Author: sharmaine

I created this simple image after my cousin’s successful Indiegogo® campaign. There isn’t much to it, but I really love the color combination! I stumbled across an article a few days ago on LinkedIn entitled, “4 Clever Color Combinations,” and I just wanted to create something with one of them. Creatively speaking, your hands are… Read more

My cousin, Lena left for college last week, and this is what I wrote in her scrapbook. It doesn’t begin to cover everything, but these are the things that rose to the top, in terms of what I wanted to be “permanent,” a quick reference of reminders…real life, no fluff reminders. There’s so much I… Read more

So many are mourning the loss of Robin Williams today. Most of us didn’t even know him personally, but I think Kyle Richards said it best: “I loved him without knowing him & feel like I’ve lost a friend..” Fortunately, depression and mental illness have once again taken center stage in our conversations since the… Read more

Photo Credit “Thanks Obama.” Hands down, this is the dumbest comment I’ve read so far regarding the fear of an Ebola virus outbreak. Never mind the fact that there was no comma between the statement and the direct address; that drives me CRAZY! Educate yourselves. The first thing that makes me chuckle just a little… Read more

Talk about teaching your child a lesson! After discovering an inappropriate message/photo sent to her daughter, this mom not only took her phone, but she also took over her Instagram account! The rest speaks for itself. I’m not sure what’s more entertaining. The posts by the mom, or the comments from the daughter’s friends. Read more

I love this piece by Sean Mulkey. I think it captures our lives with such accuracy. While we remain “connected,” we’re just as disconnected and isolated, and in a sense, held captive by the very mechanisms used to connect/disconnect us. This piece speaks volumes to me. This photo was taken last week after one of… Read more

I saw what I assume to be the most recent Olive Garden commercial at least 4 times this past weekend, and I couldn’t help but notice the new look. Since Trinity went through the process of re-branding and developing a solid visual identity, I’m curious when I see other organizations make significant changes. And this… Read more

 It is with some sadness, but a bigger feeling of resolve and relief, that I announce that I have decided to close Instar Creations. I have not reached this decision lightly, as I’ve heavily contemplated this for more than a year. While Instar was never my primary source of income, it has definitely been something… Read more

I’ve spent the last two days “de-cluttering” my house…and essentially, my life. The truth is that I don’t feel like we’ve ever fully moved into this house, after almost 3 years. But 6 (or 7) trash bags of shredded papers and a clean, organized file cabinet drawer later, I’m feeling a wonderful sense of relief.… Read more

A couple of years ago, I took the initiative to replace the .pdf versions of some of Trinity’s publications with HTML galleries created in Adobe Bridge. With the most recent issue of the magazine, though, the Director of Marketing and Communications made the decision to use Issuu instead, so it’s time to archive and document… Read more