🌟 First 1/2 year freelancing officially has been amazing 🌟 Solo travelled to Paris 🥖🍷 🌟 1 class away from finishing my Masters Degree!!! 🌟 Read a lot of books and played a lot of video games

A bit discouraging that in 2013 i was selling a 5 pack of greeting cards for $20 and in 2023 the price has not changed. I’ve tried raising prices but then they don’t sell 🤷‍♀️

Small business life be like....

I'm teaching an entirely pen and paper-based BRANDING course at Alberta University of the Arts early next year thru their continuing ed. program. Any insights from my fellow brand designer homies on what I should include in my course? Also keen for inspo ;)

Looking like I will have no overdue invoices before end of year. A Christmas miracle.

Every time I change my Adobe layouts to "classic" a disembodied voice whispers "you're old" and I receive 5 points of psychic damage

the goblin.tools formalizer has saved my butt on so many occasions. also it is free.

Made this lil' GIF for my updated site but it's not working so here it is anyway. I have availability for new projects large and small – if you're searching for a branding design partner, say hello!

If you were impacted by layoffs this year, I'd love to help the only way I know how. If you're building a new idea, thing, or passion project in the wake of being let go I'll work with you to develop a visual identity completely free! 💡 Please share to spread the word!

Watching Grace Walker 's Fast Fwd Freelance course during my sick day (covid is kicking our butt) and feeling very lucky that my first year of freelance has been boosted by agency experience + a wonderful community who passes me work and lifts me up.

Welp, the invoicing app Billbooks looks like it might be dead, or is at least kinda unreliable at this point. 🥲 What apps do y'all use?

Thanks Naheed Nenshi for giving us a silver (orange?) lining to hope for. Here's an old portrait from when Nenshi was mayor and our city was flooding 🧡

When the designer who works from home 4 days a week has to go into the office for meetings.