Welcome to Javaton6.com - The Home of Fallen

Welcome to the Online Portfolio of Brian Jara

For the last 10-15 years I have been been developing and creating illustrations, primarily focusing on the japanese artistic style. I have recently been developing and submitting ideas for many comic and graphic novel proposals.

I have spent the last 6 years working on major marketing campaigns either directing, creating or assisting others. During my time with JDS I developed and maintained the company look and feel as well as the website. I also created two major marketing campaigns each including a wide variety of smaller parts. One focused on increasing reseller knowledge and sales participation and the other assisted, our already experienced, reseller network to make sales, increasing the company's client base dramatically.

Part of this work involved creating and maintaining the company website. I enjoy employing simple, effective, designs to drive users to the content, avoiding uneccessary obsticales including extra images and animations which may draw them away from the content.

You can now view the JDS online here!

As you will see I specialize in design, focusing on illustration, photography and page layout. If you are interested in my skills and wish to contact me regarding a position in your company please e-mail me at Javaton6@javaton6.com.

Please enjoy viewing my portfolio.

Recently created in store advertisement for Zantigo's new Zanwich. These can be found in all participating Zantigo locations around the Twin Cities area currently.	This is a smaller version of the Zanwich add for Zantigo for use in table Napkin Dispensers.	I created this logo for Jara Diversified Services actually before I started working there in early 2004.
This is the logo for the JDS 2008 Dealer Summit an educational event designed to educate and encourage the JDS reseller network.	This is the main page for the JDS Website, I used a simple design and interface to allow it to be easily accessible. The side menu was done in Flash which would be replaced with a CSS menu when Flash is not available, this version was created in 2009. You can access the full site here	The logo of the 2010 Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival, I created this on a voluntary basis for the 2010 music festival held by the Minnesota Bluegrass Association.
A sample mailer provided to our resellers to mail potential clients to keep our products up front.	A JDS product brochure to be presented to potential clients by the JDS resellers, these where mainly used to help educate potential clients in their decision to purchase JDS products.	A reseller training brochure, this is much like the client side brochures however these focused on the various different uses of the JDS software to broaden the sales goals and directions of the JDS resellers.
I designed the basic page layouts for most of the JDS mailings and sendouts. This is a sample of an update sent out to both our clients and our reseller network. These updates kept the clients informed and assisted and reminded them of techniques and processes with the software.

Updated 8/10/2011

Illustration Work

Fallen - Ryozen - 2010	Kimono in Snow - 2011	Resting on Swing - 2009
At the Pond - 2010	Fallen - Building Snowmen - 2008	Futuristic Practics Piece - 2010
Fallen - Holloween Sketch - 2010	Fallen - Stealing Christmas Sketch - 2010	Ms. Penny Scanning - 2009
Fallen Judgement - 2010	Lavendar and Kanari in the Snow - 2008	Lavendar and Kanari on St. Paddy's Day - 2009
Restless Sleeper - 2008	Akushitsu Praying? - 2010	Ryozen Praying - 2010

Updated 2/18/2011

Photography

This is only a few of my photos, I also have many more on Panoramio.com which can also be found on Google Earth and Google Maps.

View my Panoramio photos

Hidden Frog	Grang Marais Minnesota	Dock at Grand Portage
Point Douglas Park	Interstate Park Minnesota Side from Wisconsin Side	Flowers
Odawara Castle Wall	Nara Japan	Nara Japan
Arashiyama in Kyoto Japan	Rain in Gion, Kyoto, Japan	Battle Creek Regional Park
Fluff on Table	Bible	White Wild Flowers
Devil's Rock National Monument	William O'Brien State Park