Here is the beginning of a new series on the blog! We will be highlighting all different kinds of business owners and entrepreneurs. I know I say it all the time, but collaboration and learning from one another is key in personal and professional growth. So soak it up! Meet Jessica Jones.
Jessica Jones is nothing short of fabulous. She is funny, and game for anything. She is a professional graphic designer specializing in brand identities and marketing collateral. She also designs textiles and in her spare time writes a blog called How About Orange (and by spare time I mean with 8,000 – 10,000 readers per day!) It is a super fun blog full of craft ideas, tutorials, DIY projects and design inspiration. It is a must read!
Inspiration. Where do you get it?
Books, magazines, the internet, the library. Also from 60′s fabrics, Scandinavian furniture, party stores, gig posters, Target commercials, hobby shops, Airstream campers, Japanese stationery, and dumpsters.
What personal passion did your business grow out of?
A love of design. My college degree is in graphic design, and I’ve worked in the field ever since. I’ve also always enjoyed making things by hand, whether it was tiny fake food for my cousins’ dollhouse as a kid, or pocket folder mock-ups with business card slits for a client.
What do you feel like your readers respond to the most?
Do-it-yourself tutorials for crafty projects, usually. Or recently I posted my mom’s recipe for homemade deodorant. That was surprisingly popular, which suggests there must be a lot of stinky people out there looking for help.
More to come!!
(Anyone you think would be perfect for this series? Let us know via Twitter)
Our Muted Love Woodland shoot was featured on Ruffled! Thank you thank you to all the wonderful vendors! If you’d like to see more of this inspiration shoot, click here to go back to the post on the blog!
Elizabeth Anne Designs is one of our favorite blogs and we were thrilled to have Lauren and Matt’s beautiful day featured!! If you’d like to see more of this wedding, click here to go back in the blog and have a looksie.
In keeping with the natural melancholy aesthetic of shoot, the film by Put Down the Bourbon was shot in an dramatic raw perspective with an original music composition by Paper Door. We didn’t want a smooth over-produced video but the edges a bit unkempt and an intimate perspective into this bride’s waiting. Muted Love. from … Continue reading
I am so very excited to bring you this Woodland Inspiration Shoot. A group of talented vendors got together wanting an inspirational shoot void of pastels and pretty pinks to bring imagery to the bride with a love of nature and the beauty in the barren winter months. Katie from Jayne Weddings first hatched this … Continue reading
One shot as a fun Sneak Peek to what I will be posting on Thursday!! Katie from Jayne Weddings , Kelly from Fleur and I got together to brainstorm a wedding inspiration shoot that was void of pastels and appealed to a love of nature and the barren months of winter. This gorgeous dress was … Continue reading
This week started my yearly class at Chicago Botanic Garden teaching Macro Photography in the greenhouse. It is always a welcome change of pace for me to communicate the technicalities of the camera, meet new students and spend some time away from the computer. I wander with my class in the green humidity and it relaxes … Continue reading
Really interesting idea for a series! I’ll be awaiting more to come
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