Lilac Creative

I love to customize and personlize everything; I always have (and it's a big reason I got into web design in the first place). If it's paper, I doodle on it. If it's wood, I paint it. If it's electronics, I look for unique skins or cases. When I got my very first Mac earlier this year, I Googled skins for Macs, which brought up and endless array of skins and decals. But one of the things I loved about my MacBook Pro was it's simple, sleek silver case, and I was reluctant to cover that up entirely (as most of the skins I found would have done). And then I came across Gabby and Tal's shop on Etsy. I immediately fell in love with Gabby's graphics, especially the organic swirls of her Flora decal for Macs (or any other computer/size you specify). I ordered it and then spent two weeks stalking my mailman (Gabby and Tal are in Tel Aviv, so shipping to the States takes a while). I was SO excited when this finally arrived the other day:

I LOVED the super cute packaging, and the hand-written note (personal touches like that give me warm fuzzies)! I just had to photo it. Then I busted out my decal, and followed the application instructions. Just like they said, it was SUPER easy to apply, and how stellar does this look?!

And what's more, she sent along a couple of mini extras that I applied to the inside of my Mac:

Conclusion: My Mac is now customized in a way that is totally me, all thanks to Gabby's awesome decals! If you're looking for a cool way to dress up your Mac (or your toilet or stockings, for that matter) or you're into cool & unique silver jewelry, check out Gabby & Tal on Etsy! Awesome designs from people who love what they do!

Well, it's finally finished: The new Lilac Creative website! Back in April, I started to feel like my website was having a hard time keeping up with my business, both the design and the content management system. So, I started planning to rebuild my site on ExpressionEngine, and decided to give it a redesign at the same time. In planning my rebuilt and redesign, I used the same process I use when I build sites for clients: I examined the growing needs of my business and identified areas where my old site was not meeting those needs; I took into account both the kind of clients I currently serve as well as the kind of clients I want to attract; and lastly, I tried to identify ways that my website could help me streamline my business. The site you see before you is the result of months of planning, color-scheming, designing, late-night coding, and nit-picky copywriting. I plan to blog about the different aspects of my rebuild/redesign in future blog entries, to give anyone who's curious a little insight into how I work. Until then, have a look around the new site and let me know what you think! And if you catch any bugs, don't be shy about letting me know about them.