Business Cards

Business cards don't need to blend in! Here are a few fun and unique business cards I found to make sure your client or customer doesn't forget you...

The Difference Between...

What are the differences in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator? Photoshop is used to edit pixel-based images such as photographs or scanned images. These files are saved in the .PSD native format. You can easily edit and alter photos. If you want to remove a blemish or red eye, add text, and add layers all these options are possible when using Photoshop.

            InDesign used to create and organize layouts. These layouts can be used in print for magazines, newsletters or any publication. InDesign is good for large amounts of type and text. Files are saved in the .ID native format.

            Illustrator is a vector-based program. You can use illustrator to create any type of flat artwork. Things like letterhead, logos, and signs are easily created using the program.

            You can seamlessly move through the three programs and create a design using all three features. They are all used to create a type of graphic design and this can be achieved separately or together. Each program has similar tools and workspace so it is easy to get use to. The shortcuts are the same throughout the Adobe suite. Use these programs to create any layout or graphic design you can image!

Lesson 16

The “Got Milk” ads have been very popular. We see them on billboards and in magazine ads. I view them as a type of lifestyle ad. They are telling the public to be healthy and take care of your body by drinking milk. Each celebrity that appears in an ad tells why they drink milk and how it helps their lifestyle. This is an example of informing the public. I think milk ads are still being used because they headline “Got Milk?” is catchy. They are visually pleasing by including celebrities and public figures. The line and visual combine the message by having the celebrity pose with a milk mustache. There is little clutter, good balance, and use of text. 

Graduation

Graduation is May 14th! I am very excited but it is nerve racking at the same time... there is so much to get done before now and then...

Lessons

I read this piece and loved it. I think these are important things to remember throughout our busy days.

50 Lessons Life Taught Me

By Regina Brett



To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.

 It is the most-requested column I've ever written. When my odometer rolled over to 50, I updated the list.

Here it is:

1. 

Life isn't fair, but it's still good.


2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.


4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.


5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.


7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.


9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.


10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.


12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.


13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.


15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.


16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.


18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.


20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.


22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.


23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.


24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"


27. Always choose life.


28. Forgive everyone everything.


29. What other people think of you is none of your business.


30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.


31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.


36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.


40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.


41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.


42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.


43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.


44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.


45. The best is yet to come.
46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.


47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.


48. If you don't ask, you don't get.
49. Yield.


50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift..

Logo

Do you recognize which companies these logos belong to? 

A simple design can represent a booming business! What is your personal logo?

Watch Out!

Watches are one of my many obsessions in life. I don't believe you should ever limit yourself to the amount you own. They are in fact timeless and can change the look of any outfit. Dressing up or down a watch can very well be an investment piece or a great find that you don't have to break the bank on. Check out a few of my favorites:

Toy Watch

Slap Watch

Nixon

Michael Kors