JM Designs is a full service design group that can help you creatively with all types of projects. We have been designing since 1994 – specializing in, but not limited to, print media as well as electronic media. We have experience directing photo shoots, on-set advising during commercial video shoots, printer press-checks, designing corporate identity packages, brand development, image manipulation and color correction.
The marketing and design skills at JM Designs are a result of extensive work experience and a drive to constantly push for quality. At JM Designs we continually look for ways to develop new skills and incorporate new technologies for possible future campaign strategies. We have the ability to carry out tasks with both speed and attention to detail through a meticulous desire to deliver perfect results.
- ADVERTISING – Digital and Print Advertising Campaigns
- ILLUSTRATION – Floor Plans, Site Plans and Logo Designs
- LAYOUT – Magazines, Brochures, and Identity Packages
- WEB DEVELOPMENT – WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, HTML, and Flash
- HTML AND CSS – E-mails and Landing Pages
- UI DESIGN – Smartphone Applications and Web Apps
About JM Designs
California natives, the JM Designs studio is headquartered in San Clemente. John Mairs earned a degree in Design from California Polytechnic University, Pomona while staying active in Academic and Social programs. Recently, John Mairs has completed his MA in Communication Arts – Public Relations and Advertising, graduating with Distinction.
Art classes, art history, drawing concepts, projects, and a diversity of designs in most every medium provide John Mairs with the foundation he utilizes in all his graphic design work. Having worked directly with publishers, printers, and creative directors from all over the world, John knows how to tailor fit a project to a clients specific needs.
Achievements in Marketing
Successfully developed marketing campaigns for the following communities (from concept to lease up) The Park Apartment Homes, The Enclave at South Coast, and four Woodbury Communities.
Awards and Honors for Design, Marketing,
and Photography.
- 2011 “People Serving People” – Irvine Company Apartment Communities
- 2009 “Picture Perfect” – OC Family
- 2008 “Best Shot” Photo Contest – Anaheim Orange County
- 2006-2007 Department of the Year – Irvine Company Apartment Communities
- 2006 GEMM Award for Marketing Department of the Year – Southern California Apartment Association
- 2004-2005 Department of the Year – Irvine Company Apartment Communities
- 2004 GEMM Award for Outstanding Achievement in Marketing – Southern California Apartment Association
T-Shirt Designs
This T-Shirt design was created for the Dana Hills High School AVID program. The design incorporates the DHHS Dolphin with the Official AVID Logo. The design incorporates beach elements representative of the Dana Hills location near the Dana Point beach. Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges. Although AVID serves all students, it focuses on the least served students in the academic middle. The formula is simple – raise expectations of students and, with the AVID support system in place, they will rise to the challenge.
This T-Shirt design was created for the Aliso Niguel High School AVID program. The design incorporates the ANHS Worlverine Paw with a distressed AVID text. Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges. Although AVID serves all students, it focuses on the least served students in the academic middle. The formula is simple – raise expectations of students and, with the AVID support system in place, they will rise to the challenge.
Gay-Straight Alliance
The GSA T-Shirt is for the GSA Club at Dana Hills High School. The design incorporates the popular “NOH8” logo seen in the awareness campaign that photographs individuals with tape over their mouth to show support for Gay individuals. At the bottom of the t-shirt is a symbol for Equality that represents that Gays and Straights should have the same rights as each other.The Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training.
The Club GET T-Shirt incorporates the club name in large letters at the base of a globe. The globe represents the global need for awareness. The surrounding elements around the globe represent the environment and man’s impact to the environment. There is also a Dolphin in the design because the Dana Hills mascot is The Dolphins. GET is an academic club at Dana Hills High School. The club was created to educate and inform students about the importance to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. The call to action is in the tagline “GET Informed. GET Involved. GET ‘It’.”
Limited Print T-Shirt for the professional paintball team Factory Black. The shirts were created for the team members and were only available during the 3 years that Factory Black played in the NPPL. The team was sponsored by We Kill Suckers, Triple Tap, and JT Paintball. Practices were mostly held at SC Village and competitions were all over Southern California and Nevada.