I don’t know about you, but I love good design. I love a well-laid out paragraph, the perfect kerning on a logo, and a great color palette. And I’m not just fond of “good design.” I truly believe that great design makes the human experience richer. I won’t get all design-thinkerish on you today —…
If there’s any one thing I’ve felt in full force this past month, it’s that choosing is HARD. I’ve had more opportunities come my way lately than I know what to do with, and while that’s amazing, and I’m so grateful, I KNOW that I can’t do everything. And choosing to do everything results in…
Last year, when Kate Baird and I accepted a handful of full branding clients, I was thrilled to see the names of Lynn and Allison, the brains behind Ellington & Rose, land in my inbox. At the time, their business wasn’t actually called Ellington & Rose, so I challenged them to do some digging, and…
My friend, Jennifer Faught, just shot me an interesting email. Her question was pretty simple: as creative entrepreneurs, we do a lot of self-discovery work. Passions, values, core, strengths. As we discover these things, how do we keep from sounding like we’re bragging? How do we keep away from boastful? How do you self-promote without…
I’m so thrilled to be finished with another collaboration with Kate Baird from Katelyn Brooke Designs and Emily McCarthy from Emma J Design. Today, we are delighted to roll out the beautiful new Brittany Morgan brand. I absolutely loved working with Brittany! She really got into the details on this project, and we had a…
Yesterday, I spent the day in almost-solitude, doing some writing on my book, and working on designs for clients. Yay for progress! Today is going to be crazy, and since I don’t have any new content written, I thought I’d share my presentation from AH Inspired. This is the talk I gave to the 30+…
There is massive amounts of talk about branding all over the interwebs these days. If you want a new logo, you can hop onto Etsy and buy one pre-designed. Having trouble defining your ideal client? There’s probably an e-course for that. Need to strengthen your brand voice? E-course. Marketing? Read any number of the amazing…
Authenticate. It’s a word I say every day. More and more, every day. I might be up to hundreds of times a day, saying, or thinking that single word. It continues to deepen in meaning for me. When I log in to PayPal, the little spinning wheel appears and it says, “Authenticating your information…”, and…
Warning: I have no idea where this post is going. I’ll try to connect the dots at some point, but I’m feeling the urge to just write, so I’m leaning in. Almost two years ago, I returned home from Engage!11 with this little nugget stuck in my head: you’ve got to get rid of the…
