I’m proud to unveil the new look of Stowaway, which you can check out at the top of your page. See that lovely retro postcard design? That’s courtesy of my friend Stephanie, who runs a design business over at Wheatley Design. We met at my first post-college job, and when I decided I wanted the blog to look fancier, I went to her first.

I had a specific idea of the retro postcard idea I wanted (including the kinds of images I wanted to go in each letter of the blog title), and she incorporated them seamlessly. I asked to have something with my name on the right hand side, and she came up with the idea of the fridge magnets, like you put your postcards up on the fridge and there’s that magnet lettering to the right. I love it, and never would have come up with it on my own. This is why you hire a professional, people. Steph can do small jobs like logos and holiday cards, but she can also design a whole look for a particular event (like a wedding or conference). I highly recommend her, and am so grateful for her contribution to Stowaway.

The “Stowaway” part of that header is also the logo that I’ve put on business cards, which should be here by the end of the week. I’ll hand those out to people I meet around the world, so you’ll soon have more friends in the comments as Stowaway goes global.

Thanks again, Steph! Check out her website and like her design company on Facebook.