I have long held the belief, that the most beautiful things in life – Are beautiful with, or without us. So it is up to all of us to see the things that are so easy to overlook or simply take for granted. If we choose “to see” then this is also our fortune.
When we bought our home a couple years ago, I knew that all the fences around the property were pretty beat up and did not have much life left. Strong winds blew portions of it down the last 2 years in row, and the whole thing has been somehow standing with props, temporary posts and maybe even a couple band-aids. (On my hands from propping it back up in the rain!~)
The illustrator in me has always loved any project that includes creating icons. Icons are simply mini illustrations that ad a visual element to assist in explaining something functional, contextual or that will simply help a user understand how to engage. What ads to this challenge is the minimal space and square aspect ratio allocated towards telling this visual story.
Over the years, I have taken great pride in the various technical milestones I have been able to achieve as a designer. Hell, when I finished with art school, I did not even know how to turn a computer on. I originally started out as a portrait painter | traditional illustrator, so when I first moved into the digital art arena, I felt overwhelmed that all my counterparts had a BIG technical edge on me. Being able to draw by hand made me fairly quick with composition, color and conceptualizing – yet it still took me longer to do what others seem to make simple work out of. As a result, for years I have been obsessed with learning tricks, short cuts, command keys – basically anything else to make myself faster and more technically savvy.
I don’t really have much to say in this flagship post – yet I had to put something up in place of the default “Hello World” that has been staring at me while creating this blog. I have still yet to resolve the many bugs that I am finding either in my new site as a whole, or within this customized WP Theme. (First time I have ever messed with a WP Theme by the way)
So I guess I will keep it at a minimum and just be glad that progress is occuring – if only in the fact that Hello world is the only thing I have to say.
I am an avid student and evangelist of user-centered design principles - I have created or overhauled some of the world's largest online Business & Technology properties. My focus has always been on building functional design systems that creatively solve business problems. Solutions that convey brand & messaging, but more importantly, are intuitive to maximize the possibilities of an interactive medium. Any thoughts, opinions, or ideas expressed on this website are solely my own and not necessarily representative of those of my employer, CBS Interactive.
