Come Say Hi at TxSC!
This weekend I’ll be attending (and volunteering at!) the Texas Style Council conference. I’m pretty excited about it, and just a smidge nervous because, hello, introvert. But I went last year, so I...
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I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front this week, but I have a good reason: I’ve been working on giving Dragonflight Dreams a makeover! If you’re following through a reader, click through to see...
View ArticleDesign Files: The Stylish Disaster
Recently, my good bloggy friend Liz (hi Liz!) decided to do a complete rebrand of her blog. Previously blogging as ‘Dressing to the Nines in the Lonestar State’, she decided ‘The Stylish Disaster‘ was...
View ArticleLogo Design Special
Are you considering a blog rebranding, or just want to give your header a new look for the coming new year? Maybe you never got around to really designing a logo in the first place. Well, I can help!...
View ArticleDecoding Design: Color Lingo
If you’ve ever had an in-depth conversation with a designer, you’ve probably been bombarded by letter combinations like CMYK, RGB, DPI, and odd terms like bleeds and spot colors. We designers throw...
View Article10 Lessons Learned from Freelancing
I have been 100% self-employed for almost 8 years now. Freelancing as a graphic designer has been (and still is) my full-time job and main source of income. As any self-employed person can tell you,...
View ArticleBrand New Look
Surprise! The redesign bug bit me hard this weekend, and I’ve revamped the look of the blog and the shop, complete with new logo. If you’re in an RSS reader or on Bloglovin, you may want to click over...
View ArticleAnnouncing Dragonflight Digital
This is something I’ve had on the brain for awhile, and have hinted at here on the blog, but it’s finally happened! I’ve opened a 2nd shop, specializing in design services and digital goods. It’s...
View ArticleDesign Files: Twisted Thread & Hook
A little while ago, I put out a call on Twitter for a free sidebar ad design. My motives were two-fold: 1) I needed a break from the project I was working on, and 2) I wanted to publicize the fact that...
View ArticleColor Theory: Red
original pins: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 Red Color Wheel Tier: Primary Tonal Value: Warm Complementary Color: Green Red is the color on the visible spectrum most easily seen and the color...
View ArticleDesign Files: The Azure Rose
I recently had the opportunity to design a logo for a fellow Etsy shop owner. Genevieve and I connected through the TAG Treasury Team on Etsy. She saw that I was a graphic designer, so when she decided...
View ArticleColor Theory: Orange
Clockwise from top left: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 Orange Color Wheel Tier: Secondary. Tonal Value: Warm. Complementary Color: Blue. It’s association with good flavor and aromas is while orange...
View ArticleDouble Down
Today, I officially become a two-blog gal. I used to have a blog on my freelance site, but it went dark a while ago because I just didn’t know what to write/how to blog/how to keep up with it. I feel...
View ArticleReimaginings
You guys know by now that I am a fan of reimaingings – of fairytales, of famous posters or art, that kind of thing. Combine that with my love of books, and you have a new series and passion project...
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