Our latest thank you card design is inspired by my sister-in-law and niece who both love owls. The inside of the card can be customized with a personal message. For a fun touch, we can also add round photographs in the flower centers. For more information about the Owl Friends Thank You Card design, contact us here!
Birthday Boy
The love of my life turned 35 on Monday, so I thought it was fitting to share some fun childhood (and adulthood) photos to commemorate this milestone birthday. The 1980s-1990s photos are courtesy of his Aunt Linda.
It's hard to believe I've celebrated ten birthdays with this amazing man. Happy Birthday, Jonathan. I love you and this crazy life we've built together.
Ten-month-old Jonathan with his great-grandfather Clovis Yates.
Jonathan and his sister Julie in matching Ole Miss shirts with their cousin Michael.
Baby Jonathan with his great-grandfather Clovis Yates.
Cousins.
Jonathan and his cousin Michael.
Jonathan in our apartment two months after we moved to Memphis, July 6, 2006.
Jonathan, Oscar, Eliza and Julie, July 7, 2006.
Denise, Jonathan and Sadie, July 7, 2006.
My dad, Eliza, Anthony, Lauren and Jonathan celebrating his birthday in our first home, July 2010.
Jonathan, Oliver, Julie and Eliza, July 7, 2010.
Enjoying a birthday breakfast in Hermosa Beach, California, July 7, 2011.
Greg, Eliza, Jonathan and Anthony celebrating Jonathan's birthday in downtown Memphis, July 2012.
Me and Jonathan celebrating at the Overton Park Shell, July 2013.
Oliver and Porter a few weeks before we moved out of our first house, July 2013.
Jonathan celebrating 34 at Boscos, July 7, 2013.
Jonathan and Porter at Shelby Farms, July 2013.
Jonathan celebrating with Gerald, Denise and Josh (and the rest of his family), July 2013.
Jonathan, Eliza and Anthony, July 2013.
After watching the Germantown fireworks, July 4, 2014.
the world's fair in new york city, 1964
The Statue of Liberty, 1964.
1964 World's Fair in New York City.
The Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit at the World's Fair, 1964.
New York City.
View of the Chrysler Building from the Empire State Building.
New York City from below the Brooklyn Bridge, 1964. If you'd like to see the above photo in the 21st century, check out this shot. Looks a little different, huh?
These photos were taken by my great-grandmother during her trip to the New York World's Fair in 1964. More than 51 million people attended the Fair, which was a showcase of mid-century American culture and technology. I have more photos of the Fair itself, so I'll try to share those soon. I liked these because they showed some great views of New York City.
To go along with these images, I found this blog post about the World Trade Center that was written in Poplar Science in April 1964.
Happy 4th of July!
new nonprofit logos for the common table
For the last three months, I've been lucky to work as a contractor for Common Table Health Alliance, a Memphis nonprofit whose mission is to achieve health equity through trust, collaboration and education. Their focus is broken down into four REAL Community Goals -- Reducing Childhood and Family Obesity, Eliminating Health Disparities, Activating Consumers, Patients and Caregivers and Lifting Health Care Quality. Pretty good stuff.
Fortunately for me, I started working with them right before they began a name change and brand overhaul, so I was able to offer up my graphic design and branding expertise, designing new logos, collateral materials, advertisements and web graphics. The three logo projects I completed for them were pretty cool, so I wanted to share them!
The first logo was for a hypertension initiative that features former Memphis Grizzlies Coach Lionel Hollins as the spokesperson. Jonathan and I were season ticket holders during Hollins' two best years with the Grizz, so this was a huge honor for me. The team knew what they wanted, so they gave me direction and I created the design:
For the agency logo, I was charged with creating several logo options that fit the new mission and vision. I mocked up versions that represented everyone's ideas, and the top three choices were presented to the organization's community partners for a true common table vote. The design that was selected was a collaboration between me and an awesome coworker. It was a really fun project, and everyone was really pleased with the results:
The Common Table plans three events each year, and the next one is a 5K that is organized in partnership with Memphis Mayor AC Wharton. The 5K is in its second year, and the staff wasn't crazy about the event's logo. They asked me to freshen it up, so I took some inspiration from the old logo (the tape measure) and added a sun icon (from one of my logo mockups). I tied those pieces together with the new CTHA font and the official CTHA colors to create a logo they can use for years to come:
I hope to share some of the collateral materials I've created for the hypertension campaign and 5K next week. I'm so proud of these projects, and I'm really grateful to the staff at the Common Table for giving me the opportunity to create fresh designs for them. It has been a fun and rewarding experience, one that has really boosted my nonprofit design portfolio and my confidence! :)