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Life Changing

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Back in February, UniGlory moved into a studio space in Elgin, IL. We signed a 2 month lease just to test the waters, and quickly fell in love. In March, I discovered that I was pregnant and the idea of spending money on the studio space didn’t make sense. It was really hard for me to give it up, but I knew that moving the studio back into my house was smart for my family and business, especially in this economy. My motivation was to SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!

Before setting up UniGlory in our house, we decided to upgrade the loft with new floors, paint and some updated furniture. The redesign really made a difference and we love working in the new space. Check out the updates, we are so happy with it!

After being a crabby/tired pregnant lady for almost 3 months we ran into some complications. At the end of April we found out that the baby didn’t make it and I had to go through a D&C. Daniel and I were completely heartbroken. I immediately wanted to blame myself for doing something wrong that hurt the baby. After a few days I was able to calm down and put the situation in God’s hands. It took me a week or so to recover from the D&C procedure.  While I found peace with where things are at now, I truly hope I never have to go through that again.

I could have continued to beat myself up, or wallowed in heartache over this unfortunate turn of events, but instead Dan and I have begun to put the many lessons we’ve learned through these life changing events to use.

Self-Promotion for the Creative Person

Monday, May 11th, 2009

At the 2008 HOW Creative Freelancer Conference, Lee Silber presented different ways to market and to stay motivated as a solopreneur*. After his motivating presentation I jumped to get his book, “Self-Promotion for the Creative Person: Get the Word Out About Who You Are and What You Do.”

Self-promotion is one of the most difficult things a creative person must do. It is also the most critical. Open this book to any page and chances are you will find something that can help you overcome this hurdle and get the attention and recognition you and your talents deserve. -Product Description

Notes
Solopreneur (or solo entrepreneur) is an entrepreneur or small business owner who runs their business themselves.

Did You Know?

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

My brother sent me this video and found it pretty impressive. It is crazy to think how technology is expanding. The fact about how half of the stuff college students learn in their first year of study is outdated by their third year is soooooo TRUE!

Meeting Dooce

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Heather Armstrong started Dooce.com in February 2001. A year after she was fired from her job for entries she wrote about people in her workplace. I have been reading her blog for a little over a year now and love it. Yesterday some friends and I went to Borders in Oak Brook to meet her and get our books signed. She is such a riot!

Paul Rand

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Paul Rand (1941-1996) is one of my favorite graphic designers. His simplistic Swiss style is very inspiring. I always find myself reading one of his books or watching a youtube video.  Here are some of his great quotes:

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”

“Art is an idea that has found its perfect form.”

“Language of form: order, variety, contrast, symmetry, tension, balance, scale, texture, space, shape, light, shade and color.”

UniGlorious!

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

UniGlory now has a tumblr called UniGlorious! We plan on posting anything and everything interesting to us, so you might want to keep it on your radar. Good Stuff!

UniGlory Studio has a New Home in Elgin, IL

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

I am proud to announce that UniGlory Studio is no longer located in the loft of our beautiful home. YAY!!! After a year of working from home, Dan and I were in desperate need of something new. It has been 1 week since the big move and we couldn’t be happier. The new studio is a shared space that houses a few other small businesses. One of the businesses is a colleague of ours and we have been collaborating even more since the move. Dan and I are glad that we made this leap and are looking forward to growing as a business.

I posted photos of what the space looks like on flickr, so check it out! Visits are welcome, just email us.

New Whitehouse.gov site

Monday, January 26th, 2009

whitehouse.gov

Remember when government websites were such a headache to find information or to even look at? Thanks to President Obama, the whitehouse.gov website has had an extreme makeover! If you haven’t seen it yet, stop reading this and go look at it.

The new features include a weekly video address and blog which emphasizes the new administration’s promises of openness. It is really cool to see how the internet can start closing the gap between society and the government. I am so pumped about this! Change feels + looks soooooo good!

Sol Sender – Obama Logo Design

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Part 1 of 2 Creative director Sol Sender tells the story of conception and birth of the Obama 08 logo, including the strategy behind it, developmental concepts and finalist designs for the identity not chosen by the campaign. …

It is safe to say that most designers grew a quick fascination with the Obama campaign. I found this video very inspiring and I loved seeing the development of this successful symbol. Enjoy!

Attract Readers to Your Blog

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Bloggers spend time and a ton of effort writing entries to their blog. The frustration builds when one realizes no one is reading it. We have put together some ideas to help market blogs.

UniGlory Studio designs and programs custom blog sites. If you are interested please submit a request for quote.

Ways to Reach Readers

  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
  • Use keywords and tag your entries.
  • Marketing: give your blog a title that draws people in and customize the look of your blog.
  • If your blog is associated with a business make sure to link the blog from the business site. Incorporate some of the branding from the business into the blog theme.
  • Comment on competitors blogs by viewing your opinion and talk about the issue.
  • Join social networks: Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, ect…

Understand the nature of the way people read on the internet

  • Keep paragraphs short: split sections up into different entries.
  • Lists are a great way to write posts….top 10 this or that.
  • Use video, images, and color to keep people interested in your post.

When writing

  • Be an expert on one topic.
  • Be passionate, honest and sincere about your subject matter.
  • Get to the point.

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