Woot!

One of my big personal projects is making a mobile-friendly version of my site. The first step is complete, and boy was it a baby step.

For those of you with iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches, you can now bookmark my site and have a perfectly nifty little icon on your home screen. Cool beans, huh?

This logo is currently used for both the design site as well as this-here blog. Once the design site is all mobile-friendly, I'll move to the blog and that may change.

Things are going well thus far. I can't wait to launch it!

 

It has been forever since I did a portfolio update. And since my portfolio is under a major overhaul (primarily to get all these new projects posted) I think it's certainly time for this...

Here are some of my most recent creations... 

From top to bottom, left to right:

1. Beck-n-Call Errands found me on Etsy and originally wanted a caricature logo with lots of details and elements, and after some consulting and taking another look at their business plan, we decided on something that was a bit more professional than their original vision. The logo is still as fun as their personalities, but instead of caricatures with date books and grocery carts, we have a simple understating logo with elements of the DC skyline (an unfaultering element) and bright colors.
2. J for Julie is a logo for a handmade jewelry line. The client wanted to incorporate a tree, with a bit of a whimsical feel.
3. SugarStitch is a children's boutique with one of the best visions I've seen for a children's boutique in a long time. This logo was so fun to create, and I'm starting some coinciding print objects this week. 
4. Addy's Way is a custom photo jewelry line. The logo was inspired by vintage road signs and the client's love of Tiffany's. Such a fun project to work on.
5. Design Your Life Simple is a line of planners that have customizable elements. The vision is spectacular, and giving the new line a face was a really fun project for me.
6. The Teacup Tots project was more of a tweak than an actual design. The client came to me with a hand-drawn logo and I turned it into a vector brand, with added touches. I'm also working on some print products for this project.
7. Fresh Sugar Cosmetics makes mineral cosmetics and came to me wanting a brand solution that was fresh (obviously), and yet had a bohemian feel. The product was a logo with fresh (can I say it again?) typography and a hand-drawn flower.
8. The Lucy Diaries is one of my favorite creations to date. Mostly because it is unlike anything I've had the chance to do. The Lucy Diaries is a bath and body product line with a clear vision of who Lucy is (I actually got a character sketch, and I loved it). It was my job to portray Lucy, and thus the line, in a branding logo. The result was this fabulous logo with intertwined cherries, dark colors, and typography with a slightly vargas feel. Luscious.
9. Our Little Beehive is a logo for a blog and Etsy shop that's been in my arsenal for a while, and had yet to be released. OLB is a diy home makeover blog for a couple who are, wait for it, making over their home. It's a fun blog, and the shop is pretty awesome too. The logo needed to be simple to translate through both the blog and the shop. So sweet.

The Copper Owl is a handmade jewelry shop who came to me wanting a new logo and some print products. I created for her a new whimsical logo with matching double-sided business card and hang-tag.

Lemonade Stand Sales is a sales rep company representing WAHM businesses. This was such a great  project for me, because I felt like I was helping someone like myself: someone who works to help WAHMs succeed. I gave her brand a huge update and did a couple of print designs, including a full page ad and a postcard design. 

So those are some of my recent logo designs. I have some websites that I'll announce soon. But that's for another day. :-D

I know, I know. I did it again.

One of the not-so-perks of being a web designer is the constant pull to redesign and reinvent your own website and image. And to tell you the truth, I never really liked the current one. Which is why I started redesigning it almost as soon as it was launched. Gees.

I was able to sit down this weekend and finally code the new site. Since the blog is the less complex, it was the first up. The website will follow soon.

As for the new logo, I am smitten. I love playing with letters and I'm a complete font junkie. My font library is hideously huge and I can't walk down the street without naming fonts on signs and billboards. David is convinced I'm bonkers.

I love how the font is a bit classy, but definitely quirky. A lot like myself, I think. The color scheme is nice and cool, and I'm in love with the dark peach-y color. Mm!

So, I'm in love with this. This week, at least. Viva playfully suggested yesterday that we keep a tally of how many times we redesign our sites in the next year. I'm considering turning it into a real game, but I'm unsure which way we should take it. It would definitely be more difficult for us to not redesign our sites a dozen times in a year. But I know how much fun we'd have if we played to see how many times we could redesign. Too funny.

Yea! BBs Tees, one of my first clients, were recently on Good Morning Texas promoting their fabulous line of big sibling shirts and party-ware.

You guys were fabulous! I'm almost tempted to have another kid just so I can buy your cute shirts for Bug. But only almost. :-D

Perhaps you should break into the doggy market too. Roxy could use a big sister shirt.