Suzanna has been designing & making things ever since she can remember.

Her favorite mediums will probably always be wet sand, twigs & leaves, and sidewalk chalk, but she has since moved on to more practical things.

When she was 11 years old, she went to the library and checked out a book on HTML. She has been making websites ever since.

Suzanna is also NC Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist and a yoga instructor. Visit her massage website here.

In her free time, she likes to trail run (with the trailheads), ride bikes, swim, take naps, read, write postcards, draw on napkins, and imagine what it might be like to have her own garden.

Her favorite poem is the “Sunflower Sutra” by Allen Ginsberg, which she wholeheartedly recommends everyone read and carry around in their pocket.

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Design Process

My job as a designer is to listen to what you or your company is all about -- your goals, your clients, your message, your intention -- and find a way to communicate it all visually.

The first thing I'll have you do is fill out my design questionnaire(s). The things I ask are really meant to get you brainstorming about your needs, likes/dislikes, and general expectations for design. If you're not so much a language person, you can end me photos or clipart. You can bring me fabrics or stationary, or pages out of books or magazines. You can even send me music! Whatever inspires and feels like "you" can work.

After you submit your answers, I will come up with a price quote based on your needs. If that's all good, I'll write out a contract that we'll both sign. Then I will get to work on your project!

I always make sure to keep in close touch with you as the design is developing. That way you can influence the direction of the design if you see it going one way, or we can take it another way. One of the cool things about this process is all the inspiration that's created! Seeing or hearing other ideas can help spawn even more ideas. Probably the hardest part is making the final decision!