John D. Holtgrew
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About Me
A little bit of history.
You've reached the personal website of John Holtgrew, owner of PowerBand Graphics. Here you can find information on my background, bio and skills.
A quick primer on how I got to where I am.
I grew up on a farm where I learned the value of hard work. I put those values towards everything I do. Most recently, my siblings and I set a goal to complete a full marathon together while also raising money for the National Stroke Association.
I have lived in Minneapolis, MN, Omaha, NE and Lincoln, NE. I may have been raised small town but I'm just as comfortable in the city. My passion is creating quality design for small businesses. You can see the results in the link below:
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Skills and Experience
A little bit about my skill set.
For the last few years I've been running my own business which has definitely given me a wide range of skills. You can see the broad strokes below. For more in depth information, download my resume.skills
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
My primary expertise has been in developing branding for businesses. I also work heavily in advertising design, web design, email marketing and illustration.
I believe completely that a great business can come from anywhere and all it takes to stand out is to tell your story creatively and meaningfully. Giving businesses the tools to live their brand is what gets me up in the morning.
Adobe Illustrator CS5
There's nothing I can't do in vector.
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Painting, photo work and web design.
Coding Experience 
Email newsletter coding, basic site coding. HTML and CSS.
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Career History
I've worked for marketing companies that serviced dozens of national clients, a nationally known retail company and also run my own business.
Owner/Creative Director: March 2010 - Present
Brand Creation/Graphic Design
Client Acquisition, Account Management
Project Management
Graphic Designer: June 2008 - March 2010
Online Retail Experience Redesign
Email Campaign Design
Advertising, Print Collateral Design
Art Director: May 2002 - May 2008
Art Department management
Advertising Design
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Clients
Web Design
HF Crave Restaurant - visit
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Husker Headquarters - visit
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Apple Roofing - visit
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Branding
Pro-Scapes - visit
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Grateful Greens - visit site
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Identity
Heartland Professional Home Energy Raters - view project
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E-Pass Nebraska - view project
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Specialties
Logo Design
Brand Development
Illustration
Project Management
Graphic Design
Email Newsletter Design
Web Design
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Featured Projects
Gallery
Here you can see a few examples of the some of the work I've done. For more recent examples please visit my business page at www.powerbandgraphics.com.PureCare Branding
PurCare Carpet Cleaning Logo and Branding
Here's a project where I worked with my client to create a name, brand message and logo that captured the right qualities of the business.
Even something seemingly simple like naming the business can benefit from a creative hand.
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HR Lady Branding
Human Resource Consulting Business Branding
Sometimes the simplest things can be the most effective for differentiating a business from its competitors.
This design featured putting the owner at the center of the brand making any sort of duplication from competitors very difficult
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Grateful Greens Identity
Grateful Greens Restaurant Identity
I love working with local restaurants. Running a restaurant can be an incredibly difficult endeavor that you need to have a lot of passion for what you do. That kind of passion makes my work in creating visual identity that much easier.
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Pro-Scapes Identity
Pro-Scapes Landscape Maintenance Identity
The goal for this project was to take a company that was being seen as just lawn maintenance and direct its image to a higher end clientele. I also did the logo design, advertising and web design.
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Web Design
Husker Headquarters Ecommerce Web Design
Ecommerce web design requires critical user interface design. Conversion is important and you need to make products easy to access for visitors and in general make it easy for them to browse and buy your site.
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Connect With Me
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Contact Me
Contact
Interested in me doing some work for you or want to meet and learn more? I'm happy to talk. Shoot me a message from the form below or contact me.
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