You know the old saying: “There is no ‘I’ in Team … Well, I think there should be a ‘You’ in Brand! Have you thought about your brand experience lately? At the end of 2013, I did. I took a look at the goods I was sending out to my wonderful clients. It was lacking. […]

**This post is part of the series, “Identifying The Brand” … This is a several-week long series, so be sure to subscribe to the blog to keep up with the latest posts!** You know what makes me cry little graphic design tears? Pre-made logos & template designs!! When I have potential clients email me about […]

Time to send the crickets on their way … I’ve been pretty quiet over here lately. As a brand strategy studio, I feel a bit bad about this part. I remind my own clients how important it is to be consistent (whether it’s blogging, social media, client interaction, etc.), and I have over 100 posts […]

Last night, we sat down with our loan officer to talk about buying our first house in Portland. Those words are so exciting … and a little scary at the same time. I wrote up a little post on our personal blog, but then it just dawned on me that this is a perfect place […]

I am so excited for this post in my series, The Independent Creative. It’s the very first guest post on the Three Fifteen Design blog, and I couldn’t be more excited that Alison Murray is the guest. Alison (or Ali as she’s known around these parts) is an amazing photographer based in Oregon. She & her […]

Hooray for a new post in my series for the independent creative. So far, I’ve dicussed: Accounting Time Management The Independent Creative Introduction I thought it would be fun to talk about something, well, FUN! So much of our journey in being an independent creative revolves around the business side of our business … like […]

We flew back to Portland yesterday after spending our weekend with Nick & Mel in Michigan. Photographing their wedding made our hearts feel so full. It was a little bittersweet, as Nick & Mel’s wedding is our last of 2012. I woke up this morning feeling so blessed to have not one, but two careers […]

In continuing my “The Independent Creative” series (a series about my journey of becoming my own boss), I knew I’d have to address the not-always-exciting topic of accounting. While it’s not very exciting to talk about, it should be one of the easiest parts of your business to manage once you have a solid plan in place. […]

So very excited to start my Independent Creative series. As promised, this series will give a little insight into my journey towards becoming an independent studio owner. Of course, I would love to start off with the super-fun parts of running your own business, but I’m thinking we should start with the more serious topics […]

Last month, I quietly celebrated one full year of being an independent business owner. While I’ve had my own business for about 3 years now, it took me a bit before I was ready to take the leap to full time self-employment. Over the past year, I made some mistakes, but more importantly, that trial […]