So, you have a great branding package all ready to go and your graphic designer sends all your files for use… but there are so many different things… Why can’t I open this EPS file? What IS an EPS file? Why do I need this?
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If you’ve visited the blog before, you know nature is my favorite place to look for color inspiration. This time I got to do a fun collaboration with my mom! In my opinion she takes portraits of birds…
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Four years ago, I was a stay at home mom with my DBA getting dusty on the shelf for Paper Heart Design. My girls were 2 and 5, so I was deep in the throes of young motherhood. I love my children so deeply, but there was something missing at that time in my life. There was a hole in my heart where I used to live.
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Nature is always my favorite place to look for color inspiration. It’s time to crank up the AC/DC, because you’re about to be Thunderstruck.
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Hi there, fellow business owner! There are a million things to juggle when you own a business. I know you know your products and services like the back of your hand, which is an awesome start. But how does your business present itself? Have you given thought to how you are being perceived by potential customers?
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Flowers are the best. It’s been a gray, cold, and rainy week, so I decided it was time to make some more beautiful flower inspired color palettes. I hope they brighten your week.
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Having two kids who love to create as much as I do is such a blessing. Any time we have down time, they’re asking to do crafts! I try my best to come up with low cost things to do, because we are endlessly creating!
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As a design nerd, at the end of each year I anxiously wait for Pantone to announce their color of the year. I was pretty excited yesterday to hear they selected Classic Blue for 2020’s Pantone Color of the Year. I mean it’s almost my branding color blue!
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When you’re a creative person you go through mountains and valleys. There are some days where you don’t have enough hands or time to get everything that is in your brain out into the world.
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My six year old is in love with color palettes and has been begging me to let her help create some. She has a beautifully creative mind and I was very happy to oblige her sweet request.
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Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit in? Like everyone in the world exists at a 90° angle and you’re living at 45°? Did it make you feel insecure? Like no one could ever truly understand you?
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Have you ever seen a sunset that made the earth glow? There’s something magical about the sunrise and the sunset. Light can change the feel of everything. Light can make a weed look like a masterpiece. I felt like this was the perfect next inspiration for color palettes.
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Why do we create art? For the joy of creating, for beauty, for self expression, for an outlet, for any number of reasons. No matter the initial inspiration, what does art always become? Our history. Once a piece of art or design exists in the world it is part of our history.
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We had a pretty significant snow fall this week in mid-Michigan. I am not ready for winter, to be perfectly honest, but it was so beautiful!
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Have you read Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert yet? The full title is Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. It’s fantastic and it’s not just for artists.
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Color inspiration strikes again from a maybe unexpected place.. rocks. Yes, you read that right rocks. I have always loved looking for pretty rocks on Michigan beaches, and now my daughters love that too.
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I love everything about fall. The cooler weather. The changing leaves. The coziness. I could go on and on about all the romantic aspects of autumn… but I also very much love Halloween.
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I feel like I say this all the time, but it’s so true I’ll say it again… Nature is the best place for color inspiration! Today we dive into flowers.
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