Ready for the holidays?

Again, no time to create a logo just now...but, it dawned on me that I better get crackin' on my holiday card for this year! Before having a baby, I had a tradition of doing some kind of art card for the holidays. Now that I can rely on cute baby pictures, there's way less pressure...and it's a good thing, because there's less time, too. Still, I'll want to do something creative with the picture.

Click on the collage above to see a collection of past cards I've created. And, I always make time for new business, so if you want custom cards for yourself, for any occasion, e-mail me!

Keeping your little ones warm and cozy...

This is one I thought of on a cold morning getting ready for a run with Ava in the stroller. All parents know it can be a workout in and of itself to get little ones suited up for fall and winter days outside. We've already lost a pair of boots that have been kicked off somewhere between mile 3 and 4 on one of our recent runs! Wouldn't it be easier to just be able to spray your kid with a gentle, non-toxic, insulated foam and go? Now you can! Snuggle Spray is the breakthrough baby product for active, busy parents. Just spray the safe, proprietary blend on your naked child and it dries instantly (especially aided by the wind created as they run away from you). Pop them in the stroller...and you're off! If only!

(p.s.--click here to check out the cheesy animated version)

Logos present and past

Well, looks like "Logo My Life" may have had a bit of a false start. As you might surmise from the gap in posts, I've been too busy with real jobs (and toddler and puppy and watching elections) to do my exercise! So, I'm posting a recently completed logo project—very traditional, very functional, they were happy—and a past design I did when I was employed in-house for a DC trade association. The logo is used on a PR campaign website that is based on my prototype design.

OK, so I have alot of fun ideas for "Logo My Life" swimming around in my head. Hopefully I can get them on-screen soon...

Dominion Restoration, LLC

the tag line pretty much explains it...



See www.lifesupplemented.org for more on this one...

Time famine?

I've been reading Maternal Desire, an alt-feminist perspective on how caring for their own little children might actually be something that women want to do, rather than an obligation that they have to figure out how to "manage." In the book, one of the things the author talks about is spending time with children, and in general, spending time on the nitty gritty things that make up real life, and how there is a richness in it that is lost when we try too much to economize our time and operate on the notion that "time is money."

The book cited a study by Robinson and Godbey about how even though we Americans feel like we have a time famine, we actually have reduced work hours and gained free time in the last 30 years. (I know! Seems unbelievable...) They looked into what people actually do moment to moment with their time, and as it turns out, they watch alot of TV.

We all seem to have a desire for more time...and yet, we need to find a way to make time for desire. This logo reflects this cycle of want and has a look of luxury, which many consider time to be.

Quitting yoga class to be more relaxed

This logo represents the energy and happiness I feel on Saturday mornings since I quit my yoga class and decided to use that time to go running instead. The class was boring and took place in a dismal park district basement. And an hour and a half of hatha with a bunch of middle-agers and senior citizens was just too long and too slow for me. It killed me sitting in there. In contrast, running free and fast through the woods without the stroller while my husband watches the baby makes me feel so strong and alive! I breathe and meditate on life at the same time and feel much more relaxed afterwards—all associated with yoga, but not. No-ga.