I’ve just been working on stuff, you see. One of those bits of stuff is evident in the picture above… see the bunch of squiggly lines down the bottom? That’s mah paisleyz on the cover of the launch issue of Peppermint magazine! The magazine is launching this Friday in Paddington, so I might scoot along…
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Some pictures of things I’ve been busy making…
Thank you notes for our wedding (yes, late but what else would my friends and family expect from me?) Some drawings of pretty gals. More magazine doodling. Felt paisleys. My rat Willis died on Saturday :( I’ve also been quite busy with freelance design work! If you want to check out my portfolio, it’s over…
What tools do you use?
Pens. PENS! I love pens. I used to be the stationery queen at one of my old jobs, and I got to order all the stationery for the company. I pretty much hated it, but I loved flipping through the catalogue looking at all the pens. The other week I ordered some stuff through JetPens,…
Adobe eSeminars in July
Adobe are conducting free eSeminars for Australian and New Zealand designers in July – you can register for quite a variety of online seminars catering to web and mobile developers, video and print designers and photographers. I’ve signed up for all the design seminars already, as well as the Creative Fesival which is kicking off…
Dripbook coming out of beta
Dripbook just sent an email announcing that they are coming out of beta! I’ve blogged about Dripbook in earlier entries but for the uninitiated, Dripbook is a beautiful little site offering a really compact and portable portfolio facility. They offer creatives a simple way to package their works on site in the form of flash…
Year of Creativity 2008
Admcom have heralded 2008 as the Year of Creativity and I’ve taken up their invitation to be someone else. Of course, I needed new business cards to complement my new career, and AdmCom delivered with their hilarious business card creator. No more minding my Ps and Qs! I’m removing any guise of censorship on definatalie.com!…
The Thirty Day Challenge
This is just a note to let you all know that I’m going to be participating in the Thirty Day Challenge this year. If you are keen to track my progress, please feel free to check out my team’s blog – “Blogging the Thirty Day Challenge” and to subscribe to it in your favourite RSS…
A guide to putting your portfolio on the web
Your name in lights by cheechman via flickr. Tracy over on Red Bubble asked in the forums: A little while ago I set myself up with a free website to display some of my stuff, but I really would like to have a swish bang site like some of the ones i have seen from…
The Adobe Online Creative Festival is coming!
I just got an email about the Adobe Online Creative Festival, which is taking place on Tuesday 1 July between 11-4pm. The best thing is, it costs approximately nothing for 5 hours of networking, master classes, tips and tricks and live guest speakers. All you have to do is register! You will definitely (definatalie!) see…
Guru Natalie weighs in on Time Management
I hear you – the guffaws, the disbelief! Natalie, a guru of time management? Well according to Inspiration Bit, I am – so there! Watch in amazement as I meet the following criteria: Are you juggling a busy family life and career? I have dinner with my family every week (mostly) so we can catch…