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Elise McCabe, graphic and web designer

Elise McCabe, graphic and web designer

Conscious, Creative, Graphic Designer

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WordCamp Austin 2013: Planning and Organizing Your Site with Brandon Kraft

June 8, 2013

This is the second in my series of Wordcamp 2013 posts. The next session I attended was "Planning & Organizing Your Site" with Brandon Kraft.  Since Kraft is an avid blogger, most of his talk was geared towards blogging. Here are some points I took down during the presentation: Figure Out

WordCamp Austin 2013: How to Succeed At Freelancing with Bill Erickson And Jared Atchison

June 3, 2013

I recently attended WordCamp Austin 2013 and had the good fortune of being in the presence of many WordPress Gurus. This month I will release a series of five posts sharing my notes from WordCamp. Expect two posts this week & then one a week for the rest of June. In this series I will include

Clouds hang over Adobe Creative Suites

May 7, 2013

Some years back I decided to bite the bullet & purchase a legitimate copy of Adobe Master Collection CS4. I was a student & figured I should take advantage of the software discount knowing that I would not be able to afford the full retail in the beginning of my freelance career. As it goes

Quit Your Day Job & Freelance Full Time

April 25, 2013

For the past year or so I have been gradually dropping my day job one day a week at a time & picking up more freelance work. Do I have any profound ideas to share to ease the transition?  Probably not but, I can give you a realistic glimpse of what it's been like for me thus far. Long

Part 1: A Minimalist’s Guide to Becoming a Better Graphic Designer.

March 1, 2013

In order to be good at anything, you have to always be striving for improvement. As one wise person once told me, the key to rapid advancement is to always push yourself just beyond your comfort zone, then once you get comfortable there give yourself another nudge. A good designer is always looking

Taking Drawing to the Next Dimension…

February 21, 2013

Ever since watching Charlie & the Chocolate Factory as a young kid, I had always hoped Wonkavision would be a reality sooner than later. Twenty some years have gone by since then & I still haven't seen too many glimmers of hope on the horizon of Wonkavision technology emerging...until the

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The Barcode & Beyond…

January 4, 2013

When most designers embark upon package design they are faced with a number of necessary evils... the barcode being the most hideous of them all.  The problem of how to deal with this grayscale nightmare often results in surrendering to slapping it on in the most inconspicuous yet, functional place

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Currently I'm working as a full time graphic and web designer for a mission based company. I create user-centered design solutions for plain language public health education print materials, websites, and tools for federal, state, and local public health agencies. For the time being I am only accepting freelance projects which I have a strong, personal passion for. Some of my passions include: animal rights, plant-based diets, sustainability and environmental causes. If you feel your project may be a good fit, feel free to:

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