Tag Archives: Holiday

My favorite thing about the holidays is bringing people together. Whether it’s with coworkers or old college buddies, friends from the neighborhood or new acquaintances you met in line on black Friday – there’s nothing like coming together for a holiday mixer.  Since it’s an already hectic month of shopping, baking for the cookie exchange [...]

With the last bit of the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving dinner finally gone and the anxiety of Black Friday as a not-so-distant memory, we’re about to begin the last month of 2010. Although we’ve been thinking about the Holidays for months now, this past weekend I unpacked the holiday décor, hung my wreath and trimmed [...]

Anyone with kids knows how quickly doodles, scribbles and things they made at school accumulate. It is a daily windfall in my house and much like my mother, I have a hard time parting with even the smallest and goofiest ones. I have file drawers and portfolio cases filled in the house and my garage [...]

One of the hardest things I’ve ever learned to do was to K.I.S.S. Doing it well requires restraint. When I first started to mature (as a designer), I was scared I wouldn’t be good at it. And with all the options here in the office, it was hard to perfect it. “Keep It Simple Stupid” [...]

As the hours of daylight shorten and pumpkins replace summer fruits, the drum beat of fourth quarter looms large, fast and louder by the day. Those of us who heed its call begin to brace ourselves for what is to come. As designers, it is necessary to be ahead of the pack. So… we set [...]