People … The sun is shinning here in Portland … Life is good! Weekly Links Portland was home to two amazing events this weekend: The Portland Bazaar and Crafty Wonderland. There was an abundance of talented craftspeople and inspiration was everywhere. source Favorite Design Inspiration When I stumbled into the booth of Mary Kate McDevitt […]

Happy Monday, everyone! We had an awesome weekend here in Portland. It was infinitely better because of two amazing craft & artisan shows in town (more on that in a bit). We were admittedly a little lazy, and spent way too much time laughing with friends … is that even possible? We wanted to drop […]

It should be no surprise that we love color ’round these parts. I think inspiring graphic design is equal parts type, layout, and color. When Pantone announced their 2012 color of the year, I was in love. The color of the year comes with a lovely name, too: Tangerine Tango. I’m not always the biggest […]

What are you doing to create advocates out of your clients? What are you doing to make them sing your praises? Here’s a hint, if you’re only delivering what you promised, you’re not doing enough. The current state of the customer service industry (if you run your own business, you’re a part of it) doesn’t […]

When looking for sources of inspiration, I love finding artists and creatives who do something completely different and unexpected. This video demonstrates just that. Miquel Endara is an AMAZING artist … His work is simply put, just dots. But, obviously so much more complex and more detailed than anyone could imagine. I love creativity! [vimeo […]

Happy Monday. Hope you all had an amazing weekend. We’re still getting settled here in Portland … In fact, we got the last box unpacked and out of the living room last night. The celebration was matched by the excitement of getting our Christmas tree & holiday decorations put up. We drove out to a […]

Happy Friday! It’s a little late for a post, but everything is final and I couldn’t wait to share this project!! Back in the beginning of 2010, I had the amazing opportunity to meet Jessica Norman, an amazing wedding & lifestyle photographer based in Chicago, IL. Back then, Jess was starting a photography endeavor and we worked together on a […]

When I first saw the amazing work of Diana Deaver, I was so excited to work with her. I quickly learned the commercial work I saw wasn’t even scratching the surface, as she had an entire wedding photography & cinematography business as well! Shortly after meeting, I spoke with Diana and her partner, Steven, about […]

I am so excited to be sharing our latest project! As you know, Emilia from Emilia Jane Photography came to us earlier this year for her brand identity redesign. Part of her project involved a website redesign to better reflect her style & personality. The site launched today, and we hope you’ll check it out! […]

As creatives & business owners, we have the unique opportunity to be selective when it comes to who we work with. However, all too often, we aren’t. It’s easy as an independent owner to accept every client & job that comes our way. I have a feeling most of us aren’t as selective as we should […]