Oh hey, it’s December 9th already, and if you’re at all like me, you’re wondering where the hell the time went. Due to a successful soft launch of my website starter kit (now launching in February 2015), I have spent the last three months with my head in my computer, hand in a bowl of popcorn, and […]
Last week my mom and I headed out of Austin for one of our favorite mother-daughter rituals: an afternoon of iced coffees and quirky Texas country store browsing. After being in the first store for approximately two minutes, Jane (as I lovingly call her) picked up three items, looked at me and said, “it’s never […]
This was originally published as a guest post for the Flourish Thrive Academy blog, an online business school for jewelry designers. Over the past several years, our society has slowly but surely been replacing consumer culture with a welcomed minimalist movement. As consumers in this new movement, we want our personal style to reflect careful […]
Aside from brunching, bike riding, and watching The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, it’s safe to say that my extracurricular activities are primarily design-focused. When I’m not working as a designer, I’m making stationary at the local craft studio down the street, editing a friend’s wedding video, or painting random items throughout my Brand apartment. I consider myself a […]
Today I’m working on a logo design and color scheme for a line of candles that are primarily purchased as gifts to make people laugh. The challenge is to make the brand look just as sexy as it does humorous. I wonder though – is a flawless combination of the two traits even possible? Let’s […]
Let me tell you a little story about a 27 year old woman who despite being the owner of a company that builds brands and website designs for entrepreneurs just like herself, could not for the life of her figure out how to bring her personality into her own website and brand. Spoiler alert: that […]
Today I’m sitting on a beautiful beach in Costa Rica with my laptop, thinking about what the hell I’ve done in my life that’s brought me to this glorious point. It all began about 4 years ago.