I put together a quick holiday gift guide for graphic designers on the AKHIA site. Read it here.

These paper-cut illustrations are featured in the current holiday campaign for the UK retail store, John Lewis. Kate Forrester is the creator of the artwork. The posters are currently running on billboards, buses and newspapers.  I’m sure these posters are catching the attention of many…

A new Seatbelt Bag with ruffles! One of my good friends introduced me to Harvey’s Seatbelt Bags sometime in 2003. Soon after that I bought three of them. They still look brand new and I carry them often. Last weekend the same good friend told…

AKHIA Public Relations & Marketing Communications is looking for a social media intern. The ideal candidate must have a passion for social media, strong written communication skills and must be actively involved in social media as an individual. Internship will be 15 – 20 hours…

Last week I finished designing a book on LuLu. LuLu is a self publishing website where you can choose the binding style, cover options and layout of your book. After you design your book you can purchase it for yourself and also put it for…

Truth and Salvage is currently on tour with The Black Crowes. They are making some solo stops including The Beachland Ballroom on November 3rd. The band consists of four songwriters / lead singers and consists of Bill “Smitty” Smith on drums and vocals, Joe Edel…

I’m jealous of everyone in Vegas this week for Blogworld. The lineup of speakers looked incredible. So many people to learn from at an event like this. I’m going to have to avoid Twitter for the next few days. Everyone will be tweeting about the…

I had the opportunity to interview Cleveland native, Kate Voegele early this week before she kicked off her fall tour on Wednesday at the House of Blues. Read the interview here.

Missing your nine hour flight is not a good way to start your vacation. Our flight from New York to Cleveland was delayed due to “paper work”. I’m still not sure exactly what that means. Mechanical issues or weather issues I can understand but “paper…

When I received an email today introducing Amy Butler’s new line of rugs I think my jaw hit the floor. They are gorgeous! I would love to get one (or two) of these.  There are 19 rugs in the new collection and each one is…