A big thanks to Moonshine Ink who voted my new artworks from my Healing art series the Visual Award in the Tahoe Summer Annual edition! It is a huge honor to receive a visual art award, as well as the prize for the submission. To read more about and view the submissions, check out the …
People often visit my website to view my fine art and then say, “Wow! I had no idea you created websites too!” They later ask how I can be both an artist AND do something so left-brained like web design and marketing? For me it is easy because they are two passions of mine: I …
I have been busy painting and working on my “Healing” art series between my graphic and web design projects. My most recent artwork is called “Strength”, 16in x 20in, acrylic on canvas. “Strength” symbolizes my healing process of visualizing my skeleton, my thoughts, my emotions, and my attitude growing stronger each and every day. It …
What is a blog? I get asked this question all of the time: What is a blog? A blog is a type of website where one page streams information (called blog posts) onto it in a chronological order. It means that there is one page (one URL) that you can visit to see either a …
I have had the fun opportunity to work on new branding with several new businesses in Truckee, Lake Tahoe, Reno and throughout the country in the last year. One of the essential components of branding is logo design. Logos are a visual stamp of your business entity. Having a concise logo makes it easy for …
Laughing Sun Clothing has closed its virtual doors. Thank you to all of our past supporters and team. If you would like to see artworks, designs, and websites from Laughing Sun artist, Sara Zimmerman, please explore Sara’s site. Thanks!
My first reaction is “yikes!” I have done estimates for people getting bids from these $400 guys and it’s definitely comparing apples to oranges. Be sure they are being clear about what they are offering. Web Design FAQs: Here are some helpful questions to ask when hiring a website designer: My first question is what …
Yes. I have volunteered on a Board of Directors for an art council and on a city’s art steering committee. I have years of art experience, design experience and marketing/PR experience that I bring to each project. I have helped a handful of start-up businesses with their marketing plans (and portions of their business plans) …
For graphic design, I do all of my own designs and illustrations. For web design, I do the design, and I work with my husband for development and advanced programming needs.
If you have a tight budget, you can save money by creating a defined scope of work and providing ALL necessary items to your web designer. However, to make it an effective project, you really need to have an understanding of marketing, what your business really needs, how to make an impression in under 3 …