Way back in the olden days of 2010, I started FIVE12 STUDIO (nee CNICOLE PHOTODESIGN) without any real direction or goal. I wanted to design and...
We’re trying our best, which is more than enough.
Yes, You Should Side Hustle
Should you start a side hustle while you’re at your 9-5? What about if you’re in school? When is the right time to start? Now is the right time to...
Leaving Toxic Environments
It’ll be a year in March that I left my toxic environment. It wasn’t my decision, technically, but I knew it was coming. “Today’s going to be your...
I Don’t Want to Feel That
"I don't want to do this anymore." "OK. What are you feeling right now?" "Pissed, and I'm having a good day so I'd rather not feel pissed." "Then...
5 Font Pairings and Font Tips
There are a MILLION fonts on the Internet and it’s easy to get overwhelmed when choosing which to download. If you’re like me, you download all of...
15 Ways You Can Help Hurricane Harvey Victims
Watching Harvey impact Texas is truly heartbreaking and it’s easy to feel helpless. What do you do when you’re watching highways turn into lakes and...
An Open Letter
I’ve started this a million times. I don’t know what to say, honestly, after Saturday’s terrorist attack. It’s a weird feeling going from being the...
Don’t Give Up
Opening up about depression and anxiety does two things: One: It allows me to tell about my journey the way I want to. I own the narrative and...
Four Things to Learn From Photobucket
On Monday, I was cleaning blog posts (yes, you should be doing this too) when I saw something weird: “What? This has to be a mistake,” I told myself...