Invitation Designs

Bridges.com Interview

This is very flattering but now I feel old because www.bridges.com has an interview of me posted online for high school kids interested in graphic design and greeting card design ;)


Greeting Card Designer Interview

Kimberly Schwede does almost all her work on the computer. "Occasionally I will hand draw an image, scan it, open it in Photoshop and place it as a bitmap image in Illustrator where I apply color to it. I really like the hand-drawn, rough-sketch look," says Schwede. "Sometimes people tell me what they want to see while others give me creative freedom."

Schwede is an illustrator and graphic designer based in California. She has a bachelor's degree in communication arts. After graduation, she worked for a design firm. Then she did marketing materials for a real estate office. She began to do freelance work and realized she could work for herself. Now she's her own boss and she loves it.

Greeting card design is a small percentage of her freelance income. "People can make a living from it, but it's competitive. I think something to consider is the cost of living where you live. I'm sure it's easier to live off it in a small town versus a big city," she says. She also illustrates children's books, textile graphics, magazine illustrations and logos.

https://access.bridges.com/cx/careers/Interview.do?referer=null&occupationId=1551

Books Coming Soon to Amazon.com!!

ROI Direct Marketing, LLC is a publisher of personalized children's books. The first two books, "Fatty Catty" and "I Don't Want to Move", will soon be available to purchase through Amazon.com.

http://www.burnmytoast.com/books.html