I was informed yesterday that I need to make a new logo. Which is fun because I enjoy doing it and unless I'm completely brain dead it is not as tedious as programming! So this is the second round of what I've got based off of the input I received off of the first round. Just curious if anyone has any thoughts or favorites. Or even better yet, good ideas!
Showing posts with label Work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Work. Show all posts
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I was informed yesterday that I need to make a new logo. Which is fun because I enjoy doing it and unless I'm completely brain dead it is not as tedious as programming! So this is the second round of what I've got based off of the input I received off of the first round. Just curious if anyone has any thoughts or favorites. Or even better yet, good ideas!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
What? More Work?
Our lives are not very exciting right now if you are looking for variety. We are continuing the saga of the mega work push. It has been a bitter sweet experience for me.
Bitter because I miss my Craig and it's hard for me to have him gone ALL day. He leaves as soon as he wakes up and when he comes home he's usually asleep from the drive and just gets put into bed.
It has been sad to not hear his happy noises and be a part of all the discoveries he's making. But at the same time we are so lucky to have such a good place for him to go while we're getting this through this rush. He absolutely LOVES it at grandma and grandpas and is always having the time of his life when ever he is there. (I worry that I'll be hard pressed to provide that kind of entertainment when he gets back.) He has started saying "No" a lot now when he comes home and I'm not too happy about that, I hope it's just a phase and he snaps out of it soon.
The other good part of it is we are always saying "It would be so nice if we just had some time that we could focus on this stuff and get it done!" And now we do! We have been getting so much done. It's a little overwhelming to realize that although we are getting a lot done our list doesn't seem to be getting any smaller! But I guess that's job security right.
And I'm not going to lie. After about 12 hours of sitting here programming and designing I feel a little brain dead and mostly spent. So it's hard to keep going. (We usually end around midnight or 1 which ends up making it 15 hours.) The moral of the story? Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it!
Really it has been good though and nice to know that we're not just ignoring Craig as he's begging for our attention. (Are you seriously still reading this?...That's dedication!) I don't know how we're going to get pack meeting planned and pulled off this week as well as a sharing time lesson (Don't forget to add school to the mix too! And homework and a test!).
I'm just glad that we don't have to do this all the time and once the big push is over it will slow down. I'll be glad when Craig is at home and he can remember that mom really isn't 'that boring lady that always puts me to bed' Last time I went to get him he took one look at me and said "NO!" then he turned around and wouldn't look at me. SAD!
Tonight was good though we got to play for a good hour after he got home and that was good for my heart. Well I make an end of my writings. (and with the length of that post I may never have to write again!) I wonder how many people will make it this far?
Bitter because I miss my Craig and it's hard for me to have him gone ALL day. He leaves as soon as he wakes up and when he comes home he's usually asleep from the drive and just gets put into bed.
It has been sad to not hear his happy noises and be a part of all the discoveries he's making. But at the same time we are so lucky to have such a good place for him to go while we're getting this through this rush. He absolutely LOVES it at grandma and grandpas and is always having the time of his life when ever he is there. (I worry that I'll be hard pressed to provide that kind of entertainment when he gets back.) He has started saying "No" a lot now when he comes home and I'm not too happy about that, I hope it's just a phase and he snaps out of it soon.
The other good part of it is we are always saying "It would be so nice if we just had some time that we could focus on this stuff and get it done!" And now we do! We have been getting so much done. It's a little overwhelming to realize that although we are getting a lot done our list doesn't seem to be getting any smaller! But I guess that's job security right.
And I'm not going to lie. After about 12 hours of sitting here programming and designing I feel a little brain dead and mostly spent. So it's hard to keep going. (We usually end around midnight or 1 which ends up making it 15 hours.) The moral of the story? Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it!
Really it has been good though and nice to know that we're not just ignoring Craig as he's begging for our attention. (Are you seriously still reading this?...That's dedication!) I don't know how we're going to get pack meeting planned and pulled off this week as well as a sharing time lesson (Don't forget to add school to the mix too! And homework and a test!).
I'm just glad that we don't have to do this all the time and once the big push is over it will slow down. I'll be glad when Craig is at home and he can remember that mom really isn't 'that boring lady that always puts me to bed' Last time I went to get him he took one look at me and said "NO!" then he turned around and wouldn't look at me. SAD!
Tonight was good though we got to play for a good hour after he got home and that was good for my heart. Well I make an end of my writings. (and with the length of that post I may never have to write again!) I wonder how many people will make it this far?
Monday, February 16, 2009
A day of work
Sound exciting hu? Well actually it was. We have so much to accomplish that we have started a major work focus effort for the next few weeks and hope to have everything done by the time farming starts so we can breath for a while.
So early this morning (yeah still this morning, I still have 3 minutes before tomorrow starts.) K.C. took Craig out to Grandpa's and we started grinding away. I sat down at my computer at 8am and didn't leave (except for the occasional potty break and some drinks) until 8:30pm. That's right work, work, work!
K.C. even brought me breakfast from Jack In The Box (we NEVER get fast food for breakfast so that was fun). And then later he warmed up some yummy leftovers for dinner. As you may have noticed there was a small mishap in our scheduling. We missed lunch. But on the bright side, we got a lot done!
Just for the fun of it you should check some of it out. They're not all done and these are placeholders that I put up while we get the real sites up and going. Then they will all be fully interactive sites. (And when do they need to be done you ask? March 1st ALL OF THEM!)
Super Green Grass
Super Green Cleaner
Bio Rich Soil
GreenWay Golf Answers
Some of these were worked on before today but some (like the Super Green Grass) were just started from the very concept, today.
The rest of my work would be hard to see because it is in the form of product labels, fliers, and logos.
But I can show you the latest and if you have any input you could help us form the company identity through the logo. Feedback from people besides those that are all wrapped up in it is always very helpful. After about 50 Logos (did I really to that many today?) these are the ones that everyone is trying to pick between.
So all it all it was a very productive day! I honestly think that I got about a weeks worth of work done! At this rate I might actually catch up! It's a good thing that I have such wonderful family to help us out! And it's also such a blessing that I enjoy what I do so much!
So early this morning (yeah still this morning, I still have 3 minutes before tomorrow starts.) K.C. took Craig out to Grandpa's and we started grinding away. I sat down at my computer at 8am and didn't leave (except for the occasional potty break and some drinks) until 8:30pm. That's right work, work, work!
K.C. even brought me breakfast from Jack In The Box (we NEVER get fast food for breakfast so that was fun). And then later he warmed up some yummy leftovers for dinner. As you may have noticed there was a small mishap in our scheduling. We missed lunch. But on the bright side, we got a lot done!
Just for the fun of it you should check some of it out. They're not all done and these are placeholders that I put up while we get the real sites up and going. Then they will all be fully interactive sites. (And when do they need to be done you ask? March 1st ALL OF THEM!)
Super Green Grass
Super Green Cleaner
Bio Rich Soil
GreenWay Golf Answers
Some of these were worked on before today but some (like the Super Green Grass) were just started from the very concept, today.
The rest of my work would be hard to see because it is in the form of product labels, fliers, and logos.
But I can show you the latest and if you have any input you could help us form the company identity through the logo. Feedback from people besides those that are all wrapped up in it is always very helpful. After about 50 Logos (did I really to that many today?) these are the ones that everyone is trying to pick between.
So all it all it was a very productive day! I honestly think that I got about a weeks worth of work done! At this rate I might actually catch up! It's a good thing that I have such wonderful family to help us out! And it's also such a blessing that I enjoy what I do so much!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Done!
I've been working hard since we laid Craig down for bed at 7:30 and I'm so happy that one of my projects that is due by tomorrow evening is DONE! And now at 1am, I'm going to bed.
(But on the bright side at least tonight I didn't fall asleep with one hand on my keyboard and the other on my mouse...) K.C. was really sweet and carried me to bed. I have such a great husband!
G'night!
(But on the bright side at least tonight I didn't fall asleep with one hand on my keyboard and the other on my mouse...) K.C. was really sweet and carried me to bed. I have such a great husband!
G'night!
Friday, November 21, 2008
We have an Identity!
Thank you everyone for voting.
Mother Group Votes
Design Company Votes
We have started the process and are so excited. As I get logos and designs worked up I'll have to post them for feedback.
And by the way I hope everyone realized that Hairy Long Horned Toad Beetle Group was a joke. As we were looking for unique sounding animal names we came arcross Hairy Long Horned Toad Beetle... Who could resist?! It makes me laugh every time I say it, especially with Group on the end!
Mother Group Votes
Agama Group | 5 |
Hunt Specific | 2 |
Hairy Long Horned Toad Beetle Group | 1 |
The Hunt Way | 1 |
Black Leopard Group | 3 |
Gray Falcon Group | 0 |
White Rhino Group | 0 |
Red Falcon Group | 3 |
Design Company Votes
Black Leopard Design | 3 |
Web ID Pro | 0 |
Web ID Professional | 1 |
Design 829 | 1 |
Flair Four | 1 |
Flair For Web | 1 |
Pure and Simple Design | 2 |
Agama Design | 8 |
Red Falcon Design | 2 |
Gray Falcon Design | 0 |
Mother group winner
"Agama Group"
Design company winner
"Agama Design"
"Agama Group"
Design company winner
"Agama Design"
We have started the process and are so excited. As I get logos and designs worked up I'll have to post them for feedback.
And by the way I hope everyone realized that Hairy Long Horned Toad Beetle Group was a joke. As we were looking for unique sounding animal names we came arcross Hairy Long Horned Toad Beetle... Who could resist?! It makes me laugh every time I say it, especially with Group on the end!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
4 more hours
Tomorrow K.C. will have to go to work for 4 more hours and THEN... It's all over and he will never again have to go to work at Infinite Solutions!
I guess I should put a nice word in here though. Darrin his boss is actually a really nice guy and a good person. But when it comes to work he just doesn't have it worked out very good (at all) for his employees. In fact after K.C. got his last pay check which was the equivalent of 7 hr/week for the last month (yes that's right 28 hours for the MONTH) Darrin did give him a raise - via email (a nice personal touch) that went something like this - OK well exactly:
"Kevin, you have now been here 2 years. I just moved you up to 55% commission. Your next check will reflect this. FYI 55% is the top of the ladder, we don't go higher than this..."
Nice to know that we're at the top of the ladder and as successful as we will ever be there and BARELY MAKING IT! Welcome to success! Oh it is a sweet feeling to walk away and now we are literally counting the minutes.
I guess I should put a nice word in here though. Darrin his boss is actually a really nice guy and a good person. But when it comes to work he just doesn't have it worked out very good (at all) for his employees. In fact after K.C. got his last pay check which was the equivalent of 7 hr/week for the last month (yes that's right 28 hours for the MONTH) Darrin did give him a raise - via email (a nice personal touch) that went something like this - OK well exactly:"Kevin, you have now been here 2 years. I just moved you up to 55% commission. Your next check will reflect this. FYI 55% is the top of the ladder, we don't go higher than this..."
Nice to know that we're at the top of the ladder and as successful as we will ever be there and BARELY MAKING IT! Welcome to success! Oh it is a sweet feeling to walk away and now we are literally counting the minutes.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Business Names
We have a problem. We're starting our own company next week and well, we still don't have a name for it. So inspired by Shannon I thought I would ask for input via a poll. So please help up choose a name and if you are inspired by something then leave a comment and tell us.
The setup:
We've been advised (for tax purposes) to start a mother company with a rather generic name. Then any specific focus that we have we will create a DBA (Doing Business As) for that focus. An example would be a mother company of "Black Leopard Group" with a web design business that is Doing Business as "Flair For Web."
So essentially we need 2 business names. Therefore there will be 2 polls. Mother company names and Web design names. So please vote on both.
Part of me wants a business name like "Hunt Specific" that's just down to earth and straight forward. The other part of me is thinking about businesses like Google and Geico that made up a word and branded it. That's one reason that we like the Agama Group. Agama is a lizard, there could be some cool logo options with that... Oh it's so confusing, so fun and so daunting all at once. And we are limited to what website domains are available too so some of the best ideas we've had have been thrown out.
The setup:
We've been advised (for tax purposes) to start a mother company with a rather generic name. Then any specific focus that we have we will create a DBA (Doing Business As) for that focus. An example would be a mother company of "Black Leopard Group" with a web design business that is Doing Business as "Flair For Web."
So essentially we need 2 business names. Therefore there will be 2 polls. Mother company names and Web design names. So please vote on both.
Part of me wants a business name like "Hunt Specific" that's just down to earth and straight forward. The other part of me is thinking about businesses like Google and Geico that made up a word and branded it. That's one reason that we like the Agama Group. Agama is a lizard, there could be some cool logo options with that... Oh it's so confusing, so fun and so daunting all at once. And we are limited to what website domains are available too so some of the best ideas we've had have been thrown out.
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