work in web, print, merch and branding. So take a look!

We are currently still busy here at CACPRO, and are continuing work on quite a few websites, but that doesn't mean we don't have time for other things - shoot us an email or give us a call if you need anything.

Thanks for reading, stay tuned for more updates! Oh, and don't be afraid to comment on our blog, you're allowed to do that.

Sneak Peek!! - North Coast Agency

2008-09-08T23:23:00.002-04:00

We want to thank you for continuing to check out the CACPRO Blog. We, as always, are staying very busy at Cross and Crown. We are in the middle of over 20 web projects, 11 print projects, and 2 video projects.

We just finished the first iteration of the North Coast Agency website and we wanted to give you a sneak peek!

This project should be live within a month. Stay tuned to see the progress.

Tw..Tw..Twitter

2008-09-03T21:43:00.003-04:00

We have received alot of great feedback from our blog. The negative feedback is that we don't update it enough. So for that, we are sorry!

We would like to give you some daily insight on what is going on at the offices of Cross and Crown. To do this we will be using our newly renovate Twitter page: www.twitter.com/cacpro. Stop by and let us know what you think.

Ever Hear of: Mission of Mercy?

2008-09-03T21:33:00.004-04:00

We are very happy around the office, we just sent off three VERY fine design comps to the MOM Headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO. We were asked to create three design comps for the new and improved website that is to be released later this year.

We enjoyed working with the Marketing Department to create some very usable and beautiful interfaces. The sad part is we can't show you them...yet. But have faith they are coming! Look to see something in early October.

A Little bit about Mission Of Mercy:
Mission of Mercy is a child sponsorship organization helping to meet the physical and spiritual needs of children in poverty-stricken areas of the world. Through our ministry programs, children receive food, education, medical aid and hope in Jesus Christ.

Sneak Peek! - Discover Chambersburg

2008-08-27T00:32:00.003-04:00

As a special thank you to all who read this faithfully, we wanted to give you a sneak preview of something we are launching next week. After months of planning, programming and promoting we are excited to launch DiscoverChambersburg.com.

Discover Chambersburg is a destination site to promote the History, Shopping and Culture of the town. We view Chambersburg as a undiscovered gem in PA and we to spead the word on what it has to offer.

We don't want you to think DC is just a website, it is a outlet for tourist, businesses and organizations. Join the growing list of businesses showcased on DiscoverChambersburg.com! Promote your local business to the community and the world, for at little as $10 per month! If you are interested in learning more about how you can get involved, contact Mark Miller.

Other Projects in the works: Ryan Payne Band Artwork, The North Square Project, Mission of Mercy Website Redesign, Life! Promotions Web Updates.

NJBIN - New Jersey Business Incubator Network

2008-08-18T22:50:00.002-04:00

After over three months of work with our friends at the Conspec Group, our team has released NJBIN's Official site: (www.njbin.org). Our job was the interface design and coding. Check out the site and learn a little something about NJBIN.

The New Jersey Business Incubation Network (NJBIN) is a collaborative state-wide community of business experts and resource facilities dedicated to enhancing the commercial success of early stage entrepreneurial companies, growing higher paying jobs in New Jersey and supporting Governor Corzine's Economic Growth Strategy for the State.

Through NJBIN incubators, early stage companies are provided critical support services including coaching, access to capital, technical and business resources and networking opportunities. The incubators offer flexible office or laboratory space in a professional business environment.

We are very pleased to play a great part in this NJ State Wide effort!

TONS OF NEW STUFF!

2008-08-11T09:11:00.017-04:00

Greetings from Cross & Crown Productions! We have a lot to update you on, so let's get started.

First off, we've moved our entire office. We only moved across the street from our last office space, however the difference is monumental. The front half of the office is now the brand new C&C Coffee Shop! If you haven't stopped in for a fresh brewed cup of coffee or a delicious freeze, you should probably do that (a white chocolate freeze is suggested). Our new office is in the back of the coffee shop; same building, just in the back. While we've lost some space, we've gained some space - such as storage and storefront space. If you're in town, be sure to stop by and pay a visit.

So now our work - the past three weeks have kept us busy with branding for the new Coffee Shop, which you can see the logo above. Aside from the logo, we've created shirts, posters and all sorts of signs. The entire shop is branded together, and we've heard nothing but good news and reviews from people. Stop in!

Aside from tons of C&C Coffee Shop work, we've also been busy with other projects:

• PCX Media + Posters - We had our very first posters screen-printed from our new friends and awesome dudes at PCX Media (they do quality work, check them out!) The posters are being sold at the coffee shop and are to raise awareness for the environment (something we should all be taking care of). If you can stop by the shop, pick one up with your fresh coffee!

• Vertical Concerts Website - We've completely redone the site and made it easier for you to purchase tickets and find concerts in your area quicker and faster. We've brightened the colors, lightened the site, and made it easier on the eyes.

• Power of One - The Power of One is a large concert event being put on by our friends at Life! Promotions in Wisconsin. Along with the website, we've created the poster mailing that will be sent out (shortly), and are currently working on tickets and other promotional material. The event is bringing the best tour of the fall, "Creation Festival : The Tour". The largest Christian festival taking itself and putting it on wheels?! You really can't miss that. Get a ticket!

• TobyMac - We've done some merchandise for TobyMac earlier this year in June, and he's back looking for more! We're currently working on some t-shirt designs. We'll put up some sneak peeks in a week or two.

Thanks for reading - stay tuned for more updates.

Cross and Crown In the News

2008-07-17T00:15:00.004-04:00

This month you can find an article on Hopestrands in "Faith", a publication of the Public Opinion Newspaper in Chambersburg, PA. Both Trevor and Tyler are featured in this article. Cross and Crown was the design and ad agency behind Hopestrands.

Also, if you flip to page 94 in "Living in the Valley", you can read an article on Trevor and Tyler's involvement with Vertical Concerts.

Lastly, Lifest was last weekend where Cross and Crown had a strong presence. Check out the videos at www.lifest.com.

Also check back later this week for some BIG NEWS!

IT'S JULY?

2008-07-10T09:34:00.003-04:00

It's hard to believe that it is July already! We have continued to be busy at Cross & Crown doing all sorts of things. Billboards, t-shirts, websites ... the list goes on. It really does.

One recent project of note is the Power of One site. Friends of ours in Osh Kosh, WI are hosting the Creation Festival: The Tour, and we were able to create their event's website! This is Creation Festival's first official "tour" and we are privileged to play a part in it.

Check it our here!

PS - We are still in the process of moving our office - and that's all we're going to tell you right now. Check back in the next few weeks and we just may have some photos to show!

BILLBOARD LAUNCH

2008-06-30T10:03:00.006-04:00

Cross & Crown Productions is big.

REAL BIG.

Major thanks to Kegerreis Outdoor Advertising, as of today, the lights of one of the first digital billboards in Chambersburg were turned on, as well as our company's first digital billboard ads. We are pretty stoked to see our billboard campaign launching. If you're interested in billboard advertising, contact Kegerreis - they're the best.

Current projects on our list:

• Discover Chambersburg Booklet
• Purple Door Merchandise
• CD Packaging for Ryan Payne Band

Oh yeah, by the way, we're moving our office. But that's all we can really tell you - we will update you when we have a little more information.

Stay tuned!

Hello, June.

2008-06-02T11:29:00.003-04:00

Hey, it's June already!

Although this is short and sweet, we're still here and swamped with work. Currently we are working on CD Packaging for Indie Heaven with Cornerstone Festival, a fully operational website for East Meets West Emporium and re-vamping the LifeLoveMusic clothing line for the summer.

Stay tuned!

The Latest

2008-05-29T09:37:00.005-04:00

We have been flat out BUSY here at Cross & Crown. With a mix of personal vacations, random home improvement jobs, new interns, surgeries, grilling, motorcycle cleaning, and gearing up for the festival season, we haven't had much time to rest. However, we always try to find the time to update you weekly with something we are working on.

Ever hear of TobyMac? Well you should have. If not, go here: www.tobymac.com. Toby is one of the most exciting music entertainment acts in the nation, and we are privileged to be able to work with him on merchandise. We've been helping him with new shirt designs for this summer, and have posted a few for you to see.

Enjoy!

Why A Website?

2008-05-18T18:38:00.006-04:00

We were thinking the other day - what do we tell someone when they ask us, "Why Should I have a website?"

After some thinking, here is what we came up with:

1. To establish a presence
2. To network
3. To make business information available
4. To serve your customers
5. To heighten public interest
6. To release time sensitive materials
7. To Sell a product or service
8. To make pictures, sound and film files available
9. To reach a highly desirable demographic market
10. To answer frequently asked questions

"You Guys Do That Too?"

2008-05-13T15:01:00.006-04:00

Within the past two months or so, Cross & Crown has found that a familiar question keeps popping up among clients (as well as others) in regards to what we are capable of doing (what our company can design). There appears to be some confusion, or for a lack of a better term, "mystery" to the limits of what we can do here at Cross & Crown.

On our newly designed website (www.cacpro.com), we feature the main services that we offer in our solutions section. However, we are not limited or bound to these specific services. In fact, we do TONS more ... so much that our little flash application on our website can't handle it all. So, for the first time ever, we will provide a lengthy and exhaustive list of all of the possible projects we are able to accompany you with. If we left something out, we sincerely apologize, however if you find something missing, you may have a tad too much time on your hands.

IDENTITY PROJECTS
Logos • Identity Standards • Standards Templates • Complete Branding Strategy • Brand StyleGuides • Stationary Design • Business Form Design • Business Cards • Letterhead • Envelopes • Various Stationary items

PRINT PROJECTS
T-Shirts • Billboards • Brochures • Direct Mailers • Programs • Magazine Advertisements • Newspaper Advertisements • Annual Reports • CD Packaging & Booklets • Package Design • Campaign Materials • Promo Kits • Tradeshow Graphics • Vehicle Graphics • Invitations • Sales & Spec Sheets • Post Cards • Flyers • Handbills • Posters • Environmental Graphics • Interior & Exterior Signs • Screen Printing

WEB PROJECTS
Websites • Business Card Sites • E-Mail Design • E-Mail List Management • E-Cards • Banner Ads • Flash Books • Flash Intros • MySpace Design • Search Engine Optimization • Facebook Account Set-Ups • E-Commerce

VIDEO PROJECTS
Promo Videos • Interviews • Training Videos • Event Summaries • Wedding Videos • Podcast Editing • Music Videos • Custom Filming

Whew, done.

We look forward to hearing from you, and to no more "You Guys Do That Too?"

Buttons

2008-05-05T11:05:00.005-04:00

When the mail came today, I was happy to find the buttons we designed for Hopestrands, they look great. We ordered over 1000 buttons to support the launch of Hopestrands. Here is a picture of what they turned out like.

Ever Try Calling at 8AM

2008-05-02T13:29:00.005-04:00

If you ever try calling us at 8am and we don't answer, this might be the reason why...

The joys of living on the countryside. I experienced this while driving to the office earlier this week. It's not uncommon to be behind a buggy or some other type of farm equipment, however, its normally not in the center of town, that's what gave me a kick out of this picture.

1 Exciting Year

2008-05-02T12:14:00.004-04:00

May 1, 2008 marked the one year anniversary for Joel Hudson, our implant designer from Indiana. We are excited for Joel and are excited to have him as part of the Cross and Crown team for years to come.
Joel has been a great asset to us with designing print, web, and merch pieces. Check out cacpro.com to see some of his most recent work.

To celebrate we are going to be taking a office field trip to Brusters Ice Cream today. We all wish it was this day every day!

Co-Founder featured in Ship Magazine

2008-05-01T00:21:00.000-04:00

"Son, college student, husband, president and CEO—words describing an entrepreneur in his prime, enjoying the span of a long, successful career. Words that also describe Shippensburg University senior Trevor Roberts.

To see this young man walking across campus, one wouldn’t guess he is the CEO of a respected media company, working with top companies across the country or the president of a concert promotions organization, selling out venues from Hagerstown, Maryland to Altoona. How does he juggle everything and still find time for classes and schoolwork? How did this twenty-two-year-old become a major player before earning his college degree? Two words: creativity and conviction...." Read the rest of the article at www.ship.edu.

Congratulations to Trevor and this great profile.

New Website

2008-04-30T13:40:00.000-04:00

After over three years of not having a full website, we have released our new site. CACPRO 3.0. Check it out and let us know what you think.

We also have been busy on alot of projects. Currently we are working on the launch of Hopestrands (www.hopestrands.com), many festival marketing packages and a couple local projects we can't tell you about yet.

Check back soon!