scala sans

A few weeks ago my friend Beth asked me what my least favorite fonts are. I could only think of Comic Sans in that moment. It turns out I don't have a lot of font hate. I do, however, have a lot of font love. My favorite font has been a favorite for a while now. Scala Sans.



Her question got me thinking about how I determine which fonts I love. When I was working on my resume I spent a lot of time looking at the letter J. I love when the uppercase J does not have a cross on top. It looks clean and simple and elegant. It looks very natural that it descends below the baseline just as it does when I'm writing my name.

When I started my company I immediately went to scala sans for my logo and identity. It's versatile, quiet, and modern. Check out the G in my blog header. Does it get any better than that?? Really.

spring!!!

I've decided that the weather affects my work. I am drawn to soft yellows and pale greens right now. I'm even wearing pink instead of black or navy blue!

I adore these gorgeous spring days. It really makes winter worth it. Now if only we could have leaves again!

abstract vector art

This is an illustration I did after finding a cool tutorial on the Web Designer Wall blog that I read.

Happy Friday!

a quick touch-up

James Wang (a photographer and friend) posted a great blog entry about touching up faces in photoshop. He used Edward James Olmos as his (perfect) example. My subject doesn't have nearly the same need for touching up so I had to be super subtle.

Before:


After:


The major difference between this version and Edward James Olmos is the stubble and bangs. I had to be careful to mask the effect around the hair - seeing blurry bangs was giving away that I had touched up the photo. Still, this took me less than 5 minutes. Fun!!

new purse!

Spring is here. Time for a new purse. Isn't it fabulous? I got it today at TJ Maxx which is so unlike me. I'm learning to embrace my occasional girlyness.

I like the combination of black with brown and cream highlights. And the clean lines.

Yummy.