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The artsy geeky me

I’m a designing, code-tickling, font-whoring creative type whose best work comes from well-thought-out mistakes

My design style

My digital design style is very much like my home decor style, according to Apartment Therapy.

  • Warm Industrial

    You’re pretty casual; comfort at home is super important to you. You’re into rustic details, often with elements of wood, leather and metal but you keep it warm with lots of texture and plenty of light. You don’t like things that are too finished, in fact, you revel in the rough.

  • Classic Glam

    You love good bones and interesting details like molding or pattern. You gravitate towards a soothing palette — softer colors, darks or neutrals — but you also love a good metallic accent. You don’t mind ornate shapes or extra frills and you have a sense of history about your decor.

Website?

If you need a personal or small group/business website created, send me a quick note (there’s no obligation):

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Graphics!

A few graphics design pieces I’ve used on this site.

watercolor grunge butterfly

The original grunge butterfly edited with a softer palette of bluish gray, sharpened, and a grunge edge added.

grunge butterfly
BEFORE
grunge butterfly
AFTER

blinging selfie

A simple selfie from a low-quality webcam embellished with a greyscale filter and lots of blingy sparkles. Unfortunately, I’ve lost the original unedited copy.
selfie

washed sunflower & BDSM emblem

Sunflower against a colorful wooden fence: The original image is stunning already. However, it was a little too vibrant for my project, so I gave it a bit of a whitewash treatment. I also isolated the flower & vase so I could position the BDSMblem — complete with an applied shadow — as if it were leaning slightly against the wall.

 
sunflower

nkyinkyim : Andinkra symbol

I love a chevron pattern like in the original picture. Again, I needed a more subdued look. I played with levels and shadows to complete the Nkyinkyim, then filled it with a sleek image. The text is in one of my funky fonts.

nkyinkyim
Below is a wallpaper image that I used to fill in the Nkyinkyim shape.
wallpaper
lyrics

kiss me on my neck

Some of my favorite Erykah lyrics on my custom background: I had fun playing with these fonts; it’s like mixing metals. I did black/white & white/black versions as well.

lyrics

refreshed

I liked my previous website design. It was fun to play with textures. Still, it was time for a site refresh, and a few extra colors. 

color palette
My current color palette
screenshot
Previous design
kinkyButterfly