What‘s to know about site accessibility?
The internet should be a place for all, shouldn’t it? In the US, the American Disabilities Act (ADA) has been guiding how public spaces and buildings need to be designed for a long time now. Why shouldn’t that be the same for websites? After all, your website is your place of business too, right? Shouldn’t […]
Mysterious cycles of productivity
People who deal with bipolar disorder experience a continual cycle of extreme ups and downs – the ups containing boundless energy and creativity, and the downs on the opposite end of the spectrum, depressive and low energy. Sometimes dangerously so. For people dealing with this disorder, treatment can often make a big difference – evening […]
Color matching across mediums
How important is it to get a color match from Pantone ink to CMYK to RGB? Do we even care any more? When I first started as a designer, the digital world was just getting started. I worked on a boxy little Macintosh desktop and big concerns at the time were whether the client could […]
Halls Be Decked.
May your party season be full of twinkle lights, warm cookies, and really good directions.
WYSIWYG
“My wife likes me. My customers like me. ‘Cause I’m the real article. What you see is what you get.”
Award Winning Annual Report
I worked on retainer with Vivent Health (formerly the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin) for about a year as they were rebuilding their in house marketing department after pandemic lockdown. Excellent company, wonderful people to work with, a great mission – I was truly inspired by them every day. I also got to work on […]
No time to be shy
Who’d have thought back in March 2020 that we’d still be dealing with pandemic for the holidays in 2021? Tends to make you value your time with loved ones more than ever, and savor every minute you can with those dearest to you. May your holiday season be full of flavor and naughty kitties.
Pandemic pastime
Sooooo – what did you do during pandemic lockdown? Try new recipes? Watch Netflix nonstop? Zoom with friends? Yeah, me too. Also, after about the first four months or so of lockdown I finally admitted to myself that this thing was not ending anytime soon. The spot on the couch where I’d lodged myself needed […]
The East Side Turkey
For those who live in Milwaukee, the East Side Turkey is a fairly common site. The population of turkeys suddenly showed up a few years ago, much to the delight (and sometimes chagrin) of the neighborhood. On my morning walks on the east side, I often see the turkeys trotting around – sometimes in Lake […]
Baby steps
With the uncertainty of 2020 starting to fade away, hopes for 2021 teeter back and forth, unsure if it’s safe to come out. Are you ready to stride into 2021?