An Update
I'm settled in my new home on the coast of Northern California (more on that
here) and already back at work with several projects going. Among them:
Hope you enjoyed the wrap-up! The adventure continues...
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Recently Finished Projects
It has been a crazy spring! I have recently completed several long-term projects that I am certainly excited to be done with. One is a web site for a landscaping company (a friend of my aunt's):
T & D Landscaping. I am quite pleased with how the site came out, and thankfully so is the client. Working with lots of green and natural imagery was really fun, and my client was very easy to work with. I love clients like that. :)
Another site I recently finished for my job at PETA is
KentuckyFriedCruelty.com. The site is a parody of KFC's site, aimed at telling the truth about what goes into KFC chicken (hint: it's cruelty).
I was the primary designer on this project but had plenty of help from my lovely co-workers. It was my first big site redesign since starting at PETA, so I'm very excited about it being done. And it even launched right around my birthday!
The first Moscow CommUNITY Walk was held April 28, and I played a role in making it a success. I began working with a group of local citizens to plan the event last fall, and have produced all the graphics and marketing materials for the event, including logos, letterhead, flyers, posters, t-shirts, news articles, banners, and even a giant mural that was recreated by children at the event. It was a huge success and a lot of fun. The goal of the event was to bring about unity within community and set aside differences to walk together and get to know our neighbors and fellow Moscowvites. The image shows the logo I designed on a vinyl banner that was carried by Moscow's mayor during the walk. She even used it to block traffic! More photos of the event are
on flickr.
And last but certainly not least, I designed the t-shirts and promotional materials for Moscow's annual Hempfest again this year. I worked on this project last year as well, and had so much fun that I couldn't pass up the chance to do it again. When else would I have a chance to design with giant hemp leaves? The planning committee for Hempfest was a lot of fun, and so was the event, which was held April 21. This year's theme was "Hemp can Save the World" and once again, the t-shirts all but sold out. I encourage anyone not familiar with the hemp movement to check out
Seattle Hempfest,
Hemp.org, and the
Jack Herer, who wrote what I call the Hemp Bible,
The Emperor Wears No Clothes.
Hopefully if I have time between finishing up work and planning our
ultimate Volksvegan Adventure, I can update my portfolio with these recently finished projects. :)
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Yet Another Blog...
Yes, I'm addicted to these things. This time I thought I would try out
WordPress, a different blogging platform.
The blog is called
Our Volksvegan Adventure and is about our VW bus and the process of converting it to run on bio-diesel & waste vegetable oil. I'll be discussing bio-fuels and detailing the conversion process, showing our progress on restoring & converting our bus, and sharing stories from our (hopefully) many veggie-oil-fueled travels once it's up & running. It'll be a big project, but we'll soon be one step closer to living more sustainably and ending our petroleum dependency. Woohoo!
Please check it out and leave me a comment! I will be sharing what I learn about alternative fuels as I go, so it might even be educational. ;)
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Pigs Fly (aka I updated my portfolio)
I finally updated my portfolio. I added my biggest and best projects from the past year or so. Do
check it out! I replaced a couple in the Graphic Design section with some newer projects (both pro-bono and political, actually, yay!) and added a few new ones to the Web Design section.
I also updated nearly every page, so now I'm feeling a bit more up to date. Now I just need to update my PDF resume and portfolio... but that's a big task for a different day. I work enough! :)
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Unplug Blog
I've been trying to do a better job keeping the
unplug blog updated. So you oughtta check it out for some political/environmental/activist info and thoughts. Feel free to comment or see the connect section of the site for a discussion forum. Hope to see some participation and idea exchange there soon. :)
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Portfolio
I promise I will have portfolio pages up soon. I'm trying to gather better pictures of my work and design the layout for the portfolio pages, which has been quite a hassle since I went to Italy and now I am in the process of moving. Until then, download my e-portfolio to see my work. Sorry for the delays, but it must be perfect!
Italy pictures can be found on my
photoblog. I took over 1,000 pictures, but of course I didn't publish all of them here. What an awesome trip!
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New Site in Progress
Welcome to my face-lifted site. I am still working on it, so please be patient. The new site is organized into two areas: work (my professional site: resume, contact info, portfolio, etc) and life (my personal site: photos, bio, blog, links, etc.). Have a look around and check back soon for updates. :)
ciao!
megan
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