the professional stuff…

My design philosophy is equal parts fun and functionality.

My personal work incorporates every influence, from Asian art to hip 50’s retro, but I balance all that with a sense of clean, efficient minimalism. I combine a sense of fun experimentation with a tireless work ethic that I look forward to offering to all my clients. I believe that artistry and functionality can go hand in hand. My greatest ability as a designer, which I look so forward to offering to you, is this sense of balance.

This balance is further reflected in my work ethic: all my clients can look forward to a professional relationship based on honesty, respect, and accountability.

To the end of being the most competent, efficient, and versatile designer possible, I use all industry standard design technology for creating publications, flyers, posters, logos, ads, and more.

I am proficient in InDesignCS4, PhotoshopCS4, IllustratorCS4, DreamweaverCS4, FlashCS4. I am also proficient in QuarkXPress (5.0 and less), though InDesign is the only program I actively utilize for layout design.

Whether in print or online, I hope you’ll return to notobella designs, llc …
for something a little more… you!

 the fun stuff…

Hi! I’m Sara ^ yeah, that’s me up there … and > over there.

I’m a huge geek! I love reading, staying at home playing video games and making up stories about my animals. I’m a bit of a fan girl and my vacations every year are taken at comic conventions (which are AWESOME, by the way). I married an even bigger geek then myself. He’s a doctor of English that teaches at a local college (we call him, Doktor).

Aside from notobella designs, I have my hands full with a couple of other business ventures including: Nerdery Public, Effie’s Club Follies AND Stab Cancer In The Face – which is a charity I created in 2011 when we got the diagnosis about my husband’s cancer (he’s stabbing it daily and is almost done with treatment).

I multi-task like a fiend and write like I talk. I prefer email over phone calls so I can continue working at 150%. If you don’t hear from me via email right away, I’m probably outside with my dog or battling one of my two cats for use of my keyboard.

I love tattoos (and have many of them), cheetos, bubbles and pinwheels, but not necessarily in that order. I also have an addiction to craft supplies and crayons (of which I have 17 boxes).