Dream Lightly

In my last post, I mentioned that I was working on some graphics for my new Dream Lightly Etsy shop. I have a few designs up! A few logos and a few Etsy banners. Here is a sneak peak. Please hop on over to my Etsy page and favorite it! Spread the word too if  you feel inspired to do so. Thank you!!!

 

HOW Design Conference in Chicago

While I'm not designing jewelry, I'm making a living as a freelance graphic designer. This weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the HOW Design Conference in Chicago. I had a great time, Chicago is gorgeous and the weather was perfect! Much less hot and humid than the weather here in Tampa. I loved hearing the speakers at the conference, my favorite being Jessica Hische. She is very inspiring as she has worked her butt off to be such a young success. And I love her swirly style of graphics. I wasn't obnoxious enough to take any photos of the speakers but here are some of the pictures I did take of the trip.

Bags full of freebies

Freebies: posters, design magazines, print samples, t-shirts, buttons, candy

We had some time to walk around and be tourists :)

Shepard Fairey mural outside the tattoo shop.

I have always wanted to get a spontaneous tattoo while traveling. I had this design in mind of the phases of the moon, so I went with it!

Awesome local brewery: Goose Island Beer Company.

Downtown Chicago...the weather was gorgeous!

Closing reception party for the conference.

Out of maybe 5 free shirts, this one was my favorite. It says "creative freedom".

I had an awesome time and loved Chicago. Can't wait to visit again!

newness

hi! i have a new banner! ^^^up there^^^
do you like? i designed it today. i'm pretty happy with it. for some reason it is so hard to design for myself sometimes.
have a great night!