What is 2-IC? - In short, it's my small, freelance web & graphics business, born in the middle of the night under the influence of too much work and not near enough sleep.  Which is how a lot of my 'good' ideas arise. 

 

     More about the name later.  First, a bit about my background; I am part of our family's ranching operation in Kansas.  As our ranch grew in size and scope, so did the need to present ourselves in a professional way and on a shoe-string budget.  Incidentally, I am also nothing if not tenacious.  If I suspect it can be done, I'll work at it until I've got it.  Which gives rise to the part in the first line about it being the middle of the night!  Well, with the help of a computer, soon I was producing catalogs and advertising for our ranch's seedstock business, some examples of which are listed in my portfolio. 

     Not long after realizing I had a knack for and enjoyed desktop publishing, I worked at getting a website up.  After doing the site for a number of years and helping a couple of folks with some ads, it was suggested to me that a small business would be a good idea.  Hmm... but what would I call it?

     Now the part about the name; one night after finishing our ranch's Production Sale catalog at some un-Godly hour in the AM, I turned to my good friend and sale partner and remarked, "Pretty good for 2 Idiots and a Computer!"  That cracked us up and I figured I now had a name for my fledgling business.

     While the name may be tongue-in-cheek, I am very serious about my work.  If I take on a job, you can be assured that I will work until I have everything 'just right.'  Out of date sites are my pet peeve, so all work will be done in a timely manner.  Just like in our seedstock business, I'm not happy until you're happy.

 

Services Offered by 2-IC and Portfolio Links

  • Websites - Sites heavy on special effects are NOT my forte.  However, if you want a well-thought out, fast-loading, visually-pleasing site that will appear correctly over a broad range of browsers and operating systems, then I'm your man (well, I mean "lady").  As I said, I am a stickler for getting things 'just right!'  This page is purposefully very simple and designed to give you an overview of my work.  Here are a couple of more in-depth sites to look at:

    Downey Ranch, Inc.      Kniebel Cattle Co. (I did not design but do some of the maintenance)

    Oleen Brothers - new!

  • Photos - I've become reasonably adept at touching up photos, especially cattle.  While I will NOT alter the physical characteristics of an animal, I can adjust exposures, color and get rid of inappropriate fence posts in the background, other animals, debris, etc.  Click here for some before and after shots.

  • Desktop Publishing - I've done advertising, catalogs and directories, examples of which follow:

    -Our production sale catalog (Intro pages, lot listing pages) - This will take a couple of minutes to download if you have dial-up.

    -Advertising work which appears in a neat photo gallery format.

    -Logo creation - I've created the logo for 2-IC and the tooled leather logo for our ranch.

References - from recent customer, Oleen Brothers: "...I wanted you to know how fabulous I think our site is!! I really like it, so sharp and usable. The guys are so pleased and proud of it. Hope your business goes very well...Jeanie Oleen"

 

Costs - Websites are generally by the page to set up while maintenance is by the hour.  Graphics work is by the hour also.  Please contact me (by phone or e-mail) for a bid.  Thanks!