JEB Design, Inc.

11/07/2025

Eva Barsin’s painting was selected the Winner of the 2025 Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade Poster Competition. She feels humbled and lucky because of the calibre and creativity of the other pieces submitted.

Currently, the Maryland Federation of Art is showcasing all of the finalist’s submissions on their Online Gallery until December 19th. We encourage you to view the work then vote for your favorites. Let’s spread the love and appreciation for all of the artists! ❤

https://mdfedart.com/mfaentry/galleryB/artgallery.php?client=20&event=355

🎄You can find art and gifts from Eva and Joe Barsin of Citizen Pride at Local by Design Annapolis Mall

🖌If interested in following Eva's painting journey, find her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/evabarsin/
THANK YOU!

11/24/2024

Follow-up after discovering new Baysox logo has been trademarked.

HERE'S OUR TAKE:

We have become accustomed to seeing countless imitations of our original concepts. Our Citizen Pride designs are protected with official U.S. copyrights. Nobody may use our artwork, as is, without permission or a royalty agreement.

Designers know how to get around this. They make just enough alterations to the art where infringement can be avoided. In this case, the crab is different, it’s holding a baseball bat and it’s not a MD banner as we have but a full flag. In other words, it's not an "exact replica” of our art that was copyrighted with the U.S. copyright office in 2016. (You can look it up here. Registration #: vau001283853) From a copyright concern, this new Baysox mascot illustration is fine. Our concern is that the Baysox has trademarked this illustration which makes it their logo.

If not addressed now, the Chesapeake Baysox Intellectual Property (IP) attorneys could charge us with trademark infringement! Trademark infringement happens when a judge agrees that the general public could be confused by similar marks. In time, the public could assume that the artist, Joe Barsin of Citizen Pride, had “infringed” upon the Baysox trademark by selling our “Blue Crab Maryland Banner” products to the public. The public would view Joe Barsin's work as a derivative of the new Baysox logo. (Link to product: https://citizenpride.com/collections/stickers/products/blue-crab-maryland-flag-5x4-5-inches-sticker-decal-die-cut-vinyl-made-in-usa )

The rebranding of a large, established Double-A baseball club would not be easy. It’s certainly not a bad design (we know 😉). It’s fun. It works. When we see it we will smile knowing where the inspiration came from.

We have fond memories of taking our young boys to the beautiful stadium in Bowie. Moving forward, we wish much success to the newly branded Chesapeake Baysox.

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❤ Thank you. We appreciate your support of our small business. We'll continue working hard to produce our own ORIGINAL designs that celebrate your hometowns.

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11/23/2024

Umm….. We’re flattered? ... You're welcome? 😐

10/08/2024

Cat South Fall Open House - Oct 9th at 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Location: 211 Central Ave E, Edgewater, MD 21037-2802
Stop on by for a night in the trades! Meet our amazing faculty, come view student work, hear about program experiences from young professionals, and learn about business partner opportunities.
Interested in becoming a Business Partner and play an active roll in shaping Anne Arundel County's future work force? Interested in your children's options for their career? Application season opens October 15th for the 2025-2026 school year. Our Counseling team and support staff will be available to answer questions.
Learn about my Gaming and Simulation Program here: https://www.jebdesign.com/blog/2024/6/24/cat-south-gaming-amp-sim-2023-24-review

Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS)
JEB Design, Inc. Citizen Pride Eva Barsin

10/03/2024

Eva Barsin and I checked out Megalopolis Film on IMAX last night. If you love art films, especially Federico Fellini movies "8 1/2" and "Satyricon", then you will greatly enjoy this dreamscape of a movie by Francis Ford Coppola. Many film history "easter eggs" placed throughout. It is normal for films this abstract to get the extreme reviews (love or hate) which is normal. What I love about it is that Coppola has "earned" the right to make whatever film he wants. Obviously, he doesn't care about the "box office" returns BUT critics/media seem to be stuck on that. Just feels like the wrong discussion to have over this type of film. So many creative films are made and ignored, so why does this one matter so much on what it makes in ticket sales?

06/28/2024

School is out and I am reflecting on my second year of teaching Gaming at Cat South. It has been an awesome experience and I am already looking forward to next year. I created this blog post with highlights and student games that you can play test.

My main reason for posting here is to promote this "hidden" gem within Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) Please share with families who have kids who are interested in the creative process of developing games (vs just playing them). I wish I had this when I was in HS since it captures all my creative interests into one course.

More details, pics and Play testing here:

Proud of my students’ creative work in my second year instructing at Anne Arundel County Public Schools CAT-South’s Gaming and Simulation Program. Academic highlights for 2023-24 were my Level 2 student, Calvin Musser , being awarded CAT South’s Student of the Year and four of my students co

03/03/2024

Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) parents who have middle school and freshmen students who are interested in Game Development THEN visit Cat South OPEN HOUSE this Thursday, 3/7/24, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm to learn more. Deadline for signing up is March 15th (Details here: https://www.catsouth.org/applicationinformation)
Follow this link to learn about our Gaming Program at Cat South: https://www.jebdesign.com/blog/2024/3/3/exciting-week-gaming-professionals-visitreview-cat-souths-program

03/02/2022

Annapolis Film Festival is live and in person this year! The line up of films and shorts are awesome. We will be posting that info soon. Pictured here are part of the Production team but there are many more donating their time to make this Fest happen in our awesome city! 10 years now so we are getting really good at this. We are looking for volunteers and additional sponsors (get your name on a film for as low as $500). Be part of this awesome team and have a blast meeting film makers from all over the USA and the world. Interested? Message me! Also get all the details at www.Annapolisfilmfestival.org

ANNAPOLIS LOCALS: Celebrating 10 Years of Showcasing Independent Films, Annapolis Film Festival Reveals 2022 Theme and Poster: “The Big Picture” to be held March 31 - April 3, 2022. You won’t want to miss out. Get your Festival Passes early!!

GO TO: https://www.annapolisfilmfestival.com/passes-and-tickets
[Members of the Annapolis Film Festival (Left to Right) Foster Dennin, Production Editor; Joe Barsin Art Director and creator of the poster; Katie Shinsato, Content Manager & Outreach; Jenn Raptor, Festival Manager; Emma Spinder, Marketing Coordinator; and Nathan Hollis, Operations Coordinator.]

: Jeffrey F. Bill / The Capital

02/25/2022

Luck Owl and Crooked Pe**er Brewing teamed up with new brew! Fun Fact Friday: Joe Barsin created the logo for Lucky Owl Brewing of North East Ohio. Read The Capital’s article by Liz Murphy on this fun project here.

Fun Fact Friday: A coupe of years ago, Joe Barsin created the logo and branding for Lucky Owl Brewing. Located in North East Ohio. Read The Capital’s article by Liz Murphy on this fun project here.

02/01/2022

10 years! Get ready to Fest! Live!!

AFF Art Director Joe Barsin presents the 2022 Festival Poster Design. Join us for our live festival April 31st-March 3rd. Passes are available now: https:/...