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“Green” is practically a brand in itself. It’s a label put on products from lightbulbs to SUVs that always brings with it its own design considerations. Images of palm fronds and panda bears used to say ecology, but now, with the green explosion, companies are looking for less literal, more creative ways to say they care about the planet. The San Diego web design and branding firm, Skybox Creative was brought in to bring the brand to life.

We approached their branding from a holistic perspective taking into account everything from product name – “Save me” which is short for “Save Mother Earth” – to their logo design, packaging design and temporary landing page/web page. Each one of our design choices support the feel and philosophy of the company.

Simple Design

Skybox Creative chose a clean, simple and (literally) green design scheme that underscores the company’s eco-friendly message. Their logo features smooth lines, a friendly font and creative use of batteries inside the lettering. The tone of the company is clear – the lower-case lettering tell us that they’re young and fresh and the clever use of batteries inside the letter “m” speaks to a fun and friendly attitude. Their tagline, too, “Save a battery. Save the planet.” is short and sweet – see how simple their green solution is?

The web design color choices underscore the simplicity of the product and the mission. A white backdrop with green and charcoal lettering makes for an easy to read, clean website.

Custom Info Graphics

Save Me’s website makes great use of fun, friendly graphics. We created custom “How it Works” illustrations that are bold and completely stylized to match the look and feel of the brand. Save Me’s overall message that saving the planet can be easy is clearly communicated throughout the brand materials. The illustrations are clean and simple, like the rest of the company’s design. And the Info graphics – the single icons against green circles anchor the page with color, without veering from the clean and clear design look of the company.

Maybe Kermit was wrong. Maybe it IS easy being green. At least Save Me makes it look that way.

Skybox Creative is a San Diego based Branding Agency with an emphasis on Web Design and SEO. Get in touch for a free quote on your next design project or search engine marketing campaign! info@skyboxcreative.com or call us at 619.381.3825

CleanPB is a movement built around the idea of CLEAN; Community Litter Education and Awareness Network. They have a strong emphasis on education and awareness.

The Pacific Beach Town Council Safe and Beautiful Committee host monthly cleanups on the first Saturday of every month at the Lifeguard tower on Grand Ave in Pacific Beach from 9am – noon. Volunteers can work from 1 to 4 hours, depending on their preference.

Angelina, President of Skybox Creative and Skybox Ink, brought a couple of friends to help out for the October Clean Up. CleanPB captured them on camera to share a few words. Check back soon to watch the video!

For more info, click: www.cleanpb.com or email: cleanpb.contact@gmail.com

Skybox Ink, in association with Skybox Creative and Se San Diego Hotel, launched a quarterly networking series, Green is the New Black, on December 17. Located at Se Hotel’s luxurious Siren Uber Lounge, the night brought together eco-friendly businesses in several industries, and also local entrepreneurs interested in learning from their peers on how to lessen our environmental impact. The night included a fabulous raffle giveaway, with prizes such as massages, a restaurant gift certificate and green printing services.

Sponsors included Jerry Stevenson Law Group, 858 Graphics (who created a step + repeat banner for the event), Tender Greens Restaurant, eLiveLife.com and Se Spa.

Some of the night’s guests included Erica Phillips from Pink Payroll, a green payroll services company, Jennie Edwards from Guided By Imagination Photography, Tony Vickers from Tony Vickers Consulting, Matt Glassman from Sowers Baccala Insurance Brokerage, Ryan Stock from CBeyond, William Traenkle from Tranquilnet IT Solutions, Theron Williams from OfficePlanIt, Alexis Fingal from Precision Litho Printing, Stephen Bolling from Regenerative Homes, whose company focuses on green building and remodeling, and Creative Linguist Andre Le, who took many of the evening’s photographs.

Host of the event, Skybox Ink is a fully-automated green printing site, which uses recycled stock and soy/vegetable based inks. The products are also chlorine free and don’t use VOC solvents. The environmental positives don’t hinder the quality, which includes 16PT and linen stocks, and also multiple coating options such UV and Satin. A huge selection of printed collateral is available including business cards, brochures, postcards, door hangers, large format and more!

To get involved with the next mixer and to keep up-to-date with green events taking place in San Diego, visit Green Networking San Diego!

GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK – Free Quarterly Networking Event in San Diego

Thursday, December 17, 2009
7pm-9pm + beyond at Sîren Uber Lounge inside Sé Hotel
1047 5th Avenue, San Diego, 92101

Skybox Creative + Skybox Ink (Green Printing) are excited to announce the launch of our new quarterly FREE Green Networking Mixers in San Diego! We have partnered with Sîren Uber Lounge, inside Sé Hotel (Located just above The House of Blues), to offer a luxurious setting for the events, with a relaxing indoor lounge and heated patio/bar area. Due to the success + demand of our annual networking events, bringing hundreds of people together, we have decided to host quarterly mixers.

ALL entrepreneurs and business professionals are welcome, our Green Mixers simply provide a setting for eco-friendly businesses to connect + collaborate. It also provides the perfect opportunity for companies to learn how they can become more Green. This is an opportunity to grow your business and do something positive!

Thursday, December 17th will mark the first in our mixer series. We are currently seeking sponsors, preferably Green-related for our raffle. We are also seeking cash sponsors ($100 and up) for event food + beverage. In return, you will get up to 5 minutes to promote your business/give out prizes & certificates as well as two months of free advertising on our event website! For more information, contact us at info@skyboxcreative.com

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We ♥ our earth!

Skybox Creative participated in a Going Green to Save Some Green Business Seminar on November 13 hosted by NAWBO’s San Diego Chapter (National Association of Women Business Owners). The event, part of NAWBO’s seminar series, included a presentation by Christine McDannell, owner of Cleanology (green cleaning services) and Adopt A Christmas Tree, which is a program that offers alternative solutions to cutting down Christmas trees.

Many good tips were passed around by those attending, including using an eFax or a scanner to get around using excess paper, saving energy by using natural light when possible and bringing a lunch to avoid to-go waste. Other ideas that might take a little more extensive work included altering your business accounting practices: receiving and paying for bills electronically, and limiting paper waste by having all accounting files as electronic pdfs on a computer and back up drive.

Skybox Creative shared our green business – Skybox Ink – a fully-automated printing website that uses recycled stock, chlorine free paper and soy and vegetable inks for printed materials, but still upholds high-quality standards. Skybox Creative and Skybox Ink are also going to be hosting a Green Business Mixer on Thursday December 17, from 7 – 9pm at Se San Diego downtown. It will be an opportunity to connect eco-savvy businesses and those looking get involved in the green movement. It will also be the first in a quarterly series! For more information, contact info@skyboxcreative.com

Skybox Ink, Green Printing San Diego, has started off with a bang!

The newest division of Skybox Creative, www.skyboxink.com, was recently announced at our third year anniversary mixer celebration. No doubt it has come at a good time, nowadays more and more people are becoming conscious of making earth friendly decisions. Thank goodness! This has always been a topic very close to my heart, so I am especially proud to launch a sub-division of Skybox Creative that offers green printing products. Not only are we becoming more eco-friendly, we are offering our products at insanely low introductory wholesale pricing for a limited time!

We use soy and vegetable based inks and Zero VOC solvents on ALL of out printing jobs in order to reduce air pollution and improve employee safety. The following paper stocks can be upgraded to our “Go Green” paper for no additional cost: 100# Gloss Text, 100# Gloss Cover, 14pt C2S Gloss Cover, 70# Uncoated Text and 110# Classic Crest Cover.

To learn more about our green printing process, click here to learn more: http://www.skyboxink.com/green

Here is just a short list of products and prices currently available on our Green Printing website:

3.5 x 2 14PT Business Cards Gloss Cover, Full Color 4/4, 2-Sided UV, Quantity 1,000 $28
3.5 x 2 14PT Business Cards Gloss Cover, Full Color 4/4, 2-Sided UV, Quantity 2,500 $50
3.5 x 2 14PT Business Cards Gloss Cover, Full Color 4/4, 2-Sided UV, Quantity 5,000 $64
3.5 x 2 14PT Business Cards Gloss Cover, Full Color 4/4, 2-Sided UV, Quantity 10,000 $120
3.5 x 2 14PT Business Cards Gloss Cover, Full Color 4/4, 2-Sided UV, Quantity 20,000 $225

4 x 6 14PT  Postcards, Full Color, 2-Sided UV, Quantity 1,000 $54
4 x 6 14PT  Postcards, Full Color, 2-Sided UV, Quantity 5,000 $149

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San Diego’s award-winning web design firm, Skybox Creative, is excited to announce the launch of its latest addition – Skybox Ink – a full-service printing website offering wholesale prices to the public! Customers can purchase high-quality, eco-conscious printing materials, such as business cards, brochures, labels, door hangers, catalogs and much more!

Printed on recycled stock with vegetable/soy inks, and Zero VOC solvents, the products from skyboxink.com are the solution to upholding quality print standards while still keeping our planet’s future in mind. Our printing facilities are located in Southern California, but we ship printing products nationwide!

Combined with our design expertise, Skybox Creative and Skybox Ink can be your company’s one-stop-shop for web design, branding and print needs.

Please visit skyboxink.com to view all of our exciting printing products, which also include large format and trade show options! For all other inquiries, please contact info@skyboxcreative.com