Design

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” 

I love everything about design – you can view some of my work at http://www.facebook.com/caron.edmunds#!/pages/Caron-Edmunds-Design/15878184797?ref=mf 

Photo Cards

18 August 2010 

What started as a small side business has evolved to the extent that I now do more photocards than regular design jobs. These are some that I’ve done for my own family.

Christmas 2006

Christmas 2007

Dylan's 1st birthday invite 2007

Dylan's 2nd birthday invite 2008

The Making of a Photo Card

8 September 2008 at 2:45pm 

I recently finished an invite for my nephew Hayden’s birthday party, and I thought I would show you all the parts that make up a design…. 

 

So thats 

Old paper

Some old paper that I found on Google Images; 

Sheriff

 A Sheriff’s badge (Deep-etched – That’s where I take out all the background, quite a tedious process). I played around with two until I chose this one; 

More old paper

Some more old paper (also Google Images) that I placed on a black square; 

Hayden

Hayden (Deep-etched); 

Cowboy hat

A Cowboy hat (Deep-etched) – I tried two different hats before I used this one, I had to find one that looked right on his head; 

Rope

Some rope (Deep-etched) – you can just see it in the foreground, as Hayden, the hat and the rope have been covered with a light transparency; 

Then, of course, choose some Western-type fonts and Voila! 

Well, they liked it…  

Design is a learning experience. So my agenda is to figure out what I want to learn next.  – Ayse Birsel 

Design is more about observing the world around you, then about personal creativity. – Cam Shaw