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There Is a Lot Going On
I’ve arguably exceeded a healthy news intake over the last few months and recently looked to my bookshelves to restore some balance and hope for the future. These heartwarming stories are speaking to me right now. A few years back, I bought a bunch of books by Joan Walsh Anglund. Peace is a…
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Hello, Make Book Jacket
Where have you been hiding out? Somehow I missed you, most amazing InDesign plug-in. Well, It’s nice to meet you finally, Make Book Jacket. You’re awesome. Measuring out a book jacket, case wrap, or paperback isn’t difficult. Still, adding all the horizontal measurements, placing guides, crops, and bleed marks takes a little time and there is…
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Creating with Adobe Capture
Recently I discovered a nifty little app, Adobe Capture. Using a phone or tablet, it transforms images into vectors, patterns, materials, brushes, and shapes, recognizes fonts, and creates color themes and gradients. Mostly, I can see using it for font identification and palette creation. The type feature is similar to MyFonts.com ‘what the font’ and…
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Visual Inspirations
I love… wonky, glompy shapes sashiko stitching patterns wandering /scribbling line/pencil lines edge quality/relationship between shapes cuteness, whimsy texture collage folk art childrens’ drawings
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I 💛 Reset Jessie
I owe quick and efficient production work to small little time savers here and there. With an approved design in hand, here are a few of the things I do to make building out a project move quickly: I use saved workspaces. Having an orderly physical space helps me focus. I find the same thing…
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Books Help Us Navigate
I hope never to know the depth of despair experienced by families affected by gun violence. Like many of us, particularly those with young children, Sandy Hook and Uvlade are particularly traumatic. As much as I try to shield my youngest, now 8, from the news, there are moments she is visibly shaken, no doubt…
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All Buttoned Up
I like my InDesign files tidy, and while we are on the subject, there’s nothing like a lovely, precise template. (Have I mentioned that I love creating templates?) That said, I am not neat on the front end. My initial design files are messy. Like most designers, as I move elements around and around and…
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It’s Been a While
When my child first was born, I allowed myself to let go of painting, thinking it would return to me when the time was right. Surprisingly, it’s been a relatively guilt-free hiatus. I’m not quite painting yet, but I like where things are going.
