Hold Fast Creative. The design portfolio & journal of Denver based designer Derek Balmer

Welcome to hell

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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People. Crowds. Lines. I despise shopping for groceries. F Word.

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Attack of the One Page websites

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

I have been pretty busy lately with lots of mind-numbing, data-centric design projects and I have discovered an excellent cure. One page websites!

I recently banged out two simple sites for friends and family. The first was for my “Rock & Roll” Father in law, Rick McGregor. He’s a great musician and absolutely loves to play, so I put together a slick little promotional site for him. Check it out at www.RickMcGregorMusic.com.

Rick McGregor

The other site for a friend of mine that runs a Dessert Boutique near Calgary. If you’re in need of some delicious custom birthday cakes, or sultry cheesecakes check out Sweet Tooth Creations!

Sweet Tooth Creations

I’ll sleep when I’m dead

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

It’s Summertime and the livin’ is NOT easy

It’s been awhile since I have written anything and my guilt is getting the best of me, so here’s a little update. It’s been about a year since I left my previous gig to pursue my own endeavours and I gotta tell ya, life is great/hard/inspiring/long/amazing! I am no stranger to deadlines and work stress, but I feel I have spread myself way to thin as of late. I am currently providing full time creative services for three companies, a couple freelance projects and as if that wasn’t enough; I started a silly new side project with a buddy. While all this is fine and dandy, cause I absolutely love designing… I have a new deadline on the horizon with an unprecedented sense of urgency.

My wife and I are expecting our first child in the end of August! We are both ecstatic and could not be happier! It’s hard to explain, but I have this extreme sense of motivation now. I have a handful of weeks left to crush every deadline, wrap up my work life in a tidy bow and prepare to become a parent. Amidst all this stress and endless list of tasks, I can’t stop myself from drumming up new ideas and silly little projects. I need to learn how to balance my life better. Once things get back to normal, I plan on writing more. In the meantime you can keep up with my daily mundane adventures here ↓
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