I just finished up the 2010 identity for Nubbytwiglet.com. As a challenge, I create a new version each year. Last year’s can be seen here. The original exploration of the 2010 identity began last October. All of the type is done in two weights of DIN; 1451 Mittelschrift and 1451 Engschrift. From top to bottom: [...]

On Sunday morning, I had the pleasure of taking part in the CRAVE Business Chat: Local Inspiration alongside Sheryl Stewart, Kami Gray and Sandra Colton at Little Urbanites in Portland. For two hours, we shared our stories with the audience and answered questions about entrepreneurship. CRAVE did a great job of picking an intriguingly diverse [...]

Marketing yourself is hard work but it is also a necessity. Why? Good designers are a dime a dozen these days. Having a strong skill set isn’t enough anymore. An advanced knowledge of the Adobe Suite is just the beginning (and it’s easy to get overloaded by the Photoshop tutorials and free typefaces lurking around [...]

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School was founded in 2005 by New York’s own Molly Crabapple. How is Dr. Sketchy’s different from your typical life drawing class? Molly claims that “In normal life classes, silent students sit in a silent room and draw a bored, oft-uninteresting model. In Dr. Sketchy’s, we’ve got scandalous performers as models. We’ve [...]

Over the last few weeks, one of the self-initiated projects that I have been working on is a 2009 media kit for my freelance design business and blog, Nubbytwiglet.com. Today I want to address why I decided to make a media kit and how it can be beneficial for promoting yourself and your ventures but [...]

One of the recent projects that I’ve been working on is the 2009 media kit for Coilhouse Magazine. Coilhouse is a self-professed Love Letter to Alternative Culture and the beautiful glossy magazine is released quarterly. Additionally, Coilhouse also runs a very popular blog. Media kits are important for publications to have on hand because they [...]

On Monday, I posted my new 2009 Identity. Since then, I’ve made some changes and additions. First off, I simplified the cover sheet, dropping my Nubby Script Logo so that the branding would be more consistent (this was the only piece that contained it). Cover sheets are great when you’re sending rounds of work to [...]

I’ve started the process of reworking my identity for 2009 and thought I’d share what I’ve completed with you so far. I’m still making some changes, but my overall objective has been to streamline the original identity I developed in 2008. I plan on making modifications every year from now on to reflect the changes [...]

Blogging is a constant learning process. At some point, you may be asking yourself which niche topics you should focus your energy on, what columns to feature and whether or not you should embrace advertising. It’s nearly impossible to have an answer to every situation that arises, especially since many in blogging are highly subjective. [...]

Over the last few days, I’ve been printing and assembling my identity. Digital renderings only convey so much, so I’m posting photos of the printed outcome that’s based on this post. Shown: Double-sided business card, cover sheet, mailing label, form letter, invoice. (I don’t have an immediate need for a CD, so I’ve left it [...]