I recently finished up a website! The website is for Danville Concert Association. They came to me this summer wanting a website designed in time for the 2013-2014 season. This was a fun project to work on, as I love the performing arts. I’ve always enjoyed going to musical performances, ballets, theatre productions, etc. It [...]
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Danville Concert Association Website
Consignment Boutique Designs
I’ve been so busy with website projects lately that I’ve neglected this blog. I have four websites I’m currently working on, so hopefully I’ll be able to share some of those soon. I also have a few new print design projects I’ve done that I need to share sometime. I’ve been doing graphic design for [...]
Design Salute: Idealist.org
I recently made myself a profile on idealist.org. Idealist is a website that allows individuals and nonprofits to connect. Organizations can post about jobs, internships, events, volunteer opportunities, resources, etc., and individuals who wish to be involved in bettering the world can search those listings for opportunities. The website also has a resource center with [...]
Be So Good…
It’s always nice to be recognized for good work and dedication. I was recently recognized for my work by two different sources and I want to share! Yesterday, the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) announced the winners of the 2013 BEA Festival of Media Arts. My website for the Valley Crop Mob won first place in [...]
Check This Out!
Design*Sponge posted an interview yesterday with Bri Emery of DesignLoveFest. Bri is a passionate, energetic, talented designer with an online personality that truly shines. She started freelancing and blogging full-time a couple years ago, and she also started Blogshop (a Photoshop class for bloggers). Her blog is one of my daily reads. You can read [...]
On Meeting The Most Influential Graphic Designer Working Today
Recently, Graphic Design USA hosted a 50th anniversary survey to decide on the “Most Influential Graphic Designer Working Today.” The results are published, and no surprise, Stefan Sagmeister made the top of the list. Last March, I was lucky enough to attend a design conference in Maryland with several other graphic designers I worked with. Stefan [...]
E.A.R.T.H. Club Logo
Designing a logo takes a lot of brainstorming! For this logo, I did over six pages of sketches before narrowing them down to a few options. In December, JMU’s E.A.R.T.H. Club came to me wanting a logo. They weren’t really sure what they wanted, but they requested that it be organic, fun, hand-drawn, and reflect [...]
Neat Finds for Designers
Here’s a little collection of recent neat finds I want to share! UXmas – This is an advent calendar designed for and by UX designers. Every day until Christmas, the calendar reveals a trick, tip, tool, or resource for UX design. It’s beautiful (and responsive! So it looks great on a mobile device, too). This [...]
Missing TAD…
The Office of Technology & Design at JMU recently produced these videos to promote the office. I think they’re a great representation of how talented the people there are and what a great place it is to work. I miss it so much! Here’s the graphic design video… and the web development video… I’m so [...]