Author Archives: admin
Finding Time to Design
{EAV_BLOG_VER:23319d6b4ed93b2c} If design is not your full time job, most likely something else is. And when do you find time to do it? I have to say for me that time is often at night after everyone has gone to … Continue reading
Using Empire Avenue to Encourage Me to Keep my Blog Updated
{EAV_BLOG_VER:23319d6b4ed93b2c} This is a silly little game but if it helps me keep my blog updated better then it’s worth it!
Tagline Contest: Brownies for the winner! One week only!
Hi there, ya’ll! I’ve been thinking for a while that Chrysalis Logos needs an attractive new tagline that will catch the imagination of all who read it, but my brain is occupied making pictures in my head, so I want your help! If … Continue reading
How to Create a Wacky Holiday Card
Enjoy this tutorial on creating your own wacky holiday card! How to Make a Wacky Greeting Card Publish at Scribd or explore others: How-To Guides & DIY holiday wacky Here is the card design I created for this tutorial. … Continue reading
Love on the Road…Literally
It was Sunday, and I was home alone while Aaron was out serving in our church. Between the cold and the snow and the gloomy clouds, all one could wish for was to huddle under a blanket. Yet something made … Continue reading
Family Christmas Card
We got our family Christmas picture taken at SendOutCards this year. I’m excited to send them out to everyone, especially since I don’t have to lick or stamp the cards myself
FreeCapitalist Flyer
Hi everyone, I made this flyer for members of the Northern Utah County FreeCapitalist forum to use when inviting people to their weekly meetings (FreeCapitalist logo used by permission of course). What do you like about it? What would you … Continue reading
Helpful Color Standards
One person’s terra cotta is another’s burnt orange…Our perceptions of color are fiercely individual, based on our life experiences and culture. So how do you communicate that precise color to your designer so she gets your business cards right? Enter, … Continue reading
Artful Restraint
Sometimes the hardest thing for a designer is to exercise restraint. There are so many many tools at a designer’s fingertips nowadays that it can be tempting to want to use them all! “Let’s do a gradient here, throw in … Continue reading
RGB vs CMYK…a short essay on colors!
Look very, very closely at your computer screen, and you will see tiny dots of color where you thought you were seeing white. On a monitor, Red, Green, and Blue lights make White. Take away them all (no lights) and … Continue reading