Update
Chuy was found safe and sound this morning. Thank you to everyone who kept an eye out for him and helped spread the word that he was missing. This sign below was the worst one I’ve ever had to design!
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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category
LOST DOG = FOUND DOG
Friday, April 8th, 2011
Experiencing the New PC
Friday, January 7th, 2011
My new HP ProBook 4520s XT946UT Notebook PC arrived this week. Though I was less than excited to purchase a PC, XANDRA DESIGN needed something more modern than the old home desktop machine. I eagerly opened the box when it arrived. The power cord was packaged in bubble wrap and the documentation in a ziplock bag. Granted they were nice bubble wrap and ziplock specimens, but… And then the shiny new machine was… covered with stickers? And fully loaded with unnecessary software. The experience was decidedly not Apple-like.
As I looked at it this afternoon, I was in awe of its shiny finish. Then I noticed that it is awfully blocky. It made me think of the ’70s. No, wait… it made me think of of Darth Vader!
My Macs are in no danger of losing my favor. But it will be nice to have a computer running Windows 7 Professional to track down Internet Explorer bugs in websites, develop user interfaces for software, design desktop icons for PC software applications, make spiffy PowerPoint movies for trade show exhibits, etc.
Happy Holidays
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
May the peace and joy of the holiday season be with you throughout the coming year.
Refresh Speaker Series: Scott Stowell
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Refresh your creativity at the AIGA Vermont speaker series featuring Scott Stowell…
Thursday, July 22, 2010
5:30–7:00 PM
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center
Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
1 College Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Register Online Here
Members* $5, Non-Members $15, Student Members Free
*Members, bring a friend to join AIGA at the event and you both attend for FREE.
Pay Attention
Since 1998, designer Scott Stowell has been doing business as Open—and as such has survived by staying small, specialized in not really specializing in anything in particular, and (as described in the Cooper-Hewitt’s Design USA show) embraced “an open notion of the term ‘office,’ inviting different participants to every project.”
As it turns out, everything is connected and everything is an opportunity—if you’re paying attention. Please join Scott for a fresh talk full of new (and old) stories about new (and old) work from over ten years of making “design for people.” There may also be prizes and there will surely
be distractions.
Scott is the proprietor of Open, an independent design studio that has made a lot of things, including the editorial design of Good magazine, short films for Google and Jazz at Lincoln Center, signage for the Yale University Art Gallery and the new AIGA membership cards. In 2008, Scott was the winner of the National Design Award for Communication Design.
Visit AIGA Vermont online at: http://vermont.aiga.org
Horse of a Different Color
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Here is my latest piece of artwork. It originated as a pencil drawing of two of my friend’s horses who I hang out with up in Isle la Motte, VT. Then I scanned the drawing and had a little fun in Photoshop. Gotta love a little color…
Word Cloud
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Check out a cool word cloud tool at http://www.wordle.net/.
This is what the text on our homepage looks like…
www.xandradesign.com 2.0
Saturday, August 29th, 2009We’ve just launched a brand new XANDRA DESIGN website! This version reflects our new capabilities of custom content management system design and custom WordPress site design. We’re now proud to offer database-driven design solutions.
A New Beginning
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Graphic designer, Lesley Alexandra Baumann, has just founded XANDRA DESIGN in Tucson, Arizona. She brings this new venture over ten years of experience in the design field. Lesley has publishing, agency and corporate marketing communications experience, most recently spending 7 years in-house at a scientific imaging company.
Undaunted by the current downturn, she believes now is perfect time help new companies firmly establish themselves and to help existing companies work in their marketing efforts.
Contact us today to see how we can help you design your future.
