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Mondays sure come around quick! Busy busy lately with some fun work projects, logo, packaging, marketing flyers and stationery.
My philodendron is growing like crazy and I think I need to switch out the pot and the climbing pole or prune and back, but I am scared to do anything when it just keeps growing!
AT MY DESK
Thought I would share one of the tools I use to keep my computer running in tiptop shape so it can perform how I need it to. I invest in a CleanMyMac yearly subscription and genuinely love it. It keeps my Mac feeling faster and smoother by clearing out all the unnecessary junk and files that build up over time. I am sure I could manually do everything this app does but the convenience of it and how well it works makes it a must have tool as a freelancer who relies solely on this computer functioning well. While I was working on a packaging file today I noticed illustrator was lagging and was slowing me down. So I ran a CleanMyMac scan and it did its thing. It cleared out like 5gb of junk, restarted illustrator and it was working perfectly. Sounds a bit like an ad, but just wanted to share. Oh, and it also scans for malware and looks for apps and programs you don't use anymore and offers to delete. Highly recommend! You can read more about it here
Here's a little snapshot of a type and colour palette for a brand I am working on this week
AT HOME
Best find for the home lately has been the Peloton fitness app. I really want (and need)to have a regular fitness routine to counteract what I like to call Graphic Designer desk hunch. Not to mention the 'working from the couch' at night posture that has wreaked havoc on my shoulder and neck muscles. Anyway, I have tried out a lot of at home/no gym apps and peloton has been far my favourite. Great music, fun instructors with a fun vibe. The best part is they have tons of 10min/20min workouts so there literally is not excuse for not squeezing it in.
CURRENTLY
Greatest thing on the internet this past week hands down was Brandi Carlile doing her version of Alanis' Uninvited. You can watch it here. Currently having major concert fomo because Brandi is in Madison on August 24th and it doesn't appear she will be making her way down under on this tour. I normally like to have tickets to some live music to look forward to but I was too late to the Sienna Spiro train and missed out on her Auckland concert which has since sold out. So if anyone has tickets out there for me please let me know.
Until next week.. Emily