Surprise! The redesign bug bit me hard this weekend, and I've revamped the look of the blog and the shop, complete with new logo. If you're in an RSS reader or on Bloglovin, you may want to click over for the full effect. I'd been increasingly feeling that the old...
New Design: Seahorse
The drawing bug finally hit me again this week, and I've actually got a couple of new designs for the shop sketched out. A few still need tweaking, but this one is ready to go. A seahorse! It's actually based off of a sketch in an old sketchbook of mine, for a...
Bits & Pieces
1. I'm guest posting over at Lena's place today with simple ways to put good karma out there. Check it out. 2. I've thought of about a million other things to use yesterday's dip recipe with. Carrots. Crackers. Pretzels. On toast. On bagels. On French toast. With...
Decoding Design: Color Lingo
If you've ever had an in-depth conversation with a designer, you've probably been bombarded by letter combinations like CMYK, RGB, DPI, and odd terms like bleeds and spot colors. We designers throw these terms around all the time, maybe without realizing that not...
Logo Design Special
Are you considering a blog rebranding, or just want to give your header a new look for the coming new year? Maybe you never got around to really designing a logo in the first place. Well, I can help! I've got some free time in the coming 2 weeks, and could always use...
New Design: Ivy
Coming soon to the shop, the new ivy design. I tried out a new screen-making method with this one (acetate stencil) and I just this past weekend got it printing cleanly. So stay tuned! Meanwhile, today is the last day to take advantage of the holiday weekend coupon...
Design Files: The Stylish Disaster
Recently, my good bloggy friend Liz (hi Liz!) decided to do a complete rebrand of her blog. Previously blogging as 'Dressing to the Nines in the Lonestar State', she decided 'The Stylish Disaster' was more fitting for her snarky lifestyle content (and also less of a...
New Design: Dragonfly
I know, I know - it's been awhile since I've done a new design for the shop. But I've had the itch to draw this for awhile, and finally sat down to do it this past weekend. So, behold, the next design coming soon to a t-shirt near you: That's a pretty cool looking...
New Look
I've been a bit quiet on the blogging front this week, but I have a good reason: I've been working on giving Dragonflight Dreams a makeover! If you're following through a reader, click through to see the fresh new look. I kept a few elements from the old look (the...
Shop News
A few fun announcements for the shop today. 1. ALL of my designs are now available as custom art prints where you can choose the paper and ink colors for a completely customized piece. I figured out what standard sizes would work best for each design, made a nifty...
About
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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