Blog
Ako and JP Martin just launched Cloudline Tours and I had the fun opportunity to be part of their logo and branding experience. Below is the logo, decal and custom business card that I helped them design, along with their kind testimonial: Sara is professional, responsive and always willing to …
When job hunting, it can be challenging to get your resume seen and heard by the human resources department. Let’s face it: you know your Microsoft Word 2008 Word doc standard-looking, black and white resume, typed in a Times font, doesn’t really stand out among the hundreds of applications these …
Carmen Carr, a first-class realtor here in Truckee, just provided me a very sweet testimonial (thanks Carmen!): Sara Zimmerman blends art and computers seamlessly, effortlessly and beautifully! Her unique and artistic approach to web design is refreshing and stunning. I couldn’t be happier with my website – it is professional …
Hand-drawn and hand-painted elements really make designs pop and stand out from the rest. Here is a painting I created for the primary use of being a main element in this fundraising poster (left, below): First I painted the painting. Then scanned it in and cleaned up the image. Next …
Google recently launched its Penguin update algorithm that “is aimed at decreasing search engine rankings of websites that violate Google’s Webmaster Guidelines” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Penguin]. What this means is that Google is trying to remove those websites that have over-indulged in search engine optimization and schmarmy keyword techniques that appear in your …
Yep, most everyone starts getting spam once their WordPress websites are launched. It sounds funny, but that is actually a good sign that you are getting “seen” through searches. Yet, they’re not the results you want, right?. Though it is annoying, please keep in mind there is an option in …
Are you trying to increase the amount of traffic coming to your website? Socialmediaexaminer.com is a wonderful blog that recently published a post about doubling your web traffic. In their case study of Block Imaging, they found that through some diligent efforts, the company was able to increase their organic …
Raise your hand if you use the same password for everything! You are not alone. Yet here is something to consider in doing so: There are thousands of hackers working all around the clock using decrypting software to hack emails, firewalls, your website, etc. Sad thing is that they have …
I’ve been playing around in pen and pencil again, having a wonderful time “doodling.” Here are some of my recent illustrations of birds and flowers: “Swallows” pen on paper, 2012 “Favorite Florals” colored pencil on paper, 2012
Pablo Picasso was an incredible artist who shook the 20th century with his vision. During an art class in college, I remember watching a video of Picasso painting. Throughout the video, Picasso worked primarily on one painting. However, instead of simply adding detail into the one painting, he kept changing …