graphic design

Diagrams! Happy.

March 26, 2010

Information is Beautiful. I’ve been living far too long without this blog, and now that I’ve finally found it, well, I’m smitten. Enamored. Infatuated. Hung up. And I can’t help thinking — being the information nerd sponge that I am — maybe this is right up my creative alley. At the very least, ogling beholding [...]

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There is hope after all

February 19, 2010

Two questions typically race through my mind when I hear of an impending major do-not-leave-your-home weather event: Do I have enough craft supplies? and Do I have enough flour? In other words, when I’m trapped inside for a weekend, there’s a 2 in 3 chance that at any moment you can find me doing one of two [...]

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Once upon my mind

November 23, 2009

Not long ago, I made a pact with myself to be more brave with art and design, and life in general. I think I’m making baby steps — decent psychological progress toward standing more confidently behind my own ideas when presenting them to other people. But what’s struck me lately is the sting of disagreement, [...]

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Reflections on HOW

July 2, 2009

Photos: Zilker Botanical Garden; Heroes of the Alamo monument at the Texas State Capitol; buildings on Congress Avenue The one thing I’d sort of hoped to glean from the HOW Design Conference in Austin last week was guidance. Direction. Some affirmation, or some way to gauge whether what I’m doing is what I should be [...]

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So sweet, it makes my teeth hurt

April 6, 2009

This week I’ve decided to dedicate I Misunderstand! to pursuing the art of invitation miscommunication. I never thought I’d ever create anything this sugary sweet-looking willingly and for free. Sarcastic, yes. Sugary, no. I continue to surprise myself, all in the name of academics. The dot pattern was inspired by a J.Crew dress I bought [...]

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What I did this summer

October 16, 2008

While there’s not much happenin’ here on my side of the Internet — I take that back, there’s a lot happening, but not much of it’s fun. However, I took some time today to photograph a few finished projects that have been piling up and collecting dust since the summer. Here is the wedding invitation [...]

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