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I’m a designer and entrepreneur in the Washington, DC metro area.

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Inspiration: Autumn in the mountains

And to conclude the recent series on inspiring textures found in nature, here are some interesting ones found on Skyline Drive in the Virginia mountains.

Testimonial from HouseofBoutiques.com

What problems did I help you solve? Anna has been working with us consistently to help us build our brand for a variety of projects. From client-relation brochures and handbooks to graphics for our social media followers and email clients. Her design work has always helped enhance our brand beyond what we can do on… [Continue Reading]

Strategy and Porter’s Five Forces: Analyzing the Graphic Design Industry

Michael Porter’s Five Forces framework is an analysis tool used to understand key competitive forces that affect an industry’s overall performance. The Five Forces are Threat to Entry, Threat of Substitutes, Bargaining Power of Buyers, Bargaining Power of Suppliers, and Intensity of Rivalry. As a small business owner, I often think about the strategy behind… [Continue Reading]

On finding out what you love to do

I posted this as an answer to the question “How did you figure out what you love to do?” on Quora. Cross-posting here in case it’s useful to someone else. Here goes. This is a question I’ve spent the last nine months trying to answer for myself. I’m not sure that I’ll love my current… [Continue Reading]

Castaway Farm identity

Castaway Farm in Jackson, New Jersey, needed a logo that communicated the owner’s personality and allowed the company to stand out among specialty breeders. The final art-nouveau-inspired brand identity was both fun and appropriate as a breeder’s seal. The floral elements visible in the logo are continued throughout branded material, such as titles of various… [Continue Reading]

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