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Today is the first installment of my series, “Packaged Good”. (It’s a play on words, so need to question my English language skills!)Every so often, I’ll be posting images of well-branded packaged goods. It’s a reminder that art is everywhere, and that a good design really can influence our purchase decisions. I think we can all […]

Packaged Good: O-Live & Co.

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9/19/12

When Shakespeare wrote this famous line in Romeo & Juliet, he was saying that the names of things do not matter, only what things are. Though this is valid argument when it comes to forbidden love, it doesn’t work so much when branding your business.Here are a couple tips I want to share for those […]

A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet

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8/27/12

I hold a reputation in my family as the “best gift giver”. So when it came to my Father’s birthday earlier this year, I had some great ideas for defending my title. My Dad is the guys who already has what he needs, so he is always my biggest challenge. I took to designing him some […]

DIY Coasters

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8/12/12

I’ve always thought that I had things worth saying and a knack for eloquent writing. These are clearly two key requirements for starting a blog, but you need a platform. Creating a blog simply called “Sandy Says” seemed like the ultimate act of vanity, so when deciding to go full force with my dream of starting […]

Here Goes Nothing…

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8/09/12