Things are great!
I redid my room with a few pieces of new ikea furniture, some art & decorations, a desk so I can set up my soon-to-be-brand-spankin'-new mac, a sweet lamp, nice storage, and a few other changes. I'm not all the way finished, but will be shortly (as long as I can find a chest of drawers somewhere) I needed a redesign of my space. I like the vibe in my room now. I'm thinking that this is my way of coping with not having my own apartment or house! Haha.
In other news, at work, the big boss-man (Andy) has really liked all the work I've done with Flipside, as well as my recent designs for Fall Home & Design (a special section annual publication). So last week he asked me to be in charge of the huge Winter Sports and Recreation magazine. This is a big deal to the company - they make a lot of money selling ads, so it has to look appealing and clean. Basically it's a huge guide to Park City and all that it offers. Mainly the tourists and visitors during the ski season and Sundance Film Festival will be reading it. Andy specifically came to me to design it. Then, after I made a mock design he approved it with a beaming smile (YES!!! Mind you, he is very picky and he will most certainly let you know if he doesn't like something)So this is my big project right now. ...Oh, and I didn't even mention the sweet $$ bonus I will be receiving :)
More good news came this morning when Andy came to me with his ideas for the holiday gift guide. It's a shopping guide that will be a folded tab insert. So Andy wants me in charge of this gift guide, mainly for the cover design because the rest is pretty much only advertising. So it'll be a small project, but still I'm glad he wants me to do it.
I am very happy that Andy really likes and approves of my work (especially since he is the head honcho). It makes me feel better about my "design abilities" and certainly gives me more confidence, which is always a nice thing. I am busy, but also thoroughly enjoying it.
