Portfolio Season

I went out for a fantastic brunch with a friend today and we got to talking about pretty well everything. One thing that came up was my online presence. I briefly mentioned this blog and then guiltily brought up my personal website. While I love the design of my site, when I created it my web knowledge was lacking and the functionality of the site definitely suffered. I also realized that I haven't updated my site with new content for an entire year, it's hard to believe that at the end of April it will be a year since graduation, but it's true!

I always have a couple personal projects on the go, but I think I will prioritize updating my website now that I am done my web course and have a much better understanding of web design. I appreciate my teachers giving me the knowledge to create a website, but I am excited to update it with proper functionality (my entire website is made of images, shhh don't tell). I'm also excited to show off the work I did as an intern at St. Joseph Media and the work I've been doing most recently at my current position as production assistant/designer at Novalis/Bayard Canada.

My goal is to fix my site and have new content up in one month, so check back soon!

Going Home

I moved to Toronto eight months ago and I'll be moving again in less than a month. I was walking around my current neighbourhood on the weekend and realized that I am already incredibly comfortable. Since moving away for school I've grown in a lot of ways, one of the most significant being my increasing independence. I love that I am able to call somewhere so different my home, and that I'm able to visit my friends in all of their new hometowns. While it is less convenient to have to take trains and buses to visit my friends, it's fun being shown around. Each of my friends have favourite spots in their respective towns and I'm excited to be able to show off the same kind of knowledge in Toronto.

I may only know a small area of Toronto, but there is plenty of time to explore all of the diverse neighbourhoods.

A Few New Blogs

I used to be much more active on blogs, but since finishing school my focus has changed slightly (all that real world stuff is getting in the way). Regardless I have picked up a few new blogs that are worthy of a look.

The Yard

A lovely blog offering a ton of great vintage, outdoor and animal photos.

Art of the Menu

A neat blog that critiques menus rather than food.

Six Word Story Every Day

A creative blog that displays the result of Ernest Hemingway's challenge to write a story in six words. The creators took it one step further and created one each day for a year.