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An English major?

For my undergraduate degree I majored in English with minors in professional writing and graphic design. I knew I didn’t want to be a teacher, but that’s as far as my thinking…

Valentine’s Day cards for your pet

Avoid the doghouse this February 14th and let your special someone know you’ll always be loyal. Come on, you shy love birds, you! <<printable download>> Continuing a tradition that seems odd for someone…

Student work: Expressive typography

I teach and introductory class for non-designers and I did had them do a quick exercise of expressing an idiom through typography. Because I love word play and design. Here are some…

Academic paper, vizualized

I’m in the middle of writing a paper on my thesis. I went through this exercise of visualizing to make sure I understood myself how all my arguments were connected: If my…

Process: Digital sketching

I’ve been teaching illustrator this past few weeks and even though I’m pretty sure my students are still scrambling on the learning curve with bitter thoughts, Illustrator is my favorite tool (like it…