Welcome and hello! I’m so glad you stopped by my site. I’ll be writing here now and again, but this site primarily will be sending you on to my company’s website – Rose and Bird.com – where you can find help with creating beautiful collections of stories that include visual elements like photos and graphics.

I’m going to tell you something that will instantly give you a hint about my age. But I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve been working in the Adobe suite of tools since the 1990s (remember Pagemaker? I do!). And now I spend most of my week working in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator creating digital media content for my clients. And I consider my age and experience an asset that helps me serve you better.

But I’m also happy to tell you that I use online design apps like Canva and Kittl to save myself time and make more space in my day. Despite my snobbish thoughts that I didn’t NEED to learn Canva because I already used the Adobe apps, I reluctantly checked it out about 10 years ago. And now – 3500 designs and counting – I’m using it every day. In fact, I’ve been teaching an online course in Graphic Design & Canva since 2023.

But this isn’t about me. I’ve got some skills and experience, but what you’ve got are the STORIES. Lots of them. Personal, precious family stories. Stories about your business and your brand and how you help people. Stories whose value that you haven’t even considered yet.

What are going to do with them? Even though video content has exploded in popularity over the last few years, a well-designed digital document is still needed. And you need to know how to create this content.

It’s important for your family to have something they can look at over and over again.

It’s important for your potential customers and clients to have something they can visit again and again until they are ready to do business with you.

Do you know how to create this content or is it too overwhelming to even get started?

So here’s what I propose. I want to use my skills in design and content-building to help you share your stories. Jump over to my business site to see how you can learn to DIY your content or partner with me to create it for you.