
What is branding?
A brand can take many forms, including a name, sign, symbol, color combination or slogan. For example, Coca Cola is the name of a brand make by a particular company. The word branding started simply as a way to tell one person’s cattle from another by means of a hot iron stamp. The [...]

Social network marketing is an integral addition for any company’s marketing business plans. Social media has become a platform that is easily accessible for anyone that has internet access, therefore it has recently become a rich opportunity for marketing a business. Below are examples of social networking accounts that I have created and branded for [...]

After multiple requests, and some brainstorming on mine and Tasha Mahurin’s part, we decided to start a custom invitation company. Soo, if you are have an event coming up, please keep us in mind! We can do invitations and announcements for any event you can think of, and you can be sure that your design [...]

After 5+ years of creating fitness equipment graphics, I am saying goodbye. For various reasons, I have decided to part with my first “big girl” job as a Graphic Designer and embark on a new path, mostly in the same field, but I’ll be wearing a few more hats. I’m still a little in shock [...]

I stole this idea from Design for Mankind. I thought it was really cute.
So, the idea behind my non-goals is to not discredit myself for the good things I’ve already been doing, and to make myself aware of these things, so I continue to do them. So here goes…
1. Don’t stop trying to cuddle with [...]

1. Go on an emoticon diet! It gets annoying, even to myself, but it’s so dang hard to stop! Plus, I feel like I sound slightly less excited or nice if I don’t use them. Must work on this! Starting…… now!
2. Join an online book club.
3. Start attending local meetups for my business interests.
4. Become [...]

I have been designing and working on what I can do in my 4 year old’s room to make it look nice, and please him at the same time. Over the past few days, I’ve been seeing some awesomely eclectic boy rooms on the net, and was inspired to show off these rooms.
Which [...]

All designers of all types need inspiration. Some more than others. I need LOTS.
All it takes is one image to spark an idea. One item. One thought. One sketch, possibly.
Lately, I’ve been browsing through Twitter quite frequently to find inspiration. Tweeters post amazing things! And very often. I’ve found so many amazing websites, ideas, inspiration [...]

I work about 30 minutes away from my home, so every morning I trudge along 30 minutes up the interstate to my workplace. This morning, as I’m driving, I look up and see a beautiful, inspirational scene. The layout was perfect. Gorgeous contrast. Beautiful colors. No time to get out camera and take a picture [...]