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Corporate Gigs to Freelancer Freedom: How msloydwrites Made the Switch
Ever since she can remember, Michelle S. Loyd has loved writing — in all its forms. “Writing has always come naturally to me and is one of my favorite ways to pass the time,” she says. “I find myself taking notes and writi ...
Read MoreLine and Grid: Building Brands and Breaking Boundaries
The solid, intersecting lines of a grid are foundational tools of graphic design. Designers use grids as a guide to create visual flow and rhythmic space. Grids keep their projects consistent, balanced, and harmonized. And ...
Read MoreRocketSTEM Ignites a Love of Space and Science in the Next Generation of Explorers
During the 2009 recession — “I guess we can call that the small recession now,” Chase Clark quips — Clark decided he was ready for a new adventure. A longtime journalist and graphic designer, he was living in South Florida, w ...
Read MoreSofia Kaman Fine Jewels: Treasured Beauty, Sustainably Crafted
Talk about the American dream: Sofia Kaman Fine Jewels started from Sofia Kaman’s one-bedroom apartment and now has a Los Angeles store and a website that caters to customers around the globe. Initially, Sofi ...
Read MoreRetroSupply Co. Creates Vintage Tools for Modern Designers
In the days of sleek digital design, there’s nothing quite like the look of art inked fresh onto paper. Dustin Lee has always thought so, from the time he was a boy living with his grandmother in California, exploring her cat ...
Read MoreMeet the Powerhouse Creative Couple Behind Design Firm, Craft-o-Graph
A vacation in Portland, Oregon, in 2011 turned out to be more than an anniversary trip for Kyle and Mariah Jochai. As they were browsing a thrift shop in the City of Roses, they stumbled on an old jeweler’s hub with a typew ...
Read MoreHonoring Japanese Tea with the Urasenke Tankokai L.A. Association
Los Angeles native Mark Umbriaco is always looking to experience a new piece of his city’s patchwork of culture. So when he and a friend spotted a chance to sit in on a Japanese tea ceremony at an arts festival 15 years ago, ...
Read MoreMeet Museum Hack: Tours for People Who Don’t Like Museums
Did you know that the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s famous Temple of Dendur was actually selected by Jackie Kennedy? She chose the ancient Egyptian temple on a trip to Egypt while her husband was president. And have you ever w ...
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