I have often taken circuitous routes and found myself exactly where I'm supposed to be even though it's not always comfortable. Nevertheless, the result is I know a little about lots of things and when I focus, I can know a lot about a few things.
Let me help you present your business to the world:
- self-publishing consulting
- book design
- book cover design
- brochures
- booklets
- newsletters
- bookmarks as marketing collateral
- business cards
- stationery (letterhead/personalized memos/envelopes/mailing labels)
- custom Blogger design
I love to explore Colorado and capture its beauty with my sweet puppy dog.
Lissa Ann Forbes [ laf ], like Melissa without the "me"
HIGHLIGHTS:
Graphic Designer: I am a hybrid--largely self-taught, some classroom learning, and some innate design sense. Sadly, my development in this arena was thwarted by one of those instructors many of you know--the one who put you down and said in so many words you wouldn't make it or didn't have any talent, but after many years, I have circled back around and am finding a passion I didn't realize was so strong.
Photographer and Writer: I spend lots of time exploring Colorado, taking pictures, and writing about my journeys. I've discovered macro photography, textures, and creating artistic pieces in post-processing.
To access my images easily, visit my Flicker page.
Publisher: I completed legacy books for over 20 private clients.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
December 2015: completed All You Can Do book cover design; provided self-publishing consulting, copyright permissions services, blog and Facebook consulting
June 2013: completed Homesteading the Soul: A Spiritual Apprenticeship with a Prairie Grandfather; provided self-publishing consulting, editing, layout and design, copyright permissions services
August 2012: officially formed laf Custom Designs, LLC
January 2012: Sold first print, my Ansel Adams moment, Clear Creek in Golden, Colorado
September 2011: Launched laf Custom Designs blog
June 2011: Graduated with a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Denver
2010: Began publishing "The Stroll," a weekly photo-journal
2006 - 2009: Public Speaker, "What's the Story Behind the Photograph?"
2007: “Classroom on a Wire: Using Your Telephone for Higher Learning” published in the Association for Personal Historians quarterly newsletter
2006: Published Write from the Inside: Dig for Treasures, Discover Yourself, Leave a Legacy
2004: “Mine the Gold” published in the Association for Personal Historians quarterly newsletter
1999: The Elemental Press was born
June 2013: completed Homesteading the Soul: A Spiritual Apprenticeship with a Prairie Grandfather; provided self-publishing consulting, editing, layout and design, copyright permissions services
August 2012: officially formed laf Custom Designs, LLC
January 2012: Sold first print, my Ansel Adams moment, Clear Creek in Golden, Colorado
September 2011: Launched laf Custom Designs blog
June 2011: Graduated with a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Denver
2010: Began publishing "The Stroll," a weekly photo-journal
2006 - 2009: Public Speaker, "What's the Story Behind the Photograph?"
2007: “Classroom on a Wire: Using Your Telephone for Higher Learning” published in the Association for Personal Historians quarterly newsletter
2006: Published Write from the Inside: Dig for Treasures, Discover Yourself, Leave a Legacy
2004: “Mine the Gold” published in the Association for Personal Historians quarterly newsletter
1999: The Elemental Press was born
