From the category archives:
As Sarah often does, she got me thinking. About roots. Not Roots. Not even Roots. Instead, the roots of the business that I’ve spent close to a year creating and nurturing. Where I came from. What prompted me to start? What keeps me going? Where is the road leading me? Technology, university, and oil sands I was […]
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I used to spend lots of time weeding through the (seemingly) desolate bounds of the design community only to find disillusioned designers (web, graphic, and logo) griping about how much they hate clients. And, if they don’t hate their clients, they hate doing work for other people in general. They’d much rather be artists, working […]
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Being an entrepreneur is a lot like tossing a coin in the air. Sometimes, it comes up the way you expect. Other times? Not so much. Therefore, absence. But not. I’ve been hard at work on new content and products for you. Yes, you. And in the midst of it, I’ve been developing beautiful (Thesis! WordPress!) […]
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There was a dinner at the Latin Quarter a few weeks back, involving some high-powered, influential creative women. A couple of them were local to Vancouver. Most, I’d never met. To say that I was nervous is like saying I’m comfortable crowds exceeding 500 people. I was terrified. These were women that I admire for […]
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I started off on the road to independence early in September with the launch of violetminded and its portfolio. No blog until December, when I talked about chasing geekdom. Everything really took off when Cleavage started to take off. With all the success that violetminded Design has seen over the last three months, I’ve had […]
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A preview of what violetminded Design is working on right this minute.
Miles of Abbie — Abbie Mood
Coach T.I.A. — Tia Singh
