Monday, March 16, 2009

Wineries in the Grand Valley Design Brief

1. The purpose of my design will be to cover the various wineries here in the Grand Valley that will attract visitors to visit them and partake in their specialty wines. I plan to do this with very brief descriptions of each winery in the brochure and to use some winery pictures. I want to approach it so even just the usual vacationer would be intrigued to visit the different wineries. I will include wine tour information as well. I hope to focus more on the specialty wines that each winery makes to help support the local fruit growers here in the valley. Hopefully people will be more tempted to support our local economy here in Grand Junction by purchasing local wines.
2. The audience will be focused on locals here who may not know exactly what local wines each winery produces and to the vacationers that are looking for something to do for the afternoon. The vacationers will probably be older people and younger couples without children. Coloradans will be the main focal audience but even someone from outside of Colorado that picks up the brochure would be tempted to visit some of the wineries.
3. I want the core message to be that we need to support our local wineries and their local wine products that will help the farmers producing their fruit. I want people to buy local wines other than foreign wines.
4. The audience will benefit by being presented information about the local wineries with what they produce and simply where they are located and how they can make an afternoon of it by touring them.
5. We are pretty lucky here having a fertile wine valley to not have too close of competitors. Of course a huge competitor is Napa Valley in California for the vacationer who is specifically looking to tour wineries.

Billboard
2. It will be simple yet inticing and definitely show who the Grand Valley is with their local wine country.
3. This will be the large image that will be on the brochure and the website as well.

Brochure
2. Again it will be simplistic with all of the winery information, with a map and of course pictures and some wine facts and knowledge about the Grand Valley wineries.
3. It will have the billboard image on the front but will also relate to the website by including websites for each individual winery that has one.

Website
2. Simple and clean with easy navigation buttons.
3. Again it will have the same image as the other two and will provide much more detailed information about each different winery becasue it will lead the viewer to their individual website page.

Monday, March 2, 2009


Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho over looking Snake River Valley






Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States.[1] The population was 34,469 at the 2000 census; a 2006 estimate found 40,380 people.[2]
Twin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region and the seventh largest in the state.As the largest city in a 100-mile (166-kilometer) radius, Twin Falls serves as a regional commercial center for both south-central Idaho and northeastern Nevada[3].
After Milner Dam was constructed agricultural production in south-central Idaho increased substantially. Twin Falls became a major regional economic center serving the agriculture industry, a role which it has sustained to the present day. The city became a processing center for several agricultural commodities, notably beans and sugar beets. In later years other food processing operations augmented the local economy.
Twin Falls became the center of national attention in September 1974 thanks to an attempt by Evel Knievel to jump the Snake River Canyon in a specially-modified rocket cycle. Watched by millions on television, the attempt ultimately failed due to high winds and a premature deployment of Knievel's parachute. The foundation of the launch ramp, which lies on private land, can still be seen.
During the last quarter of the 20th Century, gradual diversification of the agriculture-based economy allowed the city to continue to grow. Major Twin Falls employers in 2006 included computer maker Dell, Inc., Glanbia., and Jayco, a recreational vehicle manufacturer.
In recent years Twin Falls has become quite multicultural. Thanks in large part to a refugee center operated by the College of Southern Idaho, since 1995 significant numbers of people from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Soviet Union have settled in Twin Falls. The city also has a sizeable Hispanic population.
In 1999, Bruce Willis, a resident of nearby Blaine County, chose Twin Falls to serve as the fictional Midland City in the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Breakfast of Champions. Several Twin Falls locations, notably the Rob Green auto dealership on Blue Lakes Boulevard North, are prominently featured in the film.
The Perrine Bridge, which spans the Snake River Canyon immediately north of the city, is one of only a handful of artificial structures worldwide where BASE jumping is legal. In September 2005 Miles Daisher of Twin Falls set a BASE jumping world record by jumping off Perrine Bridge 57 times in a 24-hour period. In July 2006 Dan Schilling jumped off the bridge 201 times in 21 hours to raise money for charity. Unlike Daisher, Schilling was hoisted to the top of the bridge by a crane after every jump. [3]
Notable musicians who spent parts of their childhood in Twin Falls include Gary Puckett, Paul Durham of Black Lab, Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill.
Sports Reporter John Tudehope, was born in Twin Falls before moving to the greater Los Angeles area.
Built to Spill's 1994 song "Twin Falls," which mentions Harrison Elementary, is based on Martsch's experiences growing up in the city. Ben Folds Five released a live cover of "Twin Falls" on their 1998 album Naked Baby Photos.
Despite its title, the 1999 film Twin Falls Idaho is neither set in nor has anything to do with the city.
W. Mark Felt, the informant in the Watergate scandal known as Deep Throat, graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1931.
Shoshone Falls is taller than Niagara Falls by about 36 feet.
Twin Falls had the first live call-in radio show in the nation. It was called "Party Line" and was hosted by L. James Koutnik on KLIX radio. The FCC attempted to time delay the program but the host, and his willing conspirator, station owner Charlie Tuma, thwarted this effort and continued to allow live callers on the air.
In the video game Resistance 2, the player must activate anti-aircraft towers in Twin Falls in order to stop an alien invasion. Also, one of the main characters is from Twin Falls.
Twin Falls today has a bustling economy and enjoys a healthy stream of tourists. Attractions in Twin Falls include plenty of outdoor activities, including great fly fishing in the spring and summer, as well as excellent trails for hiking and mountain biking. In the winter, travelers are able to head to some of the great ski sites in Idaho, including Schweitzer to the north or Silver Mountain. Other ski resorts in Idaho include Sun Valley, Soldier Mountain and Tamarack Resort.
The downtown section of Twin Falls, known as the Olde Town, is the site of many a great restaurant Twin Falls offers. The Olde Town restaurant Twin Falls experience includes cuisine from around the world, but most specifically cuisine from the Pacific Northwest. Salmon and other fish dishes are also of particular popularity in a restaurant Twin Falls offers, and travelers should have no trouble finding a great place to eat out in Twin Falls. Blue Lakes Boulevard is a street in downtown Twin Falls that is heavily developed with commercial retail shops and restaurants.
Another of the city’s best attractions is Shoshone Falls, which is found along the Snake River. Close by these stunning falls is Twin Falls, a pair of waterfalls from which the city has taken its name. Pillar Falls is also located less than two miles from these waterfalls and from the Perrine Bridge, which is the best way to cross Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls. Idaho, and in fact the only way to cross the canyon in a car or other kind of vehicle.