Now relative to web/graphic design, what have I been up to?

Great things!

I have been working on website redesign for a janitorial cleaning company. Here is a before and after:

Big changes right?

If you decide to visit the website, keep in mind that there are some bugs that the company’s webmaster is working on.

By the way, have you guys watched my Vector Heart Tutorial? Last time I looked, views were merely double digits. Now it’s at 1,000+! Should I create more tutorials?

This was my first summer in Utah. So, how has it been?

Birds, Bountiful Baskets, and Battlestar Galactica.

Let me explain

First one is easy, we got a Lovebird! He (Helo) has been with us for a couple weeks now. Hand-fed Lovebirds are the sweetest, most adorable pets ever.

Next is Bountiful Baskets. For $15, the Bountiful Baskets Food Co-op provides “produce baskets, organic produce baskets, artisan bread and sandwich bread every other week.” Well, the $15 is for the basket itself and organic selection, breads, and add ons are an extra charge. It may not seem impressive, but check out what you get for $15:

Remember that these are seasonal fruits and vegetables from surrounding farms, so you know where they’re coming from. The sandwich bread is my favorite. It’s like the goodness of homemade bread in the shape of convenient factory bread.

And of course, BSG.

To save yourself from spoilers and boredom, all I can say is that it’s on Netflix… Go watch it!

Birds, BB, and BSG isn’t all I did this summer, but they’re definitely the highlights!

Now, this is how I feel about Fall:

Along with design, makeup is one of my passions. Art and design is integrated not only in fashion, but also in makeup. When it was announced last winter that Sephora and Pantone was going to collaborate, I was beyond excited. Makeup+Design= <3. They are two of my most favorite passions.

Launched Spring 2012, Sephora+Pantone is a beauty collection that revolves around The Color of the Year, “Tangerine Tango” #17-1463. Not only does the Sephora collection contain brushes, eyelash curlers, lip gloss, eyeshadow, lashes, etc. there is an archive of other brand products that are inspired by Tangerine Tango.

Part of my birthday last month, Sephora sent me a Beauty Insider exclusive offer to pick up a Birthday Fresh Sugar Kisses Mini Lip Duo. The box contained generous samples of Fresh’s lip balms (which are amazing). The lip balm was a perfect excuse to head over to check out the new Sephora+Pantone collection.

When I entered the Ala Moana Sephora, I was pleasantly greeted with a display of the Sephora+Pantone Universe collection. I immediately swatched the $26 Blush Duo, but I was somewhat disappointed.

The color on the left is Coral, Pantone #15-1439 with gold shimmer. It reminisces of NARS Orgasm blush, but does not contain nearly as much pigmentation. I walked over to swatch Orgasm and it is definitely more vibrant than Sephora+Pantone’s Coral. If the NARS was too heavy, but you still want peachy effect, this could work for you.

The right side of the blush duo, Desert Flower, Pantone #15-1435 is a light orange matte. Again, it is not very pigmented, but delivers a sheer wash of color. Although keep in mind I am NC40!

These blushes are nice to have to collect, but I wouldn’t reach for them often.

Blush is a subtle way to display colors. It’s not a product that someone would immediately notice and ask about. Nail polish on the other hand , is a beauty product that stands out, that I am asked about all the time. So even though the Blush Duo from the Sephora+Pantone collection was a disappointment, the Nail Enamel Set ($24) is a must have.

The Nail Enamel Set contains:

- Tangerine Tango Cream, Pantone #17-1463
- Tangerine Tango Shimmer, Pantone #17-1463
- Tangerine Tango Glitter, Pantone #17-1463
- Tangerine Tango Matte, Pantone #17-1463

The color of the year in 4 different finishes. Cream, shimmer, glitter, and matte. :O
As a nail polish enthusiast, that just blows me away. Kudos to the Sephora and Pantone’s collaboration teams. They know the nail polish market.

Sephora has taken great lengths into rebranding itself into more than just high end makeup. Their beta website has recently become the main website, increasing white space. The user is no longer restricted by the black horizontal menu.

My only criticism is to do either remove or make subtle the Sephora “flame” logo that is on the left side above the fold and the right side below the fold of the home page. When I remove it, the home page looks a lot better. The Sephora+Pantone page doesn’t contain the flame logo and it looks perfectly fine.

mayewimmer.com has a new look!

In Web for Designers ART433 class at BYU–Hawaii, we had to create a portfolio website.

In the new website, my portfolio displays work that I have done with logos, print, and web design. Web design work I did for my University Communications Web Marketing Coordinator job is also posted! The CMS used is Drupal 7. Drupal is an organized interface, but it was challenging and made me a better programmer in HTML/CSS.

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Previous to making this blog, I have created a total of 14 blogs  (3 LiveJournal, 1 DeadJournal, 1 Xanga, 6 Blogspot, 1 WordPress, 2 Tumblr) since I was 12 years old.

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