This is a BIG deal. I’ve been a tropical, small(ish)-town kinda girl my whole life; but all of that’s about to change. In just under two weeks, Mr. G and I, will be making the drive up! Though we’ll be leaving Florida and a lot of our family and friends behind, we’re looking forward to this new adventure. For me, New England is something I’ve always wanted to experience: the 4 seasons, the insane sports culture, and the immensely rich history – just to name a few. It just makes me giddy!

I made a Bucket List a couple of years ago and “Start a Blog” was numero uno. Well, I finally did it! It took this long because I absolutely don’t consider myself a writer, but I have some people/places/things I deem worth sharing. So I’m gonna give it a go and you can give it a chance, if you’re so inclined!

This is my family’s new restaurant in Pensacola, Florida. I began designing the logo three years ago and the rest of the collateral (job forms, menus, business cards, etc., etc.) in the last 6 months. It’s been a whirlwind! Here are snapshots of various Five Sisters Blues Café collateral: (l-r) top part of the cooler behind the bar, lunch & dinner menu, front door signage, inside menu, logo screen-printed on tumblers, and Sunday brunch menu.

I had the amazing opportunity to help launch a brand-new product for the Amazon Herb Co.  I was involved in product development, logo creation, and implementation throughout various marketing mediums.

A fun and whimsical logo design for my dear friend Lai – an up-and-coming talented cake decorator from Port St. Lucie, Florida.

I did some super-cute business cards for her too:

Beautiful letterpress business cards for the lovely and über-talented, Meg Baisden Photography studio in Pensacola, Florida. I *adore* these cards! I created several concepts for Meg and this cute and quirky, vintage-inspired design won her approval! We then found an amazing letterpress printer out in Utah that printed my design onto doubly-thick premium paper stock and added the pop of blue to the edges. The design coupled with this printing technique proved to be a winning combination – a 2010 Silver Addy award to be exact! Bazinga!

As part of Fusion Media’s branding overhaul, I created a custom background for Charles’ Twitter page.

I did this logo pro-bono to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of St. Lucie County. At the event, I was astonished by their backdrop for picture-taking – it was a life-sized wooden replica of my logo design. Here’s a picture of it:

How cool is that?!

This postcard was a part of a self-promotional campaign. Of course I created the design, but I also wrote the copy as well. I’m quite proud of the way they turned out!

After a job interview or a meeting with a new client, I would leave behind a small gift for them to remember me by. Here’s what I came up with to tie into the Ripe Campaign…

Super cute, right?! I got most of the materials at Target. They were easy to assemble and well-received.

This logo was created for a Martin County Leadership Group’s end-of-the-term fundraiser. It was a Halloween-themed party, obviously.

I also did some Save the Date postcards and these self-mailing invitations:

My favorite part? Well, there are two: (1) “The Grave Details” and (2) R.S.V.P. – “Dying… to go” or “Sorry, rigor mortis set in… cannot attend.” Yep, came up with those myself!