There are many things that I'll genuinely miss about ACNM; most notably, the commitment to the mission of promoting midwifery and women's health. I love being surrounded by folks who genuinely believe in the work they do (that's one thing that is true of ALL of the staff at ACNM). This is my main reason for choosing to work for non-profit organizations.  Other Positives of the Job: My...

This, I love! The apothecary look is gone; replaced with fresh greens, clean type, and modern lines. I'll let you examine all the changes for yourself, but I do want to address the product description typography. "Peppermint" on the original label is rendered in a  hand-tooled script (it also says 'peppermint oil'). The new white label renders the word in a large, lower-case sans serif. This...

This afternoon, we decided to catch the BSO performance entitled Robustly Russian. Maestro Marin A. led the orchestra in 3 hours of decidedly beautiful and at times haunting soviet classical music. We got to hear several pieces from Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich. While the selections were intriguing on their own I was really interested in running an eye over the winter program. My chance came at...

Okay! I've been telling more folks about my non-paid graphic design work. The more I mention it, the more quizzical looks I get. So, this post is a short explanation - by no means will it answer all the questions. I began designing, in undergrad, after I had successfully changed my major for the 5th time; I found that I had an aptitude for the business side of creativity. Conversely, I also found...

I've got the busiest weekend I've seen in months (and the busiest to come in 2011, I reckon). There are four Web projects to complete and only one more day off from the regular job. So in my hurry to create bg images for one blog project I stumbled upon the coolest tiling background image site ever... ...ava7 patterns! I'm in love! Users choose the primary color, pattern direction, or orientation,...

I just had my first look at the "Male Privilege Checklist" and it made me sick. Literally sick to my stomach. Item 45 in particular... 45. Sexual harassment on the street virtually never happens to me. I do not need to plot my movements through public space in order to avoid being sexually harassed, or to mitigate sexual harassment.(view the full checklist...) I guess it's the bit about plotting...

A fellow designer called me for advice on a logo project that he’s in the midst of tackling. The event is a film series on women’s health or some such. One solution that he’s fond of involves using a film strip--either as part of the logo or on the fact sheets. Okay buddy, here’s a bunch of free vector film strips that can be manipulated to suit the project. The site All-Silhouettes offers thousands...

Shannon Reilly is the owner and  esthetician-on-duty at Charm City Skin in Hampden. We’ve been friends for several years and fB friends for  about one. Shannon’s recent status update caught my eye and I knew I had to feature her on my blog. That eye-catching quote, “ I love what I do!” How’d you get started on this path? Six years ago Shannon decided to go to school to be an esthetician....

Dear Users, It’s come to my attention that some of you may have trouble understanding our graphic styles guide. It seems that the terms and conditions of the guide are impossible to comprehend. Let me take a few moments to clear things up for you.First, you all know my favorite color is Olive; the world would be all Olive if I had my way. However, I don’t neglect the tried and tested conventions of...