A favicon is the tiny square image that appears next to the address bar in your browser. Adding a favicon to your web site takes less than five minutes.  You can do it while you wait for your tea kettle to whistle and it really tightens up your image.  A favicon completes the branding of your web site, makes it easier for people to find you in their bookmarks/favorites, and shows the world that you pay attention to detail.

Favicons are only 16 x 16 pixels, so the images used for them are very simple (often logos).  To make your own … Read more »

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This weekend I re-organized my studio.  I never realized how much my half-finished projects were stressing me out until I finally tackled my bin of cut but un-sewn plush pieces.  I thought that perhaps I could turn them into kits, like the ones I have for making mini hams, but it wasn’t worth the time to make detailed instruction booklets. Could I somehow turn them into simple, no-frills kits?

Yup.

nofrillsbag

Inspired by the recession, the Helvetica movie, and the joy of … Read more »

As a designer, I’ve a done a little branding for other companies, but it is WAY harder to brand yourself.  Though I know all of the steps, it can still feel paralyzing, so I’ve been forcing my husband to take me through them one at a time.  And just in case you don’t have your own branding-savvy spouse hanging over your shoulder, I’d like to help you through them, too.

First of all, let’s talk about branding for a second.  What is it?  A lot of people confuse branding with advertising, or think that branding is just for companies looking to … Read more »