Todd Loizes

Bechtel - LNG Process - The poster was a project I took as a freelance illustrator with Xplane, Inc., a visual communication firm in St. Louis. Xplane was hired by The Bechtel Corporation, the largest engineering company in the U.S., to explain its process of converting liquified natural gas into electricity. My assignment was to create a visual explanation of the process based on the sketch, graphic styles and color palette supplied by Xplane.

3 Rivers Wet Weather Website - Sewage system graphics - The 3 Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program was created in 1998 to help Allegheny County municipalities address the region's aging and deteriorating sewer infrastructure to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act. Pipitone design was contracted to create an animated sequence for the website to educate residents. My assignment (as a freelancer) was to create a compelling illustrated version of the story for the website. Go to www.3riverswetweather.org/ to see more.

Crossmark Sales Performance Poster - Illustrated explanation of customer issues - The poster was a project I took as a freelance illustrator with Xplane, Inc. in St. Louis. Xplane was hired by Crossmark to create a poster highlighting grocery store sales issues. Crossmark provides headquarter services, retail merchandising, shopper insights, and sales and marketing strategies to many of the largest retailers in the world. My assignment was to create a visual explanation of the problems based on the sketch, graphic styles and color palette supplied by Xplane.

Ingersoll Rand Security Division Poster - The poster was a project I took as a freelance illustrator with Xplane, Inc., a visual communication firm in St. Louis. Xplane was hired by the Security Technologies Division of Ingersoll Rand to create a poster showing some of the products they use to control airport security. My assignment was to create a visual explanation of the client’s collective solutions based on the sketch, graphic styles and color palette supplied by Xplane.

BuildIQ University online training - The poster was created to explain how BuildIQ University online training programs function.

Understanding Thunderstorms Poster - The poster was created because of my interest in weather and the desire to do some illustration on the side for fun. My intent was not to fully explain thundersorms; instead I wanted to reveal some interesting facts about them. I used The National Audubon Society Weather Handbook as my reference.

Course Development Kickoff Poster - Since home builders use different water management techniques in different parts of the country, BuildIQ wanted to regionalize its new suite of water management courses.This poster explains how subject matter experts and content developers might work together to develop such a suite. It was used for internal communications at BuildIQ.

Ibacos Quality Check-up Poster - I created this graphic to help Ibacos Inc. explain its process of assessing construction quality in new homes, called Quality Check-up, to new homebuilder clients.

Storm Drain Inlet Protection Poster - Storm drain inlet protection measures are put in place on residential homebuilding construction sites to prevent sediment from entering the storm drain system. This poster explains the some of the measures builders can use. Link to it at: http://jobsite.buildiq.com/articles/people-and-process/storm-drain-inlet-protection-infographic.aspx

Custom Shower Pan Folding and Fastening Techniques - This poster was featured in BuildIQ's Jobsite enewsletter. It explains the folding and fastening techniques invloved in creating a custom-made shower pan liner. I worked with a writer to carve out the facts we wanted to communicate to our audience.

Quickflash: Preformed Flashing Panels for Wall Penetrations - This poster was featured in BuildIQ's Jobsite enewsletter. It explains the use of preformed panels as a best practice for flashing penetrations. I worked with a writer to carve out the facts we wanted to communicate to our audience.

Power Generation Plant with Pollution Controls - This illustration shows a power plant that generates electricity from coal. The client used my illustration as a base and added their pollution control product photos to the art where they appear in the process.

School bus illustrations - Illustrations done for a Heinz Endowments "H magazine" article that discusses new school bus retrofits that can reduce emissions and make the air cleaner for kids.
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I developed this poster as an employee of The Software Engineering Institute to give young people (grades 6-12) a glimpse into some popular career paths in software. I wanted the poster to be non-technical in nature and something kids could relate to. I tried to accomplish these goals by including experiences that aren't typically valued by kids as part of their career path, such as playing a musical instrument or learning a language, and including experiences the people in the poster weren't very successful in. The poster was well received at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. in 2014. Our staff can also use the poster to participate in career days or science fairs at local schools.
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