Tuesday, February 23, 2010

I ABSOLUTELY 100% REFUSE...

to Buzz! I like blogging; I see the point of LinkedIn; I tolerate Facebook; I tweet like a bird on Twitter and flutter around because I still don't know what I'm doing; but I categorically 100% refuse, refuse, REFUSE (and all related synonyms) to Buzz like a bee! There, is that clear enough? :)

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A PICTURE OF MY FIRST GREETING CARD DESIGNED BY DESIGN, DESIGN, INC.!!!!!





My dad was a newscaster for WWJ TV and Radio when I was growing up in the Midwest during the 1950’s and 1960’s and photography was his hobby. A few months ago I was looking at our family photos, which consist of approximately 1,200 slides, and decided to start designing vintage photo greeting cards. In these slides, there are photos of my dad on the set with Clark Gable and Yvonne Dicarlo filming Band of Angels in 1957 (which are really interesting because of the old cameras they used), but most of them are of my family. My first idea was to design, print, and sell the cards myself which proved to be too expensive. Therefore, the plan transitioned into attempting to license the photos individually to greeting card companies. I was successful in licensing one image to Design Design, Inc. (I wrote the verse and they designed the card, which is a picture of me when I was four.)

During the past week I have realized, however, that my dad’s photos truly depict a pictorial essay of a typical 1950’s/1960’s childhood that captures an era in time. I am convinced that these photos should remain together. My father was a great photographer and the pictures tell the story and convey the essence of the era. Therefore, I've decided that I will try to manufacture the cards myself and license the images to other companies...so, if anyone out there is interested, email me at prittiehartpress@gmail.com .



















Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I'VE DECIDED IT'S NOT THE "BIG PEOPLE" OF THE WORLD THAT MATTER...

it's the "little people" that really make a difference in our lives. It's the stranger off the internet that gave me just enough encouragement to just keep plodding along when I was feeling discouraged. It's the grandfather who gave my daughter a Red Robin gift card last week for being nice to his grandson where she works. It's my family who gives me constant encouragement even though some of them don't quite have a clue what I'm doing. It's the woman who gave my daughter a Starbucks gift card just because she let her copy pages from her textbook because she hadn't received hers yet. It's my friend who spent three days at my house providing honest input on my photos/greeting cards. It's the woman who owns the consignment shop who actually let me put up signs in her window advertising my greeting cards even though she's probably going to go out of business in two months. Come to think of it, maybe that's why she let me put up the signs :)

Anyway, I want to thank all the "little people" who are really the "big people" in my life and who understand my vision and support me.