Projects in Development – July 2009

Posted on | July 1, 2009 | No Comments

The start of July found me very busy. I currently have a total of six projects in development. A few should be completed up very soon. Below is a list of the projects.

A children’s birthday party invitation
A sticker/label design
A business card design
A logo design
2 websites

I will post the finish products as the projects are completed.

He is and will forever be the “KING OF POP”

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Michael was truly a great entertainer. The world is mourning his lost today. There will never be another like him. His music cross so many boundaries and brought some many people together.

A true American Icon. R.I.P. THE KING OF POP

Let remember the man, the music, the legend.

P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)

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Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

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You Rock My World

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My prays go out to the family and friends of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon

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ArtDeal, Guest Blogger on Icanbringhomethebacon.com

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

I am now a guest blogger over at Icanbringhomethebacon.com. I am doing a series entitled Chronicles of a First-Time Entrepreneur. Below is an excerpt and link to my first post.

….”Picture this: You are just months away from your college graduation and you get offered an opportunity of the lifetime. You seized said opportunity and feel that life couldn’t be better. Then the economy starts to tank and you are personally affected. What is a gal to do went she loses her job? The answer: Go out of her own”…..

Read the full post here.

Please check it out and tell me what you think. I will keep you posted as to when I post a new piece.

Icanbringhomethebacon.com is a blog providing information, tips, promoting event for women in business.
It was founded by the beautiful and talented Nichelle Stephens: blogger, bookkeeper and social media strategist.

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Tags: career advice > freelance > guest blogger > networking > press > women

5 Must Have Tools in my Web Design Arsenal

Posted on | June 19, 2009 | No Comments

This was originally written for the Geek Girls Network’s Web Design Event. Original post date: June 16, 2009

When I first got into web design I didn’t know much about anything. I created pages on free sites such as Gurlpages.com and Angelfire.lycos.com. All I had to do was fill out a form, hit submit, and my web page was created for me. Then I discovered HTML and that’s when my love for web design began. That’s was back in 1999. Now ten years later I am still have a passion for it. Today I am going to share my 5 must have Web Design tools.

1. My Mac laptop: Some people say that Macs are better for design than PCs. I started off on a PC, but I love working on a Mac better. I find that my design software runs so much better on my Mac and the graphics look great. Downside to Macs is the price tag but being a freelance designer it well worth the investment.

2. Design Software: I started out writing HTML code by hand using notepad, and Print Shop and Paint to jazz up my images. Now I used Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and some times Flash. I also used Fetch to upload multiple files at once.

3. Reference Books: The Visual Quick Start Guide Books are favorite reference books. They come in various topics and in different levels based on skills. I highly recommend the “Teach yourself visually” book on HTML for beginners. They used pictures to help illustrate HTML code and how it would show in browsers. The O’Reilly people make a cool pocket size reference book for HTML and CSS.

4. Browsers: Besides Internet Explorer, I also used Safari and Firefox. Being a good web designer you must know how your websites looks in different browsers. Knowing how to work CSS will come in handy here. You can create your style sheets to cater to different browsers.

5. An Imagination: Every web site has to start somewhere before it developed into something.

This list is by no means standard tools of web design, just what I use as part of my web design arsenal. What are your must have tools?

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My name is Artiatesia Deal. I am native New Yorker, recent college graduate, and a graphic/web designer. Creating visually appealing designs is an unquestionable passion of mines.