I won 2 international design contests!

Here are my winning entries for a logo and product label. Contests are hosted by freelancer.com.

Graphic Designers Defined

Graphic Designers are visual problem solvers. We have to use both sides of our brains—technically and creatively.

Graphic designers and graphic artists are technically not the same thing. I'm a graphic designer. I use other people's art to convey a message. I do not create my own images, generally speaking. If I put a flower on your website, I just found it—I did not draw it from scratch.

Graphic design is involved in any kind of imaging you see. If you think I don't do what you need, ask because I just may!

Graphic designer specialties are always evolving. I didn't know WordPress one year, but the next year I did. At the time we were working together, I might not have known how to do something, but I may now. Just ask!

Download graphic design guide here.

WordPress websites

Check out my newly renovated site, and the site I just renovated for Office Angels.us!

Animated Gifs as Banner Ads

Here's my latest rotating ad, along with recent static ads.

  

 

Yearbook Ad

Parents had me design this sponsored ad for their first grade son's yearbook.

Product Labels

I have been doing product packaging for many years now. Through Office Angels, I design labels for a company in Arizona. Here is a recent email:

"...I’d also love to mention that I have highly enjoyed working with Michelle. She’s most professional, fast, and a pleasure to work with!"

Chanel Reed
Customer Service & Inside Sales Manager
Vitality Works, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM

Outdated Web Features

From http://mashable.com/2014/01/14/outdated-web-features/#!

Help get rid of these annoying website features:

1. Irrelevant Elements
2. Flash Intros
3. Photo Carousel
4. Large Hero Images
5. Stock Photos
6. Animated GIF Flags
7. Autoplay Videos
8. Automated Popups
9. 'Hello World' Blog Post
10. Sidebars
11. Reloading Pages
12. M.dot Sites