by Clarissa | Feb 1, 2018 | Branding, Professional Life
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 shoot photography, but that’s all I thought about. I didn’t identify my target audience, what aspect of design I...
by Clarissa | Jan 25, 2018 | Professional Life
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 start. If the passion for starting grows daily, you need to get started now (check out tools you can use that cost little...
by Clarissa | Jan 17, 2018 | Professional Life, Wellness
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 last day.” My heart did a Simone Biles floor routine but I kept it together and followed protocol. I no longer had to...
by Clarissa | Sep 6, 2017 | Design, Professional Life
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 them still overwhelmed about which ones to choose. Google Fonts is one of my favorite font resources because: A) Google...
by Clarissa | Aug 23, 2017 | Branding, Professional Life
Within a couple of weeks (and to be honest, last few years), the political climate has been high. With easy access to first-hand news in social sharing, we’re in a time where news is in your face whether you like it or not. And as business owners, there’s the back and...
by Clarissa | Jul 5, 2017 | Professional Life
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 going to check my account. Photobucket decided to break links across the Internet. Unless you pay 399.99 a year to link...
