In my creative world, AI used to mean Adobe Illustrator. But lately, those two little letters have taken on a much bigger—and more complex—meaning. Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. It’s creeping into every part of business, design, and marketing. So I wanted to take a moment to share my perspective. Yes, AI is changing the landscape. …
My portfolio review with Brenda Manley
Have you invested in yourself? I finally decided to book a professional portfolio review with agent Brenda Manley, of Brenda Manley Designs. Even though I have a degree in illustration, I have spent the majority of my career working as a graphic designer. The past few years I’ve been specifically concentrating on surface pattern designs …
My experience with Minted Design Challenges
I created both baby designs for Minted almost a year apart. In fact, I made over 100 invitation and greeting card designs for Minted in 2022 alone, not to mention numerous surface pattern designs (that’s another post!) I first discovered Minted in 2011. I entered design competitions very sporadically throughout the years, never really taking …
Uppercase Magazine entry
Uppercase Magazine is having a call for entry for their 5th surface pattern design guide. They will select 100 designers to feature in their upcoming guide. I thought I’d give it a try so today I gathered a bunch of my pattern designs. I tried to narrow down 9 that showcased my best work, while …
Minted greeting card design
Shop now: Minted.com I am so excited to announce my greeting card design has won an Editor’s pick from Minted‘s Small Steps Big Moments: Greeting Cards Challenge contest! I’ve been entering my work at Minted for quite some time and got very serious about studying the greeting card market this past year. I submitted a …
Mindless Doodles?
Sometimes ideas come when mindless doodling. My latest idea is self publishing a coloring book. This wasn’t on my list of goals for 2022, but I think it would be really fun and just came to me. There’s a reason art is therapy: Doodling in Procreate on my iPad with a cup of coffee (or …