Little Bits of Kindness...

I love the concept behind this company.  Little Bits of Kindness has a blog post everyday about how to do good.  It's never anything major, but little things that can make a difference to people.  Her etsy store isn't open yet, but I'm still excited to see it :)  I designed Jennifer's Logo, Etsy Store and Blog...enjoy!

In other news...and why I've been so unbelievable awful at blogging the past few months, I'm having a baby and it's a boy :)  I'm going to use the Rudy Robot Scrapbook Collection as inspiration for his room.

A pic of the little guy:

Also, ScrapEdub.com is up and running and we have some great deals going on that you can't get through my etsy store...so check it out!

Something to Hold You Over

I've been sick ALL week...like really sick.  And Riley has been sick too, so I'm sorry for the lame post, but I wanted to post SOMETHING...so here's a look at all the blogs that I've designed lately...along with links!  Enjoy!

Peanut butter and...

I'm in love with this logo because it's totally different from everything that I've done.  And I'm in love with the work that Jodie does.  She creates high-end paper collage art.  Take a look at her blog to see her work. 

I also designed Jodie's blog, etsy store and business cards.  It was just a really fun design to create...with all the layers and "scrapbook" paper (I really wanted to include that because that is what she works with).  I actually have an addiction with scrapbook paper.  I always want to buy it but I NEVER scrapbook.  (Same thing with fabric).  So this actually fed my addiction for a while because I don't have time to work on my scrapbook line, but I got to create all these different "papers" for Jodie and Red Jam Designs.  So thank you Jodie for helping out a recovering shopaholic :)

It's 6 am here...I don't do mornings and I'm rambling, but I wanted to get this up before I had to start work.  

PS...anyone know how to get a baby to sleep in after 5?  I get a lot of work done this way, but oh my I'm tired!

Should Be Cleaning...

But I'm looking at logos.  Here are some of my favorites:

Shahal Telemedicine by Danny Goldberg Design 

I don't know what exactly it is that I like about this...I don't even like hearts, but this is fun and so clean and cute.  I love it.

antartica by William Identity Design

Can I say...super creative?  I really admire people that can think of things like this.  This type of design is not my forte exactly, but I'm always really drawn to these logos.

Break Cafè, Niš (Serbia) by KontraStudio 

Get it?  It's called BREAK, and it's made of chairs... :)  This just makes me smile.

Baby's awake...gotta go, but hope you enjoyed this little collection!

Flowers, Bows and Hair-ties, OH MY!

I have been chomping at the bit to blog about this logo I did.  Don't mean to toot my own horn or anything, but I love love love this logo!  It just clicked for me...I'm not sure why because I'm not usually into majorly girlie things...but it helped that Michelle from Sugarbug Boutique wanted blues and yellows for her colors.  Michelle drew up an image for me to go off of and I came up with this:

It was Michelle's idea, I just executed it :)  I think it's EXTREMELY important for a client to have an idea for a concept.  Of course, I love coming up with concepts...but it's easier to please a client that knows what they want.  To prove that point...besides changing the font around, Michelle approved the silhouette figure after the first time she saw it.  I was so happy because I really loved the way it turned out.

I then designed Sugarbug's blog, etsy store, business cards and bow cards...in a month.  I think it was a record for me.  Michelle needed all her designs ready for her show (read about it on her blog--it turned out amazing!)  Here are some of the designs she sells:

SOOO CUTE!  My favorite is the lavender flower...and though I hate to admit it, that huge PINK rose is absolutely adorable :)  Can't wait to see more!

Brand New Edub!!!

...Again :)  I was having an identity crisis...literally.  I really liked my old logo, but it started to wear on me...and I just didn't think that it matched my style or skill level.  I wanted something clean, fun, girlie, bright, colorful (of course blue and green!), something that would last me a while.

I went through many many many many drafts and styles.  It is so much harder for me to design something from my own vision, than from other's...if that makes sense.  I decided to keep it simple and I tweaked my favorite font (aerolinea), kept it green because that's my favorite, and added some depth.  I love it.  I love that I can work around it...it can match almost anything.  For now, I have the leaves and flowers on my blog, but if I get antsy (obviously that happens a lot!) I can switch it with something new...but it will probably still be green.

Enjoy :)

Before and After Wednesday!

So I'm a little behind...oh well.  It will just be before and after someday :)  Sometimes my schedule is just too crazy to actually have a schedule.

Before:

After:  The colors in the first one weren't exacly conveying the modern feel that she wanted for her bakery...so we switched it to orange and green, got rid of the leaves and junk and changed the font in life to look more like handwriting.  The swirls actually came from a previous draft that I did, that I didn't actually save. 

If the food is as good as the logo looks, I want some of that...ha ha :)

Glambaby Designs

I'm way excited to feature this logo. I love it...the colors, the star, the distressed look, the fonts, everything about this. It's totally my style. And this is from yet another etsy store I wish I'd known about when I was looking for baby stuff. Glambaby Designs has the cutest diaper bags!  Maybe for my next baby when my purse is shot :)  If you don't have a baby, don't worry, she has other cute items, like purses, wallets and wristlets!

Before and After Monday

I have been thinking lately about what I can do to make my blog more enjoyable to my readers.  Also, how to get more readers :)  And the thought hit me...maybe I should talk more about the design process...since that's what I do.  Being a first-time mommy (and running around like a chicken with its head cut off), I usually only make time to post the AFTER....the result of hours of work on a logo.  Today, and hopefully every Monday, I want to show you the BEFORE!

This is still one of my favorite logos and one of my favorite people to work with.  When we started, she didn't even have an etsy shop.  Now, she has a successful shop and she's a successful crafter.  I have a key fob she did and it's wonderful.  I never have to look for my keys in my huge diaper bag/purse and it's also very stylish.

So, Kristen of modmomME wanted a silhouette of a modern woman holding a baby, a purse and had a toddler hanging on to her leg.  I was pregnant at the time, so I didn't realize how true this image was.  I think it captures what every mom does every day!  She also wanted pink, turquoise and brown for her colors...with a touch of a chartreuse-ish (not sure of the color tone here) green the first draft looked like this:

Pretty good for my amateur self...but not quite what Kristen had in mind for her company logo.  With a little tweaking, her final draft ended up like this:

A lot of people feel bad for having me do a lot of drafts...but that's why I offer unlimited revisions!  I want your logo to be perfect!!!  Company branding is very important, so you want it to be right.  I think we got modmomME right :)

color.me.sweet.

I am even more behind on this logo.   This is color.me.sweet.  I designed her hyena cart as well.  She makes custom, whimsical clothes for little ones.  Be sure to visit her shop...she has some great designs!

Whimzy Creations

I have been way behind in posting this, but I really wanted to post this even though it's in my portfolio.  This design was really fun to do because of all the patterns on this topsy turvy cake.  Who knew that watching food network's Challenge would come in handy?  The cake competitions really helped inspire me for this logo for Whimzy Creations.  She makes the cutest custom birthday banners and other party favor supplies.  Can't wait for Riley to turn one so I can shop here!

The Vintage Sash

I was very lucky to work with the owner of The Vintage Sash.  She had me design a ton of items (gift cards, blog header, etsy store designs, etc).  It was a lot of fun and the result is great:

Her etsy store isn't opened yet, but I will be sure to make a post when it does!