Hey, it's me!

Hello! I know I haven't updated my blog since last week. The reason is that I'm currently changing careers. How exciting, right? After working in the jewelry business for many years, I've decided that web designer is a better career path for me. No, scratch that. It's a passion of mine. I've been teaching myself HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Fireworks and more, and I recently accepted my first web design project. This means that I will spending my free time working on that, while I keep my regular job. My ultimate goal is to become a freelancer and work from home, and I've taken the first step towards that.

I'm not abandoning my blog, I'll just updated every week or so. Thank you and wish me luck!

xoxo.

Monica.

p.s. Some amazing links that made me happy this week: (all web design related, of course!)

A gallery of Korean websites. Awesome graphics!

This has to be the best CSS gallery I've ever visited.

I'm dying to go to the Future of Web Design Conference in NY. I entered a few contests where I can get free tickets. I hope I win! I'd love to meet Jason Santa Maria, one of my web design heroes.

Typography is so important while designing a website. This site is a fantastic source to find inspiration.

And my favorite web designer (the person who first inspired me to learn web design): Tara Sinn. Her portfolio is perfection. And she has a blog!

Picture by Devin Taliaferro.

Letterhead Fonts: Rare and Unique

Ever since I discovered Letterhead Fonts, I've been obssessing over these fantastic fonts.

Make sure to click the links, you'll find galleries with more examples.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Billhead by Tom Kennedy.

Western Rose by John Studden.

Ephemera by Tom Kennedy.

Mucca Design

Not so long ago, I blogged about Balthazar, one of my favorite restaurants. I really, really like their menus, and the website is beautiful, too.

Well, after reading this post in MintDesign, I discovered who design it!

Mucca Design is a firm based in New York City (with an office in San Francisco), and their work is simply amazing.

Their web design is fresh, original and perfectly-executed.

Here, a few of my favorites:

*click on the image to go to the actual website!

Antique piano shop

Nice. The illustration is just too beautiful.

Check it out here.

Designed by Designsensory.

The New York Moon

Love the layout, the typography and the color palette.

Awesome.

See it here.

The Octonauts

Amazing illustration for the children book series "The Octonauts". By Meomi.

neat design

I love this website! Designed by funnel:Eric Kass.

I like the minimal color palette and the elegant layout. The typography is so beautiful, too.

See more of his work here. (His website is pretty cool!).

p.s.: Eric: I'm your biggest fan!