Grabby ‘n Stabby: 11.19.09
Happy Thursday ladies and gents!
You’re reading the debut of Grabby ‘n Stabby on my new blog and portfolio home! Woohoo!
This week has been all about the web. Email design as well as blog design, I have been living and breathing them! That’s not all I’ve been up to though, so let’s get to the G’nS!
Links are Awesome 11.18.09
Hey all, here are some links that have caught my attention this week.
Can I get a quote? | Robert L. Johnson: on entrepreneurship
As an entrepreneur, sometimes you make it up as you go along. You have to have an unshaken belief in yourself, work harder than the next guy, and do whatever it takes with determination.
Get it On (formerly known as Product Lust)
Hello ladies and gents and welcome to “Get it On”, which is replacing “Product Lust” as my reoccurring feature on my latest fashion obsessions. As a graphic designer I don’t just read fashion magazines for the layout and the ads (though I do love the ads!), I read them because I love fashion. To me, design aesthetics don’t stop with the color palette or fonts that I choose. What I wear is just another excuse for creative expression!
Can I get a quote? | David Ogilvy: on testing ideas
The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is ‘test’. If you pretest your product with consumers, and pretest you advertising, you will do well in the marketplace.
Photoshoot with Vixen Pinup Photography
Sunday night I posed for some photos for Nikki of Vixen Pinup Photography and her assistant Candy. David was on iPhone photo duty for some behind the scenes pictures of the transformation. The amazing clothing and corsets were from Monkey Wrench Clothing, and the beautiful jewelry was from Evil Pawn.
dana does design, 2.0
Welcome to the new site home! I am still working out the kinks so bear with me. 2.0 promises to be bigger and better than before!