It’s been too long . . .
Last post: March 18th. By my math, that’s nearly 5 months! What’s been going on? A lot actually . . .
In late March, I had the good fortune of being able to fill in for a client when their in-house graphics person left unexpectedly. That was 5 months ago, and they’re now by biggest and best client, entrusting The Image Distillery with a complete website redesign, consulting on and revamping their print campaign, and, most recently, breathing new life into their online search (watch for it this month . . . I’ll post more about that later). It’s a little crazy when you think about it–how much change one small opportunity can create in your life. Today’s lesson: keep your eyes open!
The last few moons have seen The Image Distillery grow in personnel as well (finally–I’m out of the home and into a real office–two actually!). tID now employs: a creative director/copywriter (me), an extremely talented engineer-turned-web-developer (his name is Doug, and he does amazing things with HTML and a dash of data), and the well-honed eye of our print designer, Casey (who also has an impressive photography portfolio). We keep things pretty informal (just ask any of our clients), but we still manage to turn out some solid work. Check out a few after-hours photos of the new digs . . .
It hasn’t been all sunshine and roses, though; before I brought on Doug and Casey I did manage to overextend myself, and it cost me a good client. Not something I would recommend, if you can help it. I should have been more realistic with my packed schedule, but I didn’t want to turn away the work. Let this be a lesson to any freelancers out there: if you can’t find the time to get a haircut, don’t take on a new client with a deadline. (You’re not doing anyone any good)
But with the team together now, I’m finally finding time to get caught up on some old projects, along with this blog. Writing has long been my creative outlet of choice, and, as Doug reminded me earlier today, everyone needs a pet project. It feels great, and I hope to keep it up . . . I hope you’ll prod me along if I fall behind!
