How to Win Your Copywriter’s Heart

How to Win Your Copywriter’s Heart

If, like many of my clients, you’re using the somewhat slower pace of summer to take a look at updating and refreshing your content, you’ll want to read this. Recently a marketing copywriter reached out to me wanting to connect. Another copywriter I work with to...

Are You Feeling Cindy?

Are You Feeling Cindy?

Who else grew up on a steady diet of Brady Bunch reruns? I remember sitting at the hearth with my peanut butter sandwich after school watching the Brady kids and Gilligan’s Island before being shooed outside to “Go play.” (Later years brought General Hospital and the...

You Lucky Dog

You Lucky Dog

Near the beginning of the pandemic our family began fostering dogs through our local metro animal shelter. Our first foster was a big fail and our girl Matilda (Tilly) officially joined our family on July 1, 2020. She’s the best. So, as they say, try, try again! Since...

My 2020 In Four Acts

My 2020 In Four Acts

Well, we’ve heard everyone we know try to process, reflect or describe the past year. So many shared experiences–although, in most cases, not shared from the same room–and more time spent alone than some would ever hope for. (Except for maybe the true introverts among...

Branding a Music Maker

Branding a Music Maker

One of my goals for 2019 is to do a better job sharing the work we’re creating for our clients. It’s easy to move from one project to the next without taking the time to celebrate and share. Janet Feld is the owner and Chief Music Officer at Janet’s Planet - Music...

I Love When Stars Align

I Love When Stars Align

Last month I had the opportunity to meet a favorite author, Jen Sincero. Her debut book, “You Are a Badass,” motivated me so much that I’m still recommending it. She followed with “You Are a Badass at Making Money,” which is also a great read. Most recently she...

Do You Know Your Visual Brand Style?

Do You Know Your Visual Brand Style?

I was traveling with a friend and business owner a few weeks ago and, like normally happens with my entrepreneurial friends, we were talking shop. Anessa owns an art and nature sanctuary on a farm in Kentucky called Little Wing Hollow. Her vision for this retreat...

My Style Guide Confession

My Style Guide Confession

So, I have a confession to make. As a young designer—only a few years into my bright, shiny career—I moved to Washington, D.C., to make my way in the big city. It was there that I took a job as the sole designer at the American Nurses Association. And that was when I...

How Consistent Visual Branding Filled My Shopping Cart

How Consistent Visual Branding Filled My Shopping Cart

When I tell people that I’m a graphic designer, I’m often asked: “What does that mean? What do you actually do?” When I tell them I help entrepreneurs create and maintain visual brand consistency for their businesses, I get even more confused looks (this includes my...