My goals
Coupons make sales. Even if it means you make less profit, sometimes it’s worth it. Be good to your customers and they will be good to you. I’m trying to… Read more My goals →
A Strange Turn of Events
Remember I sdetailed my plans to use Redbubble.com as an outlet for some of my designs? It turns out the one piece that sells there is a watercolor piece of… Read more A Strange Turn of Events →
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Journeys Have Many Paths
It’s ok to be on a path different from the one you start out taking. My experience in the last 2 years has underscored just how unpredictable life is. While I still love design work, The exact type of work I do has shifted. I recently started a 50 Day Logo Challenge. By subscribing to an email list, I received 50 prompts to design logos. The challenge has made he think differently about what’s good or not because I had to work with so many ideas but only for a… Read more Journeys Have Many Paths →
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Client Clarity
I’m trying to get back into design contests as practice for my skills. Sometimes, several in the last few weeks, I think clients simply don’t know what they want enough to really ask for a design they will like. One contest holder asked for a refund. Two others never picked a winner. It’s not like these contests are cheap at $300+. Or is that an amount most businesses can throw away? I know I can’t! By the time this publishes, I’ll have been in Savannah, GA for my first anniversary… Read more Client Clarity →
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Accomplished
What a great day! Work went great! And now I’m prepping for my 1 yr wedding anniversary with a trip to Savannah, GA. I’m feeling more comfortable as a someone in charge of production. I get to use all of my skills. I have a new chance at being me. I can work digitally and physically. It’s not 3D printing or anything, but stores need window decals right? Company cars need logos on them. Truck drivers need to comply with DOT regulations and have their business license information on their… Read more Accomplished →
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Be Positive (Sometimes)
It was brought to my attention that perhaps I’ve made my experiences sound like I have a nightmare job. I didn’t mean it that way at all. I’ve had more good weeks than bad ones, but sometimes the good weeks go by the wayside because I’m too busy to try about them. If I hated my job, I wouldn’t stay. I’ve learned a lot and I have a positive future outlook overall. I’m also trying to focus more on my own creative work. You’ve probably noticed a little of it.… Read more Be Positive (Sometimes) →
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To Make or not to Make?
I hate Shakespeare’s work. I mean I only like adaptations. Sometimes the stories are good, but the language gets in the way. I don’t have time to sit down and watch something where the words are ones I know, but they are in such a convoluted and poetic order that I can’t understand the meaning of them. What does this have to do with design? That’s a good question with an interesting answer. Stay tuned! I basically went to college to learn the language of visual arts and how to… Read more To Make or not to Make? →
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Unnatural Disaster
This past week has been bad. Everything that could go wrong did. Too many projects due at once, printer screw-ups, and difficult to weed designs made my work schedule horrible. Due dates had to be flexible whether or not they actually were. I survived it. My employer even gave my coworker and I a $50 bonus for getting through it mostly. We did save a couple of due dates! Ok, so it wasn’t a disaster, but it was stressful and changed my schedule to accommodate it. It felt worse than… Read more Unnatural Disaster →
