DESIGNER BLOG

Recently, I’ve been working on a few projects with different cities. Yes, so exciting! I love working on projects with larger organizations. There is something about the corporate feel that makes me happy! The projects lately have been similar in an idea, but I want them to be different in design! Specifically driven for that company or organization and their unique style. How do you do this? My process starts with combining both research I find online and research driven fro

Criticism can be one of the hardest tools to master. Yes, it is a tool. In the beginning it is hard not to get hung up on your work. You spend countless hours learning the programs/tools/techniques and finally put it to the test and make your own creation to have someone come by and say, "that isn't working for me" try changing ...." "scrap it and start over" whatever it might be this is your master piece and they just squashed it. Heartbreaking, right!? Wrong. This is where

Typography for me is this overwhelming idea of possibilities. When you open up your document and you are staring at a blank white page and thinking…. What font? What style of layout? How do I want this to form on the page? Are we going to add graphics? Imagery? Both? All? How are we going to simplify it to make sense to the viewer? Is this going to work in print, animation, mobile or web? All these questions? This is exciting to think about! Then it all circles back to the Ty

As I sit here on parental leave for the moment. Realizing in a month in a half I will be sitting at my desk at work in the Corporate office at a Credit Union. Marketing, one of the most exciting departments you could work for. I sincerely enjoy the people I work with and the organizations core values. It is honestly an honour to work in the Credit Union industry as I have a passion for banking and design. It works perfectly! I can’t stop to think though…. Am I building others