The Logo Design Workbook by AdamsMorioka looks especially cool and useful.

SEO for Dummies should help our existing and future clients get some good search engine placement!

This beautiful gourd was found at a local craft fair here in Hilo, Hawaii. I love how it’s almost a perfect circle and that some of the flower’s petals are curling up, adding a dynamic dimension to it, almost like the flowers are still alive.

Hand-cut and wood-burned, you can tell it took a lot of work with all the detail. I don’t remember the name of the artist, but the little marking on it says “Maekane”, I think?

Bought this book recently while browsing the design section at Border’s (Oahu) on Thanksgiving break.

So what was different about this book? Well, the tone of the book was very personable, and upon further reading, the information was very relevant to my situation now, as a designer still moving up in the field.

I just wish I had this book earlier. Everybody serious about working in the design field needs a mentor to turn to. Unfortunately I never had one, but while reading this book, it felt as if Jeff Fisher (author of this book and experienced designer) was my mentor, sharing with me the complicated ins-and-outs of the design field.

Highly recommended!

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