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In our <\/em>12 Questions<\/em><\/strong> blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community \u2013 in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly \u2013 activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we\u2019ll take notice.<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019re very proud to feature Janis Aydelette (crowdSPRING username: janisa<\/a>) today. Janis lives and works in Douglasville, Georgia.<\/p>\n

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1. Please tell us about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi.\u00a0 My name is Janis, (aka Janisa on crowdSPRING).\u00a0 I laugh at my cS name Janisa,\u00a0 actually , it\u2019s a combination of my first name and last initial.\u00a0 In my haste to set up a profile, it became my user name. Believe me,\u00a0 I\u2019ve\u00a0 tried to change It,\u00a0 to no avail.\u00a0 Now, I\u2019m just trying to embrace it.
\nMy husband Jamie and I live just outside of Atlanta, with our daughter Katie (19) and 18 year old son Trey. We\u2019ve had a rescue Corgi, Belle,\u00a0 for 11 years, and\u00a0 recently\u00a0 adopted\u00a0 our cat, King Louis, who was left on our front porch. And they are all the loves of my life.
\nI grew up in Swannanoa, NC, a\u00a0 beautiful\u00a0 small\u00a0 town\u00a0 just outside of Asheville,\u00a0 number 8 of 10 kids.\u00a0 My mother\u00a0 was\u00a0 wonderful, she had a song for everything, peeled a lot of potatoes and took care of all of us. What little spare time she had, she read, and did crossword puzzles.\u00a0 I remember her drawing\u00a0 these amazing\u00a0\u00a0 faces\u00a0\u00a0 in\u00a0 pen\u00a0 on the borders of the newspaper .\u00a0 I like to think I got my drawing skills from her.<\/p>\n

My dad was a character, a southern renaissance man.\u00a0 He built our little 4 room house, could fix anything,\u00a0 and\u00a0 played\u00a0 the harmonica as well as I\u2019ve ever heard anyone play.\u00a0 We grew up in a tiny house, on a\u00a0 tiny\u00a0 budget, that was full of love.<\/p>\n

These were the things that helped define me, and my personality. I \u2018m\u00a0 passionate about things I become involved\u00a0 in, and perhaps competitive to a fault.\u00a0 I remember\u00a0 a\u00a0 birthday\u00a0 party\u00a0 when I was about 10 years old, it had 3 separate contests:\u00a0 the swim under the weighted hula hoops contest, the craziest dance contest, and the funniest faces contest.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Determined to win ALL of them,\u00a0 I did.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t matter if I nearly drowned, or how contorted my face was, and the dance moves\u2026well, I\u2019m sure I\u00a0 left it all out there on the dance floor!<\/p>\n

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2. You are a dental hygienist by day, and a graphic designer by night – what is it like to live with these two identities?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Left- handed and right brained,\u00a0 I\u00a0 almost always choose the creative path.\u00a0\u00a0 Ultimately I went off to college at East Carolina University (Go Pirates!) to pursue a major in art. I quickly realized how much talent was out there, and the idea of being a starving artist did not appeal to me.\u00a0 So I decided to change directions and become a dental hygienist, mainly because I knew it paid well.\u00a0 After earning my Associate\u2019s Degree in Applied Science,\u00a0 I\u00a0 finished\u00a0 my last year of college at Western Carolina University (Go Catamounts!) where\u00a0 I took every art \/ art history class that was offered,\u00a0 even\u00a0 dabbled\u00a0 in\u00a0 gymnastics\u00a0 and\u00a0 theatre, trying to\u00a0 get it all out of my system\u00a0 before I started\u00a0 my career as a hygienist.
\n\"\"<\/a>But guess what:\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve been a hygienist for almost 30 years, and I love it!\u00a0 There aren\u2019t many similarities to my work at the dental\u00a0 office\u00a0 and\u00a0 my graphic design, besides using my hands.\u00a0 I learned\u00a0 how\u00a0 to use a computer at the dental office, and\u00a0 control the mouse right -handed, which was ridiculously hard!\u00a0 Now, I don\u2019t think I could use the mouse left-handed.\u00a0 I draw on the tablet left handed, which allows me to\u00a0 work with both hands, pretty much equally. I have met so many wonderful people through the years at the dental office, and they\u2019ve\u00a0\u00a0 become like family.\u00a0 Here at crowdSPRING, I have met (virtually)\u00a0 the most fascinating people, from all professions, all over the world!\u00a0 Of course crowdSPRING\u00a0 is\u00a0 like a big family if you hang around long enough.<\/p>\n

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3. How did you become interested in design?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drawing\u00a0 is\u00a0 something\u00a0 I have always loved to do.\u00a0 I\u2019ve\u00a0 entered\u00a0 many poster contests\u00a0 since my earliest school days.\u00a0 For the last 10 years I have submitted at least 3 designs to \u201cThe Peachtree Road Race T\u2019Shirt\u201d contest. It is the world\u2019s largest 10K, and their motto is \u201cFor 55,000 runners, your t\u2019shirt is their gold medal\u201d.\u00a0 I would download the 3o day free trial of Corel , monopolize the computer for 2 months,\u00a0 and obsess until the deadline.\u00a0 It was so much fun, but also a bit of a let-down when it was all over.\u00a0 Ultimately, that\u2019s what led me here.\u00a0 Last March, I thought, there must be some other graphic design contests out there, after some googling,\u00a0 I stumbled\u00a0 upon a magical place called CROWDSPRING!<\/p>\n

4. Who\/what are some of the biggest influences on your design work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am inspired by so many different things.\u00a0 The colors of nature, old art books I have nearby, the orange\u00a0 background of an AT & T commercial or\u00a0 a pattern on some fabric\u00a0 I\u2019ve just noticed. The galleries here at crowdSPRING are full of inspiration!\u00a0 I still have so much to learn.\u00a0 My work is done on CorelDraw, then I transfer my files into AI. I have yet to master\u00a0 Illy,\u00a0 but I\u2019m determined to.\u00a0 Becoming proficient in webpage design is next on my list .<\/p>\n

5. How do you come up with ideas for concepts after you read a buyer’s
\ncreative brief?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am drawn to projects where the brief is not too restrictive, and you\u2019re really allowed to use your creativity.\u00a0 Sometimes I will sketch out an idea, but most of the time, I see the name or the project, and I just know what I want to do.\u00a0 I wake up sometimes at night and think about how I want to move some line over, or\u00a0 change a font.\u00a0 The time flies by when I\u2019m working on a design.<\/p>\n

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6. Which of your designs are your favorites and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of my favorite designs are ones I didn\u2019t win.\u00a0 The\u00a0 Imagine\u00a0\u00a0 logo\u00a0 was one of them, my son Trey actually helped me with that one.\u00a0 I also loved the Limber, Nimble, and Spry\u00a0 yoga and my Office Envy logo design<\/a>. The Kozfor, Selfish\u00a0 and Health Nomad logos, are all some of my favorites.<\/p>\n

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7. How has technology affected your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jamie\u00a0 purchased a computer for me, plus the real software I needed, and a\u00a0 Wacom pen tablet, (this took care of Mother\u2019s day, our anniversary, and my birthday) .\u00a0 I started out at a card table in the corner of a room. Now I have a nice little desk, and a great view out my front window.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good thing too, because I spend SO much time here.<\/p>\n

8. What are your favorite websites for inspiration or learning about
\ngraphic design?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the best places I have found for inspiration are:
\nwww.justcreativedesign.com,\u00a0\u00a0 www.logopond.com,\u00a0 www.opengraphicdesign.
\nThere are several font download sites that I visit often, the most reliable being www. fontsquirrel.com\u00a0 (tip I learned from another creative here).<\/p>\n

Adobe Illustrator has a graphic design forum that I have bookmarked for when I get serious about learning \u2018Illy\u2019.<\/p>\n

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9. Please describe your typical work day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A typical day\u00a0 always starts off with coffee, then a quick email\/project check.\u00a0 Sometimes if I have a design on my mind, perhaps one that has kept me awake, or worse, woken me in the middle of the night, I\u00a0 jump right on it.\u00a0 A morning person by nature, I\u00a0 enjoy\u00a0 the stillness of the house and the noises of the neighborhood coming to life.\u00a0 I work off and on all morning,\u00a0 stop briefly for lunch, then I\u2019m\u00a0 back to the drawing board.\u00a0 Sometimes I just have to drag myself away\u00a0 Of course there are days when nothing seems to look right, and the design just won\u2019t come together, then I stop,\u00a0 recognizing the need to\u00a0 do something completely different.\u00a0 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are my days at the dental office, seeing my first patient at 8:10, and my last one at 4:30.\u00a0 My office is 15 minutes from home, so I almost always come home for lunch, and squeeze in some time for\u00a0 my projects.\u00a0\u00a0 In the evenings, I try to balance\u00a0 family time with\u00a0 project time.\u00a0 I\u2019m not a huge tv person, but Jamie and I like to watch Cash Cab, (more competition), or something funny like \u2018Curb Your Enthusiasm.\u2019<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 Mac or PC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I currently use a PC to do my work\u00a0 (Dell Optiplex GX 280), routinely backing up my designs on a flashdrive, which is an amazing bit of technology to me!\u00a0 My 24\u201d monitor is great, although I understand they come larger, so that\u2019s on my wish list for 2010.<\/p>\n

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11. What advice would you offer to someone considering graphics design?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If someone wanted to go into graphic design, I would recommend learning AI and Photoshop from A-Z. There are some fantastic websites on graphic design which can teach you a lot. In fact, a good friend of mine is someone I introduced to cS (julesart) and she is as addicted as I am.\u00a0 Julie and I\u00a0 had a small sign business years ago in NC called\u00a0 Ideas Illustrated, and wow, have we both learned a lot since then!\u00a0\u00a0 We would paint signs on buildings, awnings, etc, (sometimes on a ladder), very little room for error!\u00a0 That\u2019s the thing I love about graphic design, you don\u2019t like that color or line?\u00a0 Poof! It\u2019s\u00a0 outta\u00a0 there!<\/p>\n

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12. What do you do with your free time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In\u00a0 my spare time, I am an avid sports fan, love football (Go Falcons!)\u00a0 love ACC basketball and March madness (go Tarheels!).\u00a0 Tennis\u00a0 is also one my favorite things to do and allows me to exercise my competitive spirit as well as my body.<\/p>\n

crowdSPRING\u00a0 has opened so many doors\u00a0 and\u00a0 helped me evolve as an artist.\u00a0 Every project is a challenge to bring something worthwhile to the gallery.\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you to all of the creatives\u00a0 and staff\u00a0 here\u00a0 who have helped me figure things out along\u00a0 the way. ( SYITHG) SEE YOU IN THE GALLERY!<\/p>\n

_________________<\/p>\n

Thanks, Janis!<\/p>\n

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In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community \u2013 in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly \u2013 activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we\u2019ll take notice. We\u2019re very proud to feature Janis Aydelette (crowdSPRING username: janisa) today. Janis lives and works in Douglasville, Georgia. 1. Please tell us about yourself. Hi.\u00a0 My name is Janis, (aka Janisa on crowdSPRING).\u00a0 I laugh at my cS name Janisa,\u00a0 actually , it\u2019s a combination of my first name and last initial.\u00a0 In my haste to set up a profile, it became my user name. Believe me,\u00a0 I\u2019ve\u00a0 tried to change It,\u00a0 to no avail.\u00a0 Now, I\u2019m just trying to embrace it. 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