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Using an Infographic creator for a short pro bono project

Published: February 25, 2015 by Tara Posted in Illustration, Just for Fun

While spending an extended time with family in the U.S. I came across a pro bono project. An art teacher wanted to make infographic instructions for her class. Although I have access to graphic programs like Illustrator …Read more »

Designer at Barn i stan AB

Published: January 26, 2015 by Tara Posted in Graphic Design, Illustration

For about 2 ½ years I worked at Barn i stan AB as a layoutartist, image editor, web administrator and designer “handyman”. Starting out as a paper magazine in 2004, it was an information source for family friendly activities. Today the business has expanded to providing this …Read more »

Why spacing out is so important

Published: September 23, 2014 by Tara Posted in External Link, Illustration, Interesting stuff

I used to be the queen of spacing out. You know when your eyes just wander off into any given direction and your mind wanders? A couple of minutes later I’d always return to earth with new found energy, focus and, more often than not, an idea. At my most recent position I got caught up in the …Read more »

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The pleasures of sewing your own clothes

Published: September 18, 2014 by Tara Posted in Just for Fun

Fashion is fun and cool and all, but for me it’s always been more important to feel good in what I wear. My clothes very often match my mood. It’s hard to wear dark colores in the summer and bright colors in the winter. When I’m feeling blue I tend to wear black. And when I feel creative I sew my own clothes. …Read more »

Customized illustration with marker pens

Published: September 30, 2013 by Tara Posted in Illustration, Just for Fun

I made this as part of a wedding gift recently; a marker pen drawing of the newlywed’s dog, their first “baby”. I included symbols that pertained to the dog; his stuffed animal toy the fox, dog treats, a graduate’s cap from when he graduated doggy training. He also …Read more »

Designing a new theme for DesigningTara

Published: August 8, 2013 by Tara Posted in Graphic Design, Just for Fun, Web Design

Change can be kinda nice. And fun, too! DesigningTara.com got a new suit, to match the superhero themed business cards I designed a while back, and also to make it easier for you, the reader, to get an overview of my work alongside my interests, since the website is now more “bloggie”. I had my webguy build …Read more »

Superhero businesscards

Published: March 11, 2013 by Tara Posted in Graphic Design, Illustration

I’ve always liked smart and different looking business cards. Ones that say something about you or your company. Everyone has a mobile phone today, and there are more ways than one for people to take down your information. A business card can give you the opportunity to …Read more »

Drawing challenge

Published: March 10, 2013 by Tara Posted in Illustration

I love the idea of a drawing challenge; to draw something everyday for a month, be it by hand or digitally. My friend posted a drawing challenge on her blog with daily themes like “high speed”, “seasons” and “the neighbor”. And I thought I would go for it. I’m sorry to say I didn’t get further than one …Read more »

Poster for ad campaign

Published: March 7, 2013 by Tara Posted in Graphic Design

My copywriter friend did this as a project in school and needed me to illustrate his ad campaign for scooterMAN. I went with the simple design style of the scooterMAN website to design this print ad, coasters and napkins. I used some simple Illustrator and Photoshop work to put it all together. …Read more »

Magazine cover design

Published: March 4, 2013 by Tara Posted in Just for Fun

I recently found this among my “just for fun projects”. If I was on the cover of a magazine, what would it say about me? I guess you could say it’s a kind of CV in the form of a magazine. …Read more »

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Hi, I’m Tara and this is my design blog.

Here, I post my latest designs, links to websites that inspire me and every now and then I’ll write about a topic that I’m passionate about.

If you need a designer for a project or job opportunity, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m based in Stockholm, and if you’re not we’ll make it work.

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