Good signs for 2012?

Last year was a great year both professionally and personally. My first full year as a self-employed Man of Action! Okay. Man of Design? I was surprisingly busy! I suppose this is a good problem to have. I saw my business grow from a few small clients into several medium and even a couple large sized clients! When I was able to come up from the basement I saw growth of a little tiny baby into a walking, babbling toddler!

Now on to 2012. As I have been working in the Design field for over a decade (has it been that long since I graduated? no wonder I am starting to see grey in my beard…), I have access to a whole host of suppliers for things like printing, promotional products, and even developers. I have several “levels” of each. I have a small printer that only does one type of cards (the super-awesome 16pt with the Matte Varnish and SpotUV Gloss *aaaauuuuuggghhhh*), right up to a large format printer who will literally put your logo or messaging anywhere, on anything.

Then there’s my “Vinyl Guy*” I was all happy to have a guy who would do on-demand signage for my clients. He was super nice, too! Didn’t take my money, told me to pay him back with gratis web work. Work for trade? Hells yes, buddy! But then, all of a sudden, too busy to return my calls! I was all cut up about it. I owe him!

Since 2012 is all about new beginnings (unless you are Mayan) and so I have decided to take matters into my own hands! I had one years ago as an in-house designer. I made signs, car decals and a whole bunch of types of signage. It was kind of fun! So I figured why not just go for it. Yes, I have eBay’d myself a vinyl cutter. A nice big one, too! Now I can do all sorts of different things, from little logos to huge signs! This is going to add a whole new element of fun to client relationships!

It’s my goal to be able to provide a well-rounded list of products and services to clients, so they can get a full-service approach from just one source and not have to pay a whole Agency! Branding, Web Design, Print Design, Promotional Products…and now Vinyl! Let’s all have a fun and well-designed 2012!