Wordpress

It's amazing what you can do with wordpress. I'm just starting to learn about the possibilities of this CMS (Content Management System). For a while now I have known of wordpress, but never really understood what it could do other than blogs. With a little help from youtube, I have discovered how to create my own custom home page and I can't wait to start applying it to my arsenal!

Part 1
http://youtu.be/ViDoAS1R-xI
Part 2
http://youtu.be/wyDMHQdp3kE

This video has 2 parts and does a good job showing the process as a beginner. Out of all the ones I found, I think this one is the easiest to understand.

Social Networking

Networking can lead to potential opportunities, and that is why I have been on a mission trying to get myself out there. I have joined some well-known social networking sites (can be found on the left) over the past couple of weeks. Some of which I have linked up together as a one-stop source to contact me and find out what I'm doing. I think this is the perfect next step for me at this point in my early career. Obviously, if anyone is looking for some exposure then this is the way to do it. And most are FREE to join!

Garden Mixer

So here is the final product! As you can see I used a vine-looking graphic in the background as part of the theme. The design is based on a grid layout. I sampled the violet tint color from one of the flowers in the image. Of course the graphics were designed in Illustrator and the layout was put together in Photoshop. The client was thrilled with the end result of this flyer. I'm glad everything worked out.

Facebook Page: Victoria "Vicky" Martinez for El Monte City Council

Swirls

http://abduzeedo.com/swirl-mania-illustrator-photoshop

I found this really helpful tutorial on swirls for Illustrator. I'm working on a flyer for a client. It's a garden mixer so I'm looking for ways to create vines and other organic forms. They will be used as graphic elements to supplement the garden theme. Click on the link below the image to visit the tutorial.

Here's another site I found with some brush presets. These are FREE!

28 Free Illustrator Brushes

Color Matters

I'm working on my personal logo for my portfolio. I've been going back and forth between blue and orange for my color scheme. During my quest for inspiration, I found this article on color psychology which really came in handy and is definitely something worth bookmarking. Check it out!

Color Psychology in Logo Design

Wedding After Math

It's been four days since my wedding day. I married my beautiful longtime girlfriend, Melina. It has been a journey up to this point and I'm looking forward to many more down the road. Even though it had been a busy few weeks leading up to the wedding, I still managed to put together a simple seating chart for our wedding.

Simple layout/design for our seating chart.

Blah

Started playing with brushes in photoshop and this is what came out. Something quick and simple, but I kinda like it. :) Maybe I'll try to evolve this idea...