Back in shape.
Not so much physically, but mentally.
The creative part of mind has been jumpstarted by a few projects that have landed in my lap. You know, the part of my mind that was molded and sculpted and awarded a degree from Texas Tech a few years ago? Yeah, it’s still there. Lots of dust. Layers of dust. But it’s still alive.
Within the month, I’ve designed a t-shirt, a logo, proposed three different website redesigns, converted a Wordpress site into plain html/css, and am currently working on redeveloping a personal site to promote my design services. (If you go to plain ol’ theignition.net, you can see what I created two years ago.) I think I’ve nailed a personal logo for now, I just have to decide on a domain name. Oh. And design the entire site.
These are on the brainstorming table for domain names (and if you jack these, I will shake my fist at you!) Just imagine these phrases with .com or .net after them and let me know which ones you like. Or maybe suggest some. I’m aiming for professional, but maybe with a bit of personality. My first choice would be ninachantanapumma.com but I don’t think I’ll win any business that way.
ninac
justnina
ninaforshort
heynina
ninalonglastname
callmenina
seeninawork
ninadesignmesomethingnowdangit
Okay, the last one is a joke. I need to go to bed. I have some potential clients I’ll be meeting with tomorrow, so I need my neurons firing full power. New season, new season.
p.s. - If you or someone you know suffers from “graphic design deficiency,” I’m available for print and web design!
By Kelly Lawson, January 31, 2008 @ 6:37 am
I like justnina or heynina. Catchy, easy to remember. I like it.
By jeromy, January 31, 2008 @ 10:35 am
runninarun
ninjanina
notthepornsitenina.com
ninadesigns
designernina
ninaexclamationmark
By neener, January 31, 2008 @ 11:08 am
notthepornsitenina.com <– HAHAHAHAHA!
By dwightk, January 31, 2008 @ 11:58 am
I like ninac, but then I’m partial to firstnamelastinitial
Are you expensive?
By neener, January 31, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
@dwightk: ninac was my second choice, but ninac.com is taken which is actually the reason I started considering other options.
I’m probably not expensive because I haven’t decided what to charge yet. Also, although I do demand and deliver high quality work, I still lack in some areas, specifically with web technologies. To answer your question, it depends on the type of work in question and what the client’s budget is. Geez, can you tell I’m new at this?
By dwightk, February 1, 2008 @ 11:30 am
I’m new at this too… I’m kinda doing some site building for people… I say sitebuilding because I’m not a designer… I can critique design, but not do it myself…
Anyway… I might send some projects your way for pricing… Obviously I don’t want to waste your time, but maybe we can team up on some of these things…