The joys of freelancing are starting to bloom, as March is going to be a very busy month for me. I have a trip to Roswell planned to begin laying the groundwork for a major redesign for one of my clients. In addition, we also are aiming to launch a redesigned website for the Clovis Police Department this Spring, with loads of training to be done onsite and content to push!

Another project on my plate will be designing and launching Mitch Gray’s new website, SoulFoodRevolution.com. Mitch has some great ideas to help promote his books and seminars, and I’m excited to help him develop a site that will be rich in video content. Stay tuned for that one for sure.

If the rest of 2009 has me as busy as the first month, future posts are endangered here on Scottdot.

Freelancing has officially begun, with three clients currently on board for web design services. It should be lots of fun, but also pretty involved, as the biggest project is a more ambitious website for the Clovis Police Department.

This month I’ve also been doing a lot of miscellaneous work for the Curry County Centennial, making use of a logo I designed in mid-2008. I put together a DVD with many historic photos of Clovis and Curry County, and I’m debating putting a version of this on YouTube. I really think it needs to be seen by more people, but sadly the photos are not my own to do as I please with them. I’ll be posting a better downloadable version of the logo in February.

So what’s on the horizon for the rest of the year? I’ve met a few local people on Twitter who are involved in web design and developement, and I’m thinking about starting a local web group. Another excuse to get coffee and “talk shop!” On that note, I’m also hoping to get the ball rolling on LEMUG soon, and perhaps a Spring launch would be more realistic.

A fat little strawberry!

Here’s a quick download for you today. It has been slow at work so I have been goofing around in Illustrator. I look forward to offering more downloads in the future, and depending on popularity, I will offer them in a variety of resolutions.

Click to download JPEG in 1440 by 900 pixels, do it now!

A new favorite source of inspiration is Smashing Magazine. Smashing Magazine has been on my radar for about two months now, and it has continued to fuel my creativity with everything from WordPress themes, brushes and symbols for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and some of the most stunning photography I have seen.

Even if you are not a graphic designer or photographer, take a look at a couple of my favorite posts from Smashing Magazine:

50 Stunning Examples of Reflective Photography

50 Beautiful Winter Wonderland Photos

Vintage and Retro Typography Showcase

50 Stunning Underwater Photos

25 Beautiful Macro Photography Shots

As you can guess, there are far too many to list. I’ll save some more for a rainy day. Thanks, Smashing Magazine!

Sometimes at work I get some really cool projects. Like this business card, for example: I’m taking the original card for Buddy Holly and Norman Petty’s Prism Records, and recreating it.

Where’s my Buddy Holly MP3’s when I need them?