Overall, the packaging world is insanity, when did we become a culture of more is more? This photo is the aftermath of attending the Chicago Sweets & Snacks Expo today and it is a noisy mess. I keep focusing on the Million Dollar Chocolate Bar because: money. There aren't many days in the month that I am weak enough to indulge in that much chocolate, but I highly doubt it tastes like a million bucks…
Read MoreI am a designer and constantly reevaluating what my niche is. Maybe it is the naive child in me, but I still believe that one can design their own career based on the crossover between their passions. I had a realization that designing for pharmaceutical companies isn't exactly why I went to art school. But, when I am designing something that I love, my life is a little closer to perfect…
Read MoreToday is the day every creative hopes to never face, like every other person in the world, I am passionate about what I do for a living! Yeah 'kay, but when I DO get excited about a project it is easy to spend every minute of my day nurturing it, putting all other deadlines on the back burner and going too far down that rabbit-hole of possibilities. There aren’t too many professions where you get to make things that you really love…
Read MoreI've decided that my career is a moving target, and maybe creative types are not meant to be satisfied. We should continue to strive for better work. I heard someone say "your days are your life", it is a simple yet profound thought. Today marks the first day in almost two years that I've had the ability to work from home. Had I gone into the office it would have meant driving my bicycle 2.5 miles through an ice storm into the loop…
Read MoreWhy am I so nervous to put my thoughts in writing? I have eight unfinished blog posts in my drafts folder today. I put a lot of heart into my designs too, you would think the experience of putting my words into the world be equal to the pain of publishing my portfolio site…
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