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Take a look at our blog where you’ll get a behind the scenes look at the how our design process works. We share examples of our sketches and finished products, as well as some fun stories about us.
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A Workshop Every Woman Should Take
I have taken this workshop twice (once with each of my twin girls) and think every woman should take this class. JTR Jujustu has lots of class offerings from knowledgable male and female instructors. I can not recommend this enough. I gave this course as a gift to myself and my twin teen girls as an act of self care and self love.
Clients We Love: Maret School
We recently had the pleasure of partnering with Maret School to design their Capital Campaign printed materials. These included logo development, letterhead, a presentation deck and booklet mailed to friends and families of the school. Following the branding of their Capital Campaign logo, we used the circle as a design element throughout the campaign pieces. A special die cut was created for the booklet cover to highlight the mosaic detail.
Coloring Books for a Visionary Artist
What fun it was for us to partner with this local artist: Mame N'Diaye. We created a series of three coloring books that highlight her magical drawings. Mame was a featured artist at the 2023 Capital Art Book Fair.
More Yoga!
I am excited to announce that I will be teaching yoga at the beautiful, and nearby, studio: Well and Wonder. Please come join me if you can for a Yummy vinyasa flow Saturday mornings and a Yin with Sound Bath one Sunday evening a month.!
For the Love of Sound
As an act of self-love and self-care, I treated myself to a sound bath training immersion with Susan Mondi Bowen at her beautiful space at Thrive Yoga in Rockville Maryland in January. Sound baths can help you achieve deeper states of relaxation, which can lead to better sleep, reduced stress levels, and improved moods.
New Year, New Opportunities
Happy Martin Luther King Day and 2023…we made it! 2022 was a wild year, but we all made it through to the other side… big exhale…. Throughout this past year, we’ve had the opportunity to partner with y'all on some beautiful design pieces. We are grateful for you—our clients, family and friends—and hope that 2023 brings many new and wonderful experiences.
Clients We Love: Forest Trends
We love the work that Forest Trends does for our world: pioneering finance for conservation. They work to combat climate change with nature-based solutions.
State of Climate Action 2022
The World Resources Institute (WRI) is leading advocate of climate improvement and action for people around the world. It provides research, data, drives initiatives, and offers insights on the state of the climate and world today and how we can take needed changes. Leading up to COP27, WRI released its annual State of Climate Action Report, highlighting that significant acceleration of action is needed this decade to keep the keep the 1.5°C temperature limit within reach.
Sati Yoga
I am thrilled to share my love for one of my favorite spiritual, emotional, and physical guides/teachers, Jennifer O’Sullivan of Sati Yoga. She lives here in the DMV area, and I have been lucky to train with her in my studies of Yin Yoga, Mindfullness and Taoism, as well as Internal Family Systems. We have been blessed to support her in her quest to help/heal others through the development of her print and marketing materials.
Better Stewards of Our Environment
As the weather here has been taking a cooler turn, I’ve been finding almost daily purchases arriving for my twin daughters from AliXpress and Shein (If you don’t know, don’t learn). These sites are global powerhouses of quickly delivering low-quality stuff that lasts for a day and then is intended for rapid disposal and replacement by more. Not only does the material waste and impact bother me but think of the environmental impact of the shipping process or the labor impacts in low-cost countries. This got me talking with Alston about how we can be better stewards of the environment, whether as designers, their clients, or their stakeholders.
AI Generated Art: A Threat to Artists?
AI generated art has recently stepped into the spotlight, created magnificent and fascinating images, but will it eventually grow and remove the need for traditional artists?
On the Road Again!
We are thrilled to announce the refreshed logo for our favorite travel company, American Classic Tours. We have partnered with this fantastic company for years and were recently asked to help them redesign their logo and imagery.
To Alaska and Beyond
I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Alaska to witness its natural beauty and managed to sneak in some drawing classes.
For the Love of Thailand
All the Taggart’s decided to brave global air travel again after a many years hiatus and headed off to one of our favorite spots, Thailand!
Working with a Designer
Today I (Theron) was listening to an interesting discussion on NPR concerning the difference between native, heritage, and learned speakers of a foreign language. It really got me thinking about the challenge and opportunity of working with a graphic design partner to achieve your objectives.
Together We Rise
Reverend Barber and his campaign are addressing the systemic injustices of racism, poverty, militarism, ecological devastation, and the corrupt moral narrative. Love that this movement unite all people across color, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, and geography in a moral fusion movement.
Designing for Web
Last year, we had the pleasure of working with Neva Ingalls with transferring her website to a new platform. Her old site was outdated and needed a new, more modern design. We built her website in Squarespace and used the structure of her old site as a base.
Big Love Yoga
When the pandemic began several years ago, my design work for the first couple of months was non-existent. I used that opportunity to dive deeper into my yoga practice and formalized my offerings by creating Big Love Yoga. We offer playful (and unpretentious) yoga classes to build connection and a space for you. We created a website for Big Love Yoga. We are available to help build your website dream!