A Creative's Journal
Thoughts on design and branding, tips, travel journeys and experiences, my favorite things and a few notes from my friends.
Do You Need a Logo Right Away When Starting a Business?
branding Do you need a logo when you first start a business?The Quick Answer: If you are a service based business, no. If you are beginning with a brick and mortar, I will say maybe. But at that point you are already investing serious cash into different facets of...
Love Living Holistics Instagram Graphics
Design, social media Love Living Holistics Instagram graphicsMeet Emily Perkins I've had the absolute pleasure of getting to know Emily while traveling these last few months through Remote Year. She is light, love and compassion and has created an amazing space for...
Five Tips For Easy Brand Consistency
BRANDING Five tips for easy brand consistencyAs we are constantly creating multiple social media posts a day, how-to guides, emails, event and promo flyers, website updates, preparing PowerPoint presentations, etc. that have to reflect our brand it can become...
Brand Consistency Health Check
branding introducing: brand consistencyhealth checkWhen you are interacting with your ideal clients in person or online you want to give them the best experience possible. You want every aspect to be seemless and consistent. You want them to feel excited about your...
Wed & Wonder Brand Identity, Website Design & Social Media Graphics
website, branding, Design Wed & Wonder An Educationalexperience for bridesAn intimate educational experience for brides planning their wedding I had so much fun putting together designs for a new event called Wed & Wonder that will be premiering March 29,...
Shake Up Your Social Media for 2019
design Shake Up Your Social Media Graphics for 2019As we head into the new year I'm sure you are thinking about changes you'd like to make to old habits and new goals you'd like to set. It's the time of year we consider changing things up. Why? Because the idea of a...
Rise Leadership Circle Brand Identity
Branding Rise leadership circle brand idenity As I was beginning Sarah Schrader Design, I connected with Kaela Gedda, an ontological life coach who works with women that want to build lucrative businesses and live lives they love. Kaela is a member of our local Rising...
Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti
experiences Throw kindness around like confetti Earlier this year I shared a post on my Instagram and opened up about a story of a needlessly rude comment that was thrown out at me by a complete stranger. I questioned what satisfaction this person gained from saying...
About the Creative
My days are filled with thinking outside of the box, dreaming big and seeing inspiration in the unexpected. I find ways to bring new life to the ordinary and solve challenges. At my core I simply love to create and explore. When I’m not sitting behind a sketch book or computer to create my next design, I am still creating with art, photography, and writing and finding inspiration through the creation of new memories and experiences.