Late Last Week

I didn’t get to update late last week, but I got quite a lot done.
I worked on some culture wall layouts and have some pretty solid items now.  They’re still in development, but I’m pleased.
I also spent a good amount of time working on RE:CONNECT.  There have been some last-minute changes (as always), but I’m [...]

Paper and Mock Ups = Excitement

It’s easy to spot a design geek.  Go to any paper store and look for the people asking about finishes, weights, colors, and sizes of unique papers.  Well, at least that’s me.
I went to Paper Plus this morning to look through some papers for some additional ideas for WRC books and recipe cards.  I have [...]

Reboot

So, I haven’t posted for the past week.  It originally started with an offsite meeting we had last Wednesday, and the downhill sleigh ride of no posting has continued until now.  I won’t recap everything that’s been going on for the last week, but I have been busy.  Here are just a couple of highlights:

RE:WIND [...]

Ongoing WRC

Planning for WRC is ongoing.  The major thrust of my morning was a creative team meeting for WRC.  I think I surprised both myself and everyone else at the meeting when I mentioned that we only have three weeks until we present to the main WRC planning committee.
I’ll be working on budget items and further [...]

More cooking, less music

So, here is the new WRC logo.  I’d say that I like it an equal amount to the previous one.  I just changed the icons.  Even though it’s a seemingly small change, little things like that can take a while.  The crab was easy, but the other two changes (the chef and the stewing pot) [...]

Incredibly hungry…. for Jambalaya?

Actually, I was really hungry for Chicken Tikka Masala last night, so that’s why my lunch leftovers are today.  They’re gone already, in fact.  But this work post does have something to do with food.
It was decided last week by the WRC committee that I change up some of the icons on the WRC logo [...]

What is Illustrator?

This post is meant for folks who might not be familiar with some of the tools graphic designers utilize on a regular basic to accomplish our work.  This morning I’m going to focus on Adobe Illustrator.  It’s actually one of the oldest programs in Adobe’s roster and is best used for creating scalable vector graphics.
Don’t [...]

A few missed…

I didn’t manage to blog on Thursday or Friday last week. This was a result of a combination of a few things, but mostly, I spent a good portion of my time Thursday afternoon decompressing from a busy few days to start the week. I’m really glad I did, because it helped me [...]

Presentation Finished

The Transition presentation I’ve been working on finally got finished this afternoon.  There were several false starts with production, but I’ve been assured it’s on it’s way to DC on a FedEx plane tonight.  Special thanks to MS for taking the package to the FedEx center downtown to catch the last drop off of the [...]

Morning Meetings

This morning was primarily filled with prepping for and attending a meeting.  I prepped for a WRC conference call scheduled for 9:30.  I consequently had to miss the Town Hall, but I’m hoping someone will fill me in before Monday.
The WRC Planning Committee meeting was good, but long.  I’m getting excited for our next planning [...]