by Clarissa | Jan 9, 2019 | Professional Life
It’s the beginning of a New Year and you know what that means: resolution time! You vow to eat better, to get in shape (for real this time), go to yoga, save money, cut down on coffee, be more social. Look, these are all done with the best intentions. We chant,...
by Clarissa | Dec 31, 2018 | Professional Life, Work
End of the year blogs are a still a thing, right? Oh well if it’s not. I enjoy reflecting over the past year so you know how prepared for the upcoming year, so without further ado: 1. Speaking your mind won’t win everyone over, but keeping quiet won’t do you any...
by Clarissa | Oct 10, 2018 | Professional Life
Hey all! I’ve started a new Reader Q&A series because I’ve had people ask me questions and I’m all about answering them 🙂 Up this week: I want to be a graphic designer—now what? “How did you get started?” By chance, actually. I was in my last semester as a PR...
by Clarissa | Sep 19, 2018 | Professional Life, Wellness
When I started running, I knew I had to have a purpose behind it. I’m not one to exercise for good health. Of course, it’s good for your health, but that’s boring. “Exercise because you should.” Nah, I need more. So I made a decision to start running again...
by Clarissa | Aug 21, 2018 | Professional Life
Do you know what happened when I wanted to start FIVE12 STUDIO? I got scared. I procrastinated. I made every single excuse in the book to not start until one day I did. And I was still scared. And I still delayed things. But I got started. I fumbled around trying to...
by Clarissa | Aug 15, 2018 | Branding, Professional Life
Do you have a style guide? If you asked, “a what?” you’re in the right place. A style guide is a document that contains how and what fonts, colors, logos, and imagery for your brand is used. A lot like branding guidelines except it doesn’t...