So I spent some time researching different plugins with the idea that for every site that I start, I always end up downloading and installing the same plugins – at least a core group.  So I made a list of what I think is essential to every wp site. I know there are a ton of lists of top 10 or whatever number plugins for WordPress that every site should have etc… but here’s my list. As a web designer, I have been a wordpress user for years and I …

I was thinking alot about the concept of do what you love, love what you do… and more specifically about how I need to be reminded of that sometimes with the freelance design work that I do. I really do love what I get to do for work and I love getting to work with the clients that I have now – Don’t get me wrong. But, working for yourself – especially as a graphic artist – Gets pretty demanding if you want to succeed in your own business. You …

So…. I finally finished my first real package design project for the Shane Pruitt Band. This was a custom designed concept for the band’s newest album which features a cross-cut of a tree to represent the years of a life placed on my vintage turntable to look a record (no – there were no trees harmed in the making of this album cover!) – This is a project that I have been showing off to everybody because I am so proud of how the finished product looks.
Along with the …