You’re experiencing a first ladies and gentlemen – I’ve decided to create a few goals for 2010. At some point, I read that people who write down their goals, are 33% more successful in accomplishing their goals than those who simply formulate them. So, for the first time in my life, I’m creating an official [...]
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As a print designer at heart working as the team lead at a web design firm, I grab every chance I can to design print materials. Every year Aptera hosts an open house shindig and our gracious owners pull out all the stops – food and drinks that make you drool just thinking about them [...]
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This weekend while we were visiting my family in Kansas, I had the opportunity to snap some shots for my cousin and his beautiful family. Their youngest daughter is turning 1 soon so I also took a few extra shots of her lovable cuteness. Everyone was energetic, cooperative, and a blast to hang out with [...]
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Let me start this off by saying that when you have a mother who loves to cook and a father who is a food magician…okay, scientist, you have the privilege of being involved in a loads of fun food adventures.
My mom makes the best, most delicious fresh raspberry sauce I’ve ever tasted. We put it [...]
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I’ve been working on some new branding for my sister-in-law’s photography business. She is an amazing photographer with a knack for catching those beautiful, vulnerable moments with children, couples, and families. You can find her most recent work on her blog.
My goal was to create a logo and collateral that portrays the natural, organic feel [...]
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I’m excited to debut my first font. Well, it’s not complete because special characters and the lower-case is missing, and I haven’t converted it to an actual font yet, but I’m still excited. For those of you who are type junkies, I’d love some feedback. I know there are technicalities that I’ve overlooked and if you [...]
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My husband always seems to come up with great ideas for new applications. He rarely has time to pursue them, so over Memorial Day weekend when we had a little extra time to “geek-out” he wrote a Twitter application that notifies followers of bad weather in their area. Being the other half of the developer/designer [...]
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I feel slightly vulnerable putting this out on the interwebs, because I know that this completely pales in comparison to any fashion designer’s sketches.
Even though I feel exceptionally vulnerable, I’m still very excited to show this work for two reasons. First, it’s my first attempt at fashion design (if you’re wondering, I love it), and [...]
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A huge thank you to everyone who came out last night to support the IPFW Spring 2009 BFA Exhibition. It was a really great show with tons of intruiging work. I was especially thrilled and honored to receive the award for Best in Show.
Check out some pictures from the night!
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As if most people who stop by my blog don’t already know, I will be graduating with a BFA in Graphic Design in May. Design students are required to explore a thesis topic and put together an exhibition based upon the thesis. My thesis explores how people interact with typography and is titled Faces.
I was [...]
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