I never know what the design is going to be for a memory mate/sports mate. I really don't. start with the team photo and get a feel and then pull one individual picture up next to it and see what my mind starts to see. Most sports mates are simple--a team photo and an individual photo on a background that is designed to fit the sports. I've mentioned this before, but when I first started looking into what a memory mate was I saw a lot of really crappy examples and thought about quitting the business because if thats what people want--I really don't want any part of it. But before I quit I decided to try to re-think the memory mate and came up with a design that I could live with(looking back now I'm not too thrilled with that one) and it was received pretty well overall--only a couple of complaints. But since then I've had fun trying to design something unique to each sport and each school or organization. So far the feedback has been overall pretty positive which is good, because doing it this way does requires more work and more time. If people aren't responding well then I'd be wasting my time. But with every new design comes that little bit of anxiety that maybe this one isn't any good...so I send it out there and wait for the feedback.... fingers crossed. Today I designed and processed the Saegertown varsity football pictures. It was a long day but I got them done and ready for the printer. I just hope the folks that ordered them like them. SayerMotter Photograph and design by Richard Sayer.