by SNDI | Apr 17, 2020 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Books, Brand Visibility, Branding, Design, Innovation, Jersey City and Hoboken, marketing, Online Safety, self publishing, Smart Business Practices, social marketing, Social Media, Uncategorized, Website Design and Development, WordPress and Website Development, WordPress Plugins and Web Technology, working from home
We have been asked to stay at home. As a small business owner, I have been working from home since the mid-90s. However, I could freely meet friends and clients for coffee, lunch, etc. I could go out for errands or recreation anytime. I was also teaching part-time, a...
by Susan | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog, Books, Brand Visibility, Branding, CMS, Design, green, indie authors, marketing, self publishing, Smart Business Practices, Website Design and Development
The first book Frogs Are Green published was Frogs, Amphibians and Their Threatened Environment, and we used Createspace. Recently, we published our second book, Rainforest Frogs, and we used Ingramspark, and then realized it needed to be on Createspace also. Both...
by Susan | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog, Books, Brand Visibility, Branding, Crowdfunding & Fundraising, Events, Jersey City and Hoboken
As we walked over to Pershing Field on a beautiful summer night and approached the big arch near the community center, a long white table with bouquets of flowers awaited us. The “Dinner in the Park” series. The guests started to arrive and take their...
by Susan | Jul 27, 2015 | art, Blog, Books, Brand Visibility, Branding, Cartoonists, Design, event networking, Events, marketing, Musicians and Artists
Pete’s Mini Zine Fest is a trade show of home-made comics and graphic novels (or “zines”) held every summer in a charming little bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn called “Pete’s Candy Store.” Originated and managed by authors and artists...
by Susan | May 5, 2015 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Books, Brand Visibility, Design, marketing, Musicians and Artists, Photography and Illustration
In the early 90s, as an art director at Macmillan Publishing, one of the book projects on my list was the 1st edition of The Macmillan Visual Dictionary. What made this book stand out at the time were the visually consistent digitally drawn illustrations. When I first...
by Susan | Nov 6, 2014 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Books, Brand-Interviews, Musicians and Artists, Photography and Illustration
How long have you been creating art? Please tell us a bit about yourself, your art, mission and goals. I studied my Masters in Communication Design at Pratt and started doing graphic design for all sorts of companies in 1985. At the same time, I started to publish as...
