by Jeannie | Sep 30, 2015 | Design Advice, Inspiration, Words & Thoughts
The loss of a job. It’s so common everyone has had it happen at least once in their life. But unemployment, is a bad word these days. It feels like as soon as you say it there are visions of vagabonds and laziness. I know that’s how I felt. Not that I was lazy or a...
by Jeannie | Nov 18, 2014 | Design Advice
Emotional upkeep goes along with the flow of creativity. At one design studio, I had horrible back problems linked to a car accident. One day my boss told me, “Go home. Get better. You can’t design when in pain.” While that was for a physical ailment, the same rings...
by Jeannie | Oct 4, 2014 | Design Advice, Words & Thoughts
I hate desks. I hate desk jobs, well more the idea of being in one place for the majority of my life, which is why my desk is now mobile. There’s something about the minimalist style in work life that’s freeing. Being able to compress everything you do into a laptop,...
by Jeannie | Jun 13, 2014 | Design Advice, Words & Thoughts
Creativity is a lovely thing. It can cure boredom. Soothe a heavy heart. On some days it can even make a job seem like more than just a four letter word. However, creativity doesn’t always come easily. But Jeannie, you’re a creative type, you must be overflowing with...
by Jeannie | Jun 3, 2014 | Design Advice
This should’ve been obvious to anyone who reads and/or knows me. I’ve been a designer for a long time and in that time I’ve developed into a creative director and designer that pays special attention to branding. It’s my thing. You know the saying, “you don’t have a...
by Jeannie | Apr 3, 2014 | Design Advice
A is for articulate. You thought I would say art, or artistic, artistry, or some nonsense like that right? Wrong! Well, okay maybe not that wrong. I find in the everyday of a creative life, it’s the one thing that we need to work at every fucking day. (If you are...
