Here They Are!!!

The new business cards arrived yesterday! Can’t wait to start networking and handing them out!

New Business Cards

Finally put my order in for my new business cards! I did a quick, simple design for this one, as I need them in a hurry! Here is the design, minus the phone number. Oh, and they will have rounded corners!

Books, books, & more books

Will I ever say enough is enough with buying books already?! Sheesh! In the meantime, here are 2 on my radar:
Beyond Trend, How to Innovate in an Over-Designed World by Matt Mattus and In-House Design In Practice by Cathy Fishel

AIGA Poker Card Design

Awhile back I mentioned a project I was working on for the AIGA, in which I did a special photoshoot (here) and then based a design around the selected image. Well, here is the final design.

Side projects

Lots of freelance this coming week, thank goodness! I have recently gone from a double income household to a single income and am finding it difficult to survive on just my salary alone, so I am incredibly grateful for the current and upcoming side projects I will be working on.

One of the things I am currently doing is this logo revamp for Fiji Water (above). They asked me to ‘crest’ their logo to tie in to the theme of the event they are sponsoring - The Palm’s (Playboy) Midsummer Nights Dream Party. Such a fun project!

New Blog

Update: I am not switching this blog over. This will remain my personal, more fun blog. But instead I am using the other blog for more professional pursuits. See it for yourself HERE. Let me know if you have any suggestions!

Graphic Designer Gear

Here is my dilemma...

I am really in need of a new computer set-up in order to be more efficient with design and photography at home (I currently have a PC). Almost all designer's I know have Macs. I always worked with Macs at school and then at my jobs and have ALWAYS wanted a Mac for home use, but could never afford one. Well, now I think might be the right time for me to dive in.

If I had it my way, I would get Adobe CS3 (EXPENSIVE!) for the Mac, but I just don't think this would be possible for awhile. I know you can use Bootcamp to operate software in Windows on the Mac, but I'm wondering how convenient this really is, since you have to restart your computer to switch between Windows and OSX. Do any of you have Macs and use this feature for programs like Photoshop or InDesign, for example?

Also, how many of you are using external hard drives for file storage to keep your computer clean?

And, if you have a Macbook Pro, did you go with the 15" or the 17"?

{{image via Apple}}