It’s my three year Parra-versary this week, and I’m going to be straight up honest, I wasn’t super keen on moving here. I was living in Newtown at the time, I was moving west for love and I had only been here twice. Ill go […]
WHY HAVING A STRONG ROMANTIC PARTNER MIGHT JUST BE THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR CAREER
It’s amazing how many couples I know, including myself, my parents, my coworkers and friends, where when they got together, both of their careers started to move in a distinctly upwards direction. Part of it could absolutely come down to age and having done the […]
JO & MARTIN’S WEDDING
I am so lucky to love what I do, but really, theres nothing I love more than love. So I love being involved, in any small way and small part, in someone elses love. And there is nothing that screams love like getting married. Love. In […]
HOW AM I ACTUALLY GOING TO GET A JOB AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER
A few months ago, I wrote this blog on where to find a job as a graphic designer. And while the feedback has been fantastic (seriously guys, thanks heaps!), the question as been raised – ok, that’s all well and good, but I don’t know […]
What did I learn from ‘Lean In’ by Sheryl Sandberg
Over ambitious, over enthusiastic, career oriented, whatever you want to call it, in my professional presence I’m demanding and more than a little pushy. It’s a common fact that’s often touted around at family and friend get togethers, so I wasn’t overly surprised (although still delighted) […]
Logo Design: Madmen Photographers
One of the best things about my job is being able to help other creatives realise their business potential. In no case was this more so true than with the gentlemen behind Madmen Photographers. Having worked with Warren for a couple of years, and having […]
WHERE DO I FIND A JOB AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER
No one likes job hunting, no matter what stage of the game you are in. The reality is, working as a designer you are in an industry that has a lot of candidates and competition (who doesn’t want to do what we do?!) and its […]
MY TOP TIPS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. It has been exactly one month since my last blog post, and heres the dirty little confession – I really enjoyed taking a break. But as we move into a new year, as we move into potentially the […]
MY PROBLEM WITH UNPAID INTERNSHIPS
I remember being at University and being told that an internship was something that everyone would have to do at some stage, ideally while we were all studying. I relished the idea of going into an actual design studio and getting my hands on some […]
MY TOP 10 LESSONS LEARNT FROM FACEBOOK – PART 2
I spoke to you last week about the Part 1 of this series – covering 5 of my Top 10 Lessons Learnt from Facebook. Today, its time to finish it off and look at everything else that I have learnt as a social media manager […]
MY TOP 10 LESSONS LEARNT FROM FACEBOOK – PART 1
Facebook, like it or lump it, is an increadibly powerful tool, whether you use it for business, to keep track of friends or simply to stalk your ex boyfriends. Most businesses, particularly those of the small-to-medium variety, have a Facebook page that they use to […]
Two Wild Hands Logo Design
I am so lucky and grateful that I am able to work with businesses that I really do believe in, and that produce products I admire and adore. One of these businesses is Two Wild Hands, run by one of my dearest friends Kate Bryce, […]
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