firsties

pretty low key halloween over here

full of cuteness and way too much left over

trick or treat candy.

type tuesday:kerning

 remember this post when i told you i would help you make

free fonts look better? well here is the thing that will help

the most. it's called kerning. (the adjustment of space 

between two letters) sounds simple enough right??

it's subtle but will help your blog, brand, and your hand

designed card for your mom look better. promise. :)

If it’s hard to see, try flipping the type

upside down so you can pay attention to 

the white space between letters instead

of reading the word.

The goal is to equalize the appearance

of white space between the letters visually.

Letters behave differently depending on the

combination. Visually spacing the letters is kind

of like a family. Letters with strong slants 

(ex. A and W) are like the older brother who

push the younger siblings away, while

two lowercase L’s (ll) are like younger sisters

who are obnoxiously clingy. The family needs

to find the balance. It won’t be a perfect calculated

amount, but it will be a beautiful loving family where

older brother learns to love his little sister and little

sister learns to give his brother some space.

too much of a stretch? probably. moving on.. :)

hope you are totally stoked to make all your

free fonts look pretty now. :) 

oh and your free type download..

veneer's extras

Augh! My squeedly-spooch!

anybody? anybody?

invader zim.

cause matt and i still have the 

humor of a 12 year old boy. :)

friday freebie: be brave desktop background

i went to the dentist yesterday.

anyone that knows me at all knows to run for the hills when

that happens cause to say that i don't like the dentist is a 

serious understatement.

we're talking "slapping needles out of dentists hands that fly

across the room cause he didn't warn me he was giving me 

a shot and telling my mom to medicate me before i come

in next time" type of i don't like the dentist. 

[don't worry i was like 8 and i have a pretty intense

fight or flight response. my parents should have been

proud that i could defend myself so well against such evil]

anyway. moral of the story is sometimes you have to

do things you don't want to. even if it is as lame as putting

on your big girl panties and going to the dentist.

or maybe it's taking that next step with your business, 

or saying sorry to someone even though you're right.

whatever it is, 

sometimes we have to be brave.

and sometimes

[and by sometimes i mean all of the time]

it's really hard to do.

so just in case you need that little push like i do,

i hope you can use this free desktop background

as a daily reminder.

to download: click on the photo above and then

click "download the Large 2084 size of this photo"

once downloaded, right click on your download

and select "set desktop picture".

kyra:3months

my baby girl turned 3 months old yesterday.

i hate that they grow out of the newborn phase so fast, 

but the smiles and laughing make it ok. :)

being a mom is all sorts of wonderful.

her dad. he is a big deal in her book.

type tuesday:handlettering

i'm that person who studies individual letters with as

much excitement as a 14 year old meeting justin bieber.

someday i will design my own typeface and feel so

accomplished and everyone will be like oh.. cool.

my passion is so underrated.

while these aren't perfect by any means,

i made a goal to be drawing in my sketchbook more.

and my word it makes me happy. try it.

even if you aren't good at it, but want to be.

find something that you love the look of 

and try to recreate it. pay attention to the details.

after time it will pay off.

and in the meantime.. you will have a 

sketchbook full of trial and error goodness.

yay free awesome typeface..

download it here

happy tuesday everyone.

ps my baby turns 3 months today..

pictures are coming.

don't say i didn't warn you. :)

the good and the bad

the good..

designing goodness for my best friend's wedding

this little face all day every day

 starting kyra's library

 and one hunk of a husband

the bad..

old hard drive crashing with lots of memories on it.

*enter sicking nauseous wanna curl up in a hole feeling*

stupid monday.

but the more i watch this on repeat.. the better i feel. love her. :)

two year fling

new mexico has totally won me over.

i dunno if we are long-term commitment status..

but i am totally ok with a two year fling.

the desert is beautiful.

all pictures were taken on a 15 minute

walk around my neighborhood.

ps if you missed friday's freebie yesterday, click here.

friday freebie: iphone backgrounds

it's friday! happy day.

i don't know about you but it drives me CRAZY

when i download a background for my phone and those

stinking grey bars cut it off all awkward on your lock screen.

so if any of you guys are slightly crazy like me..

(or i guess you could be perfectly normal & still appreciate it)

i hope you enjoy these non-awkward croppage backgrounds.

to download: click on the link below of the background you would like

then select "download large size of this photo"

work hard background

owl background

grateful background

matching work hard print

matching owl print & iphone case

matching grateful print

have a great weekend!

type tuesday: paid vs free fonts

some people have the need to create.

not want or desire but the 

"you might just keel over and die if you don't" need.

i'm getting used to this whole being a mom thing but

i could tell something was off.

and then it hit me..

i wasn't creating anymore.

so my new goal is to do something creative every day.

and so far it has been like a breath of fresh air and

i couldn't possibly be happier.

so if it's ok with you guys, i want to share some of this

with you guys on this here photography/design blog.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG...

i keep seeing lists all over pinterest and blogs

of free downloadable fonts. which don't get me wrong.. 

fonts and free are both wonderful magical things.

but before you go click happy and download every

free font on the market.. let's get educated on the

difference between free and paid fonts.

FREE FONTS...

PAID FONTS...

Each individual letter is a tiny masterpiece

created by somebody's hard work.

Every single letter is shaped and formed and 

every single letter combination is accounted for.

Most of the time type is overlooked and ignored, 

but now that you know a tiny bit more about it, 

you can start to appreciate it and fall in 

love with it like i have.

[and then want to spend a 80billion dollars on fonts]

Now I know we don't have an endless stash of cash

to blow on beautiful well designed fonts.

And even though you usually get what you pay for,

there are some awesome people out there helping out 

us font loving poor people.

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also this website is all about getting good fonts out for free.

love them.

next tuesday i will show you guys how to make a free font

look halfway decent with a few simple tips. happy day.

my baby girl

there are three things i secretly wanted my baby to have..

big eyes, dark hair, and to be cuddly.

somehow i got lucky enough to get all three.

i love this little one and being a mom with

everything that i am.

and i have some photo shoots lined up so don't worry..

you will start seeing new faces on this blog soon.

promise. :) but until then..

daddy's girl since day one. it's ridiculously adorable to be honest.

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