One of my favorite design trends is wireframe line art. You'll see this throughout some of my designs that incorporate this simple yet dynamic look. It works well for prototype, engineering, futuristic and perspective design. I don't want this to be confused with...
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New Website Launch
Home / Blog Hi, I'm Heather and I'm excited to showcase my new website launch. It was time for a re-fresh and look that not only speaks to viewers but also reflects a part of who I am. I've been working hard over the past year to get it done and the day is...
Adobe XD Creative Jam
Home / Blog Adobe XD Creative Jam is a two part experience bringing the community of artists together to learn, listen and showcase your art. I was lucky enough to be one of the contestants where my teammate and I got to compete against other designers. Using...
Monoline Illustration Art
Home / Blog Using the technique of a 1-color stroke design creates a monoline, minimalist, art decoration primarily created from a vector program Adobe Illustrator, XD. I like the simplicity and stroke width options you can apply which tells a story without...
My New Online Store
Home / Blog Exciting news! HeatherADesign now has an online store for purchasing her artwork on merchandise products. T-Shirts, Phone Cases, Stickers, Magnets and more! If you have a specific request on a product then just shoot me a message. 🙂 You can click here to...
GDUSA American Graphic Design Award Winner
Home / Blog I'm happy to announce that in July I entered the GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards. I found out in September that my logo design for Oak City Engineering won in the Branding and Identity category! Which also means that I got my first magazine...
Happy Veterans Day
Home / Blog I recently had the opportunity to work at the VGA Veteran Golfers Association 2nd National Championship in Biloxi, MS. What an incredible experience and appreciation I have for the VGA and all the members, staff involved. I've been working with this...
Salt Pepper Font Type
Home / Blog Absolutely loving this new font style from Lisa Glanz. Salt & Pepper: A Whimsical New Font Family From Lisa Glanz. Included in the set are: • 37 x objects and icons • 10 x floral elements • 6 x frames • 5 x handy borders • 2 x whimsical seamless...
Oak City Engineering
Home / Blog I was approached about designing a new logo for an electrical engineering firm right here in Raleigh, NC. Hence the name Oak City which Raleigh is known as the City of Oaks. He didn't want it too specific to only Raleigh though as his business is...
Design How You Feel
Home / Blog Feeling inspired and having fun with photoshop 🙂
Wheels Menu Program Design
Home / Blog Wheels food & beverage menu program design. Combining vintage and cool illustration designs made this menu program pop with color.
Hayden’s Head Freeze Drink Logo Design
Home / Blog drink logo design Hayden's Head Freeze was designed for SouthCo Distribution Co. for one of their convenience store markets. Once they came up with the name then Hayden needed a face and branding for their smoothies and frozen beverage program. They wanted...
Top Graphic Design Resources
Home / Blog Some of my favorite design sites to look for resources, tutorials, inspiration, creative assets. 1. CreativeBloq Daily Design Tips & Inspiration 2. GraphicDesignBlender Stay up to date with the latest tips, trends, and advice for building your design...
Slinger Francisco Rock Band Logo Design
Home / Blog Slinger Francisco is an Indie Rock band in Raleigh, NC. Combining a memorable type face with cool color combinations the outcome was successful and the band was happy with the end results. Rock band logo design.
Safe Haven 5K Non-Profit Charity Designs
Home / Blog non profit charity designs As a sponsor of this event...I updated and designed all the marketing collateral, website artwork and google banner ads to help promote the upcoming 5K event. You can see more information about Safe Haven for Cats at their...
Top 10 Favorite Fonts of 2013
Home / Blog The more I design, the more i've gotten into typography. Whatever font you choose, it essentially makes or brakes the overall design. Here's a small collection of my 10 favorite fonts. What are some of yours? Click here to read my blog about Salt and...
Immaculata Jewelry Banner Ad Designs
Home / Blog Betsy from Immaculata Designs approached me about getting some help with her graphics and slider images for her new shopping cart website. There are 4 cohesive slider images and one selling position display graphic. Although there are millions of rosary...
The Gracious Few Band Logo Design
Home / Blog Being a graphic designer, I'm used to critiquing and being critiqued. I love it when I come across an eye-catching design. I'm dedicating this blog to The Gracious Few. This is definitely in my top 5 favorite logos of all time. The Gracious Few Logo...