Archive for July, 2008

Some girls don’t play with dolls.

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Some little girls just don’t like dolls, and Mary is one of them. Last night we went to Mcdonalds, and somehow they mixed up which gender specific toy belonged in which happy meal. Mary was thrilled to get an Official Spy Gear Gadget with her chicken nuggets. Ethan, on the other hand, was less thrilled to find a Polly Pocket with his cheeseburger. After realizing that the small scuffle in the back seat wasn’t about to resolve itself, we intervened. Mary was fairly upset when we told her to trade with her brother.

“What am I going to do with a silly old doll?” she protested.

And I wondered for a moment, what have I done?
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Mind your Banners

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

“Who needs banners, and why is our dear Velda designing them?” Yes, I hear you. I’m anti-ad too. But these are the kind that go at the top of the site to show of its own features. (more…)

Hands-On SSL Design Work

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Here’s a little design work I did for Hands-On SSL, which is part of the hosting company I’d been working for. (Backdating this by a year) (more…)

Better One, or Two?

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

A minor tweak to the Hands-On Web Hosting logo made a major difference to the balance of the design. I also converted the logo to a vector format so Hands-On could use it for large scale printing. (more…)

Trifold Brochure Design

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

I’m going through my computer cleaning up old files and found a lot of design projects I’d never posted to my portfolio. So I’m doing that now. Prepare to be inundated. (more…)