February 2011
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WIP - Medieval-themed poster design →
A medieval-themed poster design that came to me while developing a logo, x-posted from Forrst.
January 2011
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Get Inspired: Target
I love going to Target because a) they have awesome stuff and b) a lot of their designs are cute and pretty. I like cute and pretty. My boyfriend and I were at Target in search of a big plastic container to store our wiener dog’s food in and I came across so many adorable things!
So, I did what any other design-nerd would do, I proceeded to take pictures. I truly believe that my projects...
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World Wise Animals
I’m working on a volunteer project designing a logo for a grassroots organization. They help shelters and rescues by any means necessary. I was given no creative brief or instructions except “Make it pretty”. They also do so much that it’s hard to create something that would combine all of it. So, instead, I went the “animal rescue” route and created the cute...
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Love Your Body!
This was a poster design that I had started working on for the 2011 NOW Foundation’s Love Your Body contest. I got caught up in work among other things and never got to finish it to send it in.
You know what that means! Another quick and dirty #daily365. I feel like I’m cheating, but hey, it happens. I finished it up tonight (there actually wasn’t much left to do) and...
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Dedicated to Charlie Bear
This next illustration for my #daily365 is dedicated to my friend Lee’s son, Charlie (aka Charlie Bear). He is the main inspiration behind our soon-to-come toddler games for the iPhone/Android and one of the cutest kids you’ll ever meet. Thing is, I’ve never met him. But I’ve heard good things!
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Job Interviews & Feelings
I’ve been going on a lot of job interviews lately because I’m looking for full-time work. Sure, freelance gigs are awesome, they are creative, and they are fun. But I have a needy and materialistic wiener dog to take care of.
Every time I finish an interview the loving boyfriend asks me “So how did it go?” and you know what? I say the same thing every time. “It went...
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How to create a Tumblr "Recent Posts" list
See it in action!
When I was re-designing my portfolio site I wanted to add a “Recent Posts” section on my main page but realized that Tumblr didn’t have a widget available. I wasn’t ready to include my entire Tumblr onto my site so I was on a mission to find a way to display it. I wanted some control over what it would look like without having to have it load in an...
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Pardon the mess!
My website is going to be down for a bit while I update a few things. You’ll know when things are back to normal!
I’m starting off the new year with a brand new design. This is v3.0 of my portfolio and I have to say, I like it a lot better. I simplified a lot of things and then … got a little too carried away. IE6, you’re still shit out of luck, sorry.
The Tumblr blog...
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Day 2 - Mr. Snail
Alright, so I’m a bit late on day 2, I got caught up! I’ve also decided to change my mind about the whole theme thing. Restricting myself is much harder than just being able to design whatever comes to mind.
Jay was playing a game about snails, so here you go. Say hello to my little friend!
Isn’t he precious? I’ve never seen a real snail until we moved to California....
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Welcome, 2011!
As promised, I am starting the #daily365 where I design something every day. I’m going to try and stay on track, I promise. Kind of. Well, here it is, numero uno!
You know, it’s actually kind of hard to sit here and try and think of something to illustrate. I even gave myself a theme, Baked Goods. Hopefully this gets easier once my brain gets it’s creative juices flowing.
Is...