Secret to Life

October 18, 2011

in Inspiration,Work/Life Balance

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Who Runs the World?

October 5, 2011 Visual Communication

In case there was any question in your mind as to who runs the world then watch this. As much as I love Curt (Kurt?) I’d vote for Brittany just for singing this song!  

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Creativity in Display Ads

August 5, 2011 Career

The world of interactive marketing is changing so fast it’s sometimes makes my head spin. Keeping up is hard enough never mind getting ahead… but for those of you that are interested in getting up to speed on interactive marketing here’s a great resource: http://www.google.com/adwords/watchthisspace/industry-trends/ On this site I came across this video which I [...]

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In Defense of Comic Sans?

July 21, 2011 Funny Stuff

My friend and co-worker, Anthony, sent me a link to this article & in the process he also taught me what “rofl” means – I’m truly a techno-acronym geek – turns out it means, rolling on the floor laughing. My response to him was, “I lol’d”, yes I’m a little behind the times, I know. [...]

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So, what the heck is a haboob?

July 6, 2011 Arizona

Do you know what a haboob is? Neither did I until yesterday’s dust storm. Here’s a quick little overview for you. Trust me, it’s interesting! The History of Haboob: The Desert Dust Wall from Keith Jennings on Vimeo. ASU Weather Expert Randy Cerveny talks about the history and effect of haboobs, which the Phoenix Area [...]

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The Girl Effect

February 26, 2010 Inspiration

The Girl Effect is an organization that I believe in. A LOT. This video will help you better understand what the organization is and does. Please, if you have an extra minute and a half, watch this video. The side benefit is that the text effects are simple, elegant, and above all else effective! Take [...]

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A River Runs Through It

February 27, 2010 Inspiration

It’s a cloudy day here in Tucson so I’m taking the opportunity to stay in and watch “A River Runs Through It” by Norman Maclean. No matter how many times I watch this movie I’m always inspired by and in awe of it’s scenery and cinematogrophy. I’m equally inspired by and in awe of Norman Maclean’s [...]

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TDAC at the TYP First Fridays March Event

March 5, 2010 Digital Arts

Tonight I’m headed to the Tucson Young Professionals First Friday March event at the Tucson Museum of Art. TDAC is one of three creative groups that will be building an Andy Warhol inspired sculpture out of canned goods. The cans will then be given to the Tucson Food Shelter. Our sculpture is inspired by Warhol’s [...]

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The Final Product

March 6, 2010 Digital Arts

Here’s a look at our sculpture from last night’s event.

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Covergirl: Ellen Degeneres

March 10, 2010 Funny Stuff

On a semi-serious note, the fact that Ellen Degeneres is a Covergirl gives me hope that beauty will not always be defined by tall, skinny legs, flawless skin, long hair, and tiny wastes.  I’m glad the product she’s promoting is kicking-ass! Maybe this is a sign of things to come in the beauty industry? On [...]

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Weekend Project

March 13, 2010 Inspiration

I love this project. Makes me excited to refurbish a house and decorate it with second-life cool old furniture. Sigh…someday soon! Click here to see the before photo as well as more of the after photos.

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MCAD Exhibit

March 13, 2010 Fine Arts

To my friends in Minneapolis, please take time to visit this exhibit. I think it will be more than worth your time. Also, check out the Design Sponge blog – very fun stuff!

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Paper Source…oh how I miss you

March 13, 2010 Fine Arts

Isn’t this image inspiring? I love paper – of all kinds. Always have, always will. As a kid I loved Beatrix Potter books not so much for the stories but  because the books themselves were little and the paper of the pages was so thick and smooth. When I was in junior high, I started [...]

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Phonebooth

March 18, 2010 Visual Communication

Two things to point out with this post… 1st: This is a great service. If you’re looking for a cheap phone solution, I recommend looking into Phonebooth. Note: the free trials are not available at the moment but for $20 you can subscribe for unlimited use each month. (& no, they didn’t pay me to [...]

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Col. Shafiqa Quraishi: An Improbable Dream

March 19, 2010 Inspiration

Just when I was starting to feel sorry for myself about the crappy economy we’re experiencing I go and read an article about a super inspiring person that has defied many more odds than I will ever encounter. Meet Col. Shafiqa Quraishi. In the picture above, she’s the woman in black. According to the Vancouver [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day Special at Mars Cafe

March 17, 2010 Inspiration

I’ve been struggling with a new, inspirational take on St. Patrick’s Day to include in my blog and was coming up with nothin’ until my friend Jen posted her cafe’s special for the big ol’ green holiday. The thing in particular that I want to point out is the last item on the list: Stout [...]

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My Beef with Twitter

April 13, 2010 Sound Off

Sunday was a pleasant day in most respects except for one mishap. This is the story of that mishap. Twitter Mishap Explained On Sunday morning, in an effort to put off doing my taxes for just a few more minutes, I logged in to my Twitter account, reviewed the latest Tweets, and then closed my browser. [...]

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Don’t Trust the Creatives!

April 15, 2010 Career

I’d love to hear any other anti-creativity tactics that you’ve run into. Please leave a comment and share. Thanks!

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Expect a Miracle

April 20, 2010 Visual Communication

I’ve been struggling with what I really want the focus of this blog to be. So far, I’ve added info and articles on random subjects that interest me. Of course, since this is my blog, I can write about what ever I want to write about & that’s fine and dandy. But, ideally, I’d like to [...]

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A Rose is a Rose

April 21, 2010 Inspiration

I always thought roses were so popular because of their beautiful colors and amazing sent. I don’t know, these obviously don’t have a sent and the black and white rivals the color version tic for tac. Maybe roses are just plain amazing. This particular flower is from my parents backyard. In the words of Sue Sylvester roses are fan-tas-tic!

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WOW!

April 22, 2010 Smart Design

When billboards are bad you just don’t notice them. Unless you’re looking for them, you don’t drive by a billboard with unreadable sized fonts and pointless images and say,”Wow, that was a really ineffective billboard.” You simply don’t notice them. When billboards are really good, you might notice them, but even then, they have to [...]

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3 Dogs, a Cat, and a Litter Box

April 24, 2010 Funny Stuff

Last night I had three (small) dogs, 1 cat, and a litter box all in one room. Today, I’m burning candles. No further explanation needed.

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Catalina Mountains Cloudy Morning

April 25, 2010 Pretty Things

This is the view that I woke up to on Thursday morning. AMAZING!

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My Colorful Wardrobe

April 26, 2010 Pretty Things

Sometimes I just love looking into my wardrobe. Some people say eat a rainbow every day – I say wear a rainbow.

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My Handsome Boys

April 27, 2010 Inspiration

If you ever hear me refer to “my handsome boys”, Seamus and Skip are to whom I’m referring. Skip is a pound puppy and Seamus is an alley cat. Together they make, in my humble opinion, two of the best cases for why you should adopt pets from shelters.  This is another of those topics [...]

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Emma: Sparkling Human

April 30, 2010 Inspiration

It was at about this time last year when, in an attempt to cross the street, my niece Emma was hit by a car, and shattered her ankle. (Actually, she walked into the car, but that’s another story.) And about a year prior to Emma braking her ankle I agreed to make a collage for [...]

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Colorful Customized Contact Cards

May 2, 2010 Pretty Things

Last week I decided to take Etsy & moo.com up on their offer to send me free custom business cards. I went to moo.com, created 25 unique cards, and yesterday I received a box of 50 very colorful and cool new cards. I had to pay $5.50 for shipping and handling but that’s all there [...]

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Women & Love: Art in Process

May 4, 2010 Inspiration

I recently purchased an old book of articles that were published in a predecessor to People magazine. One of the articles, written by Rudolph Valentino, was a discussion on his likes and dislikes as well as thoughts in general about women in love. As I read the article I was amazed, first at how egotistical [...]

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Paris Flea Market

May 15, 2010 Inspiration

My favorite shop in Minneapolis is called Hunt and Gather and it’s fabulous! I miss it more than you can imagine but I was introduced to a shop here in Tucson that might alleviate some of my longing for H&G. The store is called Paris Flea Market and although it’s no Hunt and Gather it’s [...]

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Don’t Stop Believing

May 22, 2010 Arizona

About a month ago I was driving around the Sam Hughes neighborhood, dreaming of living in the various beautiful houses when I came across the following sign. At a distance my initial thought was, “why would someone vandalize a stop sign?” Then as I drove closer I realized the message was pretty clever and it [...]

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Project Preview

May 23, 2010 Pretty Things

As I was putting together the initial part of my latest project I was struck by the vibrance of the drying tissue paper. I just had to snap a shot a share it with you!

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Abbracci Gratis

June 29, 2010 People

My mom sent me a link to this video this morning and it made me smile. Thought I’d share it for all the world to see! (or at least the 3 people that read my blog) Enjoy!

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Yep, 1st Post in a Year and It’s About Katy Perry

July 4, 2011 Funny Stuff

Maybe I shouldn’t admit this…but I have a thing for Katy Perry. Yes, of course, she’s beautiful, but more than that I really like her music; she’s talented and until I saw this story yesterday I would have likely gone to the grave with this information. But as it turns out my favorite TV show, [...]

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Sweet Seamus

July 5, 2011 My Boys

I couldn’t resist – he’s just so darn CUTE!!!

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