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Latest Project: Magnes Sisters site
(This is another one of those projects that was actually done a while back too!) This build is for Magnes Sisters, a high-end bag company based in New York. I worked with the lovely Tricia Okin of Papercut on this … Continue reading
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Latest Project: My Inside Out Wellness site
(OK, so I’ve been a little behind on the posting. My bad.) Another WordPress build went in the books, and this one has actually been up for a little while: It’s a site for Matt D’Amour, a health and wellness … Continue reading
What I’ve learned after a year of business
My humble little design enterprise turned one year old a couple of weeks ago. I celebrated the date of my layoff on June 23rd and the start of this crazy, exciting chapter of my life. I have to say that … Continue reading
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The quest to build a web portfolio
At some point, every designer decides they need to get their work up on the internets. And we turn out to be our worst clients. We stall, we procrastinate, we have notebooks full of ideas that never see the light … Continue reading
The report from CFC & HOW
Just got back from a whirlwind five days at both the Creative Freelancer Conference and HOW Conference. I mean, wow! What an experience. This was my second CFC and my first HOW. CFC was a wonderful time and also a … Continue reading
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Latest Project: JAMM Information Group
New projects are always a good thing! This time, I went back to my print roots — it’s nice to step away from the web coding sometimes — to create a business card for good friend Jeannie Wong, the lady … Continue reading
Final Project #3: The Commercial
This was the final project to close out Spring 2010 at Sacramento City College. It was the most involved one, and probably the most fun. And I managed to kill two classes with one stone when it came to this … Continue reading
Final Project #2: The Photography Portfolio
One of my great wants in life has always been to take a photography class. I love photography, love taking snapshots. But I wanted to up my game and finally learn how to shoot you know, manually. Learn about shutter … Continue reading
Final Project #1: The Ad Campaign Extension
A few days back, I mentioned the marathon that was school and the raft of final projects that were due. Here’s the first in the series of projects. I was really pleased with how everything turned out. This first project … Continue reading
The never-ending quest to learn
Today wrapped up a very hectic, sometimes mind-numbing, sometimes sleepless, sometimes frustrating five months in which I decided to take three different classes at Sacramento City College. I hadn’t taken that many classes in a while, but there were so … Continue reading
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Would you like motion with those graphics?
In the quest to always learn new things, one of the classes I’m taking at the local junior college is a motion graphics class. We’re learning how to use After Effects. (I have to say, After Effects is awesome. I … Continue reading
Latest Project: Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center
Another project is in the books, and this one just went live today: Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center. This is another WordPress build. The design is by Barbara Lawrie of BTL Designs. I did the WordPress backend. The good folks … Continue reading
New year, new goals, new you
It’s almost two weeks into 2010. I’m sure the year started off with many promises to make yourself a better person, to do better things, etc. Hopefully, two weeks into the year, those goals are still alive and haven’t fallen … Continue reading
Latest project: Christine McClain portfolio
My latest project just went live on Sunday at christinemclain.com. This was a build for Long Beach-based designer Christine McClain. Christine wanted help getting her portfolio online and wanted it to be easily updated. I proposed the site be built … Continue reading
A patch of pumpkin photos …
It’s still fall, not too cold yet (well at least for us on the West Coast). Went to a friend’s pumpkin patch a little while ago and took my trusty Nikon D60. Sometimes it’s just fun to shoot random things. … Continue reading