I wanted to scan it instead of put the original file because I'm so excited about it and the paper grain proves to me its existence. So there it is. I know that's funny, but hey I'm kind of a little weird.
Here are people who helped make the AIGA card successful.
Ann Petit from Suede Studios designed the card.
I met Ann soon after moving to Vegas at a Henderson Chamber of Commerce event. She has become a great friend... but most importantly for the purposes here, she is an excellent graphic designer, creative director, and visual consultant with over 25 years experience.
She is incredible. Her and I sat for hours making this card. This is how our night went:
Nicky: lets do this and that
Ann: "ah how about this?"
Nicky: "WOW that's amazing, I would never had thought of that."
Over and over again for hours.
Then I went home to do some work and she spent more hours on it.
Ann came to my rescue to assist when last minute I didn't have an assistant. She's going to help make giant recycled paper (a pain in the butt process that makes this project go around). I want to send her a large big cuddly thanks, she def doesn't have the time to help with this project, but has squished me in when she can, and when she shouldn't have but I was desperate. Its all well appreciated.
Here might be a good place to add that she also let me experiment on her with the cast. She was the first person to let me do it to them, not even my boyfriend would let me! For good reason, I hadn't perfected my skill yet and ripped out quite a bit of her hair. She was a trooper though. I have planned for her to be the next model photographed, 1st business owner to be photographed...exciting! So if I ever get to the editing for the last shoot, soon after Ann's photos will be up. They're going to be awesome. Even her hair in intertwined in the project! That's dedication and great friendship ;)
I am hiring Ann to reconstruct everything visual for Nicky Watts Studios, including a new website, logo, business cards, a secret marketing idea that we developed, and more. I am so excited because she is in tuned with all that stuff that I could care less to think about. So far we have had a consultation. She's absolutely organized and really sat there with me until both of us understood what was getting done. This service is priceless when you are hiring someone for this sort of thing. I recommend you have her redo your business's public image and advertising. Its worth it.
Suede Studios
Ann Petit
www.suedestudio.com
ann@suedestudio.com
Thanks to Sam, Val, Morgan, Jenn, and Marcelo for attending the reception. It was a great time.
After the event:
The company that sponsored the AIGA fundraiser: What's your Cause, was kind enough to print us 100 cards and 25 posters of our cards for free. This greatly helped the Wear Recycle crew to get out the word, and to start feeling like all this hard work is worth something, recognition I guess you could say. I want to formally thank Graphics West for being the first sponsor of Wear Recycle! Thank you.
Graphics West
www.graphicswest.com
3901 Graphic Center Dr
Las Vegas, NV 89118
(702) 798-9444
They did a great job, so lets use them when possible and send them happy and warm thankful energy.
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