Something I learned about myself recently is that I love creating color palettes. Color is such a a fun and easy way to shake things up! In your business branding, in your home, in your wardrobe…
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The first time I met Julia Kepler was at Live Oak Coffeehouse. We met to discuss the creation of a logo for a brand new store she was opening in downtown Midland, Michigan: Serendipity Road…
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In February of 2016 I began teaching painting classes at Captured Community (now Parker Lane Design Studio). It was an incredible experience that started as a way for me get out of the house once in a while and be creative, (hello, mom with young kids cabin fever!), but it became an awful lot more…
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When it comes to graphic design, logos are my absolute favorite. I rebranded Paper Heart Design back in April 2017 and was happy with where I landed on that design, but...
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In the past few weeks I have had the great pleasure of working with another Midland small business owner, Gretchen Schmidt. She is the proprietor of Wild Violets Handmade where she makes custom hand knit and crochet gifts and accessories…
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Over the years I've had the pleasure of designing a few shirts here and helping with other varied design projects. Early this summer I was able to meet and collaborate with the director of marketing and social media, Natalie Lodicobond, on designing a new logo for the 2018-2019 school year theme; Sovereignty of Christ.
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Back in January, Alicia Bucci reached out to me to help create the first impression for her book of poetry; the cover art. I love this kind of job…
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Twelve years ago, before Paper Heart Design was a thing, before Pinterest was a thing, I designed my wedding invitations for a class credit; an independent study. I was recently asked about them, so I dug one up from the archives…
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When I was a senior at Eisenhower High School, back in 2002, I had a fantastic class schedule. My first two hours were a block class of Vocational Mechanical Drafting IV, followed by two hours of Graphic Arts, then an independent study class for 2-D Art, and English was my last class of the day…
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For those of you who don't know me well, or at all, I have a strange diet. People are puzzled when I talk about it. I try to be vague, so I don't have to go into all the details. This week I was dismantled by potato chips…
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