Happy October, dear Oh My-ers! I’m so happy to be back for another installment of governing goodness! This month, since you will all be busily working on your brands thanks to OMHG’s fabulous DIY Branding theme, I’d like to go a little beyond the usual tutorial. Whether you are working on tying your brand together with packaging, web graphics or stationery, or just looking for … [Read more...] about The Graphics Governess: Sourcing creative files
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A Taste of Ila's DIY Cat Craft Fever Birthday!
Hello crafty cats! This Saturday I threw Ila a handmade 8th birthday party at The Lunenburg Makery celebrating her favourite things: cats, crafts, and cakes! I promised myself years ago to take her to Paris for her 16th birthday and since we are halfway there I threw a Parisian twist into our theme. Voila! Crafty cat madness. I took over 400 pictures this weekend and have a … [Read more...] about A Taste of Ila's DIY Cat Craft Fever Birthday!
Teaching Type: The Foundations
You may already know the difference between serif and sans, and it's usually pretty easy to recognize a script typeface when you see one, but from there the language of typography and fonts gets decidedly more hairy. Glyphs and ligatures, opentype and web fonts, and what about those mysterious ems? Starting today, we'll be working together to demystify, clarify, illustrate, and … [Read more...] about Teaching Type: The Foundations
Design Journal for Knitting & Crochet Rockstars
Do you remember this awesome moosey mascot from last October? He's back again to give our fibre loving readers the inside scoop on an exciting new project from Lisa of Petite Tuques! If you love knitting & crochet and have thought of creating your own patterns to share with the world but are not sure where to start, Lisa has you covered. Her new printable PDF design … [Read more...] about Design Journal for Knitting & Crochet Rockstars
The Graphics Governess: Swatch Menu
Good day Oh My-ers! I am thrilled to be here today to share this month’s tutorial goodness with you! Last month was all about food for the soul here at Oh My! Like many folks, I have a "special" relationship with food due to chronic illness – but I love to eat, and I absolutely adore food’s ability to gather people together, to nourish, to comfort, and to heal. So in the … [Read more...] about The Graphics Governess: Swatch Menu
