Entries by Colleen Eakins

Learning to Appreciate Feedback & Negative Criticisms

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While I pride myself on being thick skinned enough to not allow negative criticism or feedback to get me down, sometimes it does.  As a designer, I learned way back in art school that art is subjective.  Not everyone will like it, especially professors.  My design professors were very hard on us during critique.  They […]

Almost Wordless Wednesday…

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…because I’m writing this short paragraph.  My brain is on the fritz and too full of project details, strategies and creative design ideas.  Yesterday I put my rain boots on the wrong feet and couldn’t figure out why they “didn’t feel right” for a good 15 minutes.  I actually thought it was because my pants […]

Monday Morning Pick Me Up

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As you can see if you frequent this blog space, I have an unhealthy preoccupation with Mondays.  In my past life (corporate America) I hated and dreaded them and as a freelancer, they hold a new perspective and viewpoint.  However, the last couple of Mondays in my current location have been rainy, gray, dark and […]

Image Diversity in Advertising

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I recently received an email from a stock photography site that I use with the title, “Real Imagery of Modern Moms and Dads.”  The email highlighted a collection of images they had pulled together that showed diversity in what today’s families look like.  Visuals have always been an important part of marketing, but even more […]

It’s A Rainy Monday; Time To Get Positive

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My current location:  Atlanta Georgia Suburbs It is raining cats, dogs and armadillos.  My view outside my office windows looks like it is 7:45 pm and not 7:45 am.  We are under a severe weather threat and flash flood warnings.  It’s also Monday.  Time to get positive, so here is what I’ve got: We are […]