Elle Creative

08/05/2024

Oh hi! It’s been a minute. I’m still around doing Elle things, but have had an immensely busy spring and summer. I’m currently back in my hometown, Eureka MO, for a week and am excited to have gotten an appointment here to get my “hair did”. And yes, I picked it for the name. elle + elle.

01/24/2024

Logos are so dang fun. I just sent 3 preliminaries to a client and here are some peeks at them.

01/15/2024

What does one do on a sub-zero, deep freeze day when two things got cancelled? Grab a hot beverage and migrate a website of course! ellecreative dot online was built with Weebly but I started dating a new platform recently and they won me over. Here's my new Canva-built site. I'm smitten.

11/17/2023

Oh hi! It's been a minute since I've posted here. I ran across these two techniques so I decided to do a little Canva Therapy and make graphics to print out and hang by my desk. Feel free to grab them for yourself.

09/28/2022

Elle Creative is going to be 2 soon! As we round the corner to launching another amazing entrepreneur's website, this slide expresses everything we've been feeling recently. Your "thing" is worth it.

09/15/2022

A current project made me take another gander at ADA (WCAG) compliance measures. This article is super helpful for anyone wanting to make sure their site is as accessible as possible. https://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/building-websites/how-to-make-a-website-accessible/

Many website editors have built in tools to properly and easily make these changes, you just need to know where to get to them (and we can help!). Some things like making sure fonts are not too small and picking colors that have enough contrast are easy fixes without needing to dig in code or editor sub menus.

Making your website accessible to people with disabilities is important for all businesses. Learn how with these tips!

08/24/2022

I just shipped a logo concept to a client that has a tiny element of this incredible logo from the '68 Mexico City Olympic Games. If you haven't heard or read about it before, 99% Invisible does a great job explaining everything.

The 1968 Olympics took place in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first Games ever hosted in a Latin American country. And for Mexico City, the event was an opportunity to show the world that they were a metropolis as worthy as London, Berlin, Rome or Tokyo to host this huge international affair. Amo...

07/29/2022

Junkyard Art & Science Mashup day 4 was the best-est EVAR! We used gravity to paint with our paint pendulum. I think Sharon had fun, don’t you?!

07/18/2022

Art + STEM camp was so much fun last week that this ended up being a post.

🔲 created the illusion of space with Op art, optical illusions and other techniques
🔳 learned about DaVinci the artist, inventor, and scientist
🔲 recorded how centripetal force and gravity move paint
🔳 created Calder-esque stabile “balanced” sculptures.
🔲 made Thaumatropes, not photographed but video is in stories

07/16/2022

🍩☎️ The coolest new spot in town is definitely ! We decided to finally make a visit this morning since we were out of town when they opened and we’re having serious . We asked if we could donate my old cat phone to the cause and they said yes!

I could have taken a zillion photos of all the fun vintage items. Everything is perfection, the donuts, the flavors, the coffee, the logo, the vibe, the colors, everything. 🫶

07/13/2022

Logos a go-goin'! I just wanted to share what happens during the logo process. I usually make 3 logos at first, then revise one of them based on the feedback from the client. I know which one I'm leaning toward, but I'm excited to see what is a good fit for the client.