In a recent post, I talked about my love of sketchnotes and visual note taking. I am like, OB-sessed with practicing my handwriting every chance I get. I found handwritten grocery lists to be a great way of exercising these skills, and have collected some that I’ve done in the past few months for you…
I was first introduced to sketchnotes in 2012, at the ASTD Conference in Denver. Since then, I’ve completely delved into the world of visual thinking with fervor and I have to say: it’s f-ing awesome! I use every opportunity I can to practice my sketchnotes and today I want to share with you a couple…
This past July, I had the opportunity to participate in a super cool event called an Iconathon. Iconathons are design workshops hosted by The Noun Project and a sponsoring organization where a bunch of like-minded people get together to create icons (symbols) that represent a specific civil topic or theme. The theme for the Denver…
{._.} (>_<) |*_*| < ^_^ > It doesn’t take much to create a face: two marks for eyes, one for a mouth; a nose isn’t even necessary most of the time! In The Blue Umbrella, a new short by Pixar, you’ll find adorable examples of personified everyday objects: Long before The Blue Umbrella, I loved spotting…
…I’m a food critique, mostly because I’m pretty particular about what I put in my mouth (ha). The other day, my husband and I tried a new BBQ joint on South Broadway called Gary Lee’s Motor Club & Grub. Him being from Mississippi and me from Texas, we know some good ‘Q when we eat…
I *heart* typefaces. I especially heart handwritten typefaces and one in particular has been popping up a bunch over the past few months – it’s called Sketch Block and it is EVERYwhere! Lukas Bischoff designed the typeface in 2009. It’s no surprise that Sketch Block is a popular font – it’s fun, slightly whimsical, and yet, unlike some…
Recently, I submitted a logo design for a contest at work held by a new employee-run organization called Healthy HCPF. Healthy HCPF was started with the intentions of motivating the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing’s employees to live healthier by promoting healthy activities and practices at work. It’s a good idea; people spend…
There are a series of sculptures along Broadway from Blake to Lawrence made from salvaged storage containers stacked on top of one another. I used to drive by them every morning on my way to work and every afternoon on the way home. After doing a little internet research I found one article about the…
Growing up as a fat kid wasn’t exactly a piece of cake. Being somewhat kinesthetically challenged (a.k.a. – clumsy) I preferred reading over playing outside and it wasn’t until puberty hit that I finally lost some of my childhood chub. Not until my college years, however did I finally start becoming active on a regular…
Dream a little dream or live a little dream? Today, I am living it.