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My very first blog post

March 8, 2017 by Manon Leave a Comment

Here’s my real ‘hello world’! The first blog post on my first real website!

I will not just start a ramble here about me since I still have to write an ‘About’ page anyway. I will start out my first post by telling you why I launched this website in the first place. This should be a good subject to get this first post out-of-the-way and reduce stress levels :).

I love to write and share

So I once had a blog back when hardly anyone blogged. It was focussed on design in a virtual world. It was this great place where I connected with many people online and even made real friends I still speak to on a regular basis. Ever since I started my online shops I missed having a similar place to write and blog. But since having a business feels so much more grown-up, I wanted my website to be and look all grown-up as well.

Eventually I started postponing and postponing and all I had were some domains for my 2 very different shops focusing on graphics and products. But I am still missing that place to share the process behind the shops, share free resources, share lessons learned and last but not least, make connections!

I had to combine the two different businesses

It is very impractical to have two different places to blog at and keep both sites up to date etc. Both businesses are however quite different in the fact one is for graphics and the other is for physical goods. What they do have in common is me as the designer. I noticed that for my side projects that feature both my illustrations and lettering I started using my own name instead of ‘By Lef’ or ‘DEEZ Dutch’. That’s how this site was born.

Behind the scenes

What this site will mainly focus on is to show you what is done behind the scenes, and what I learned along the way that might be useful for others. It will also be a central point where all my work combines. At least that’s how I envision it. We’ll see where it goes.

Right now the site is filled with sample posts and image holders etc. It doesn’t look grown up as I imagined it, but the fact I’m editing it to my liking and try to make it personal feels more grown up than I imagined.

If you made it all the way to the bottom, thank you! I hope my posts will eventually evolve for the better!

Take care and see you next post!

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About Manon

I became a fulltime digital creative when I stopped flying and became the mom of 3 amazing boys. I have been doing digital design since 2005 when I learned Photoshop. That evolved quickly into 3d design and lots of other graphic programs. It was my main hobby besides becoming and eventually being a commercial pilot.

While going fulltime I mainly turned back to my roots of calligraphy, handlettering and watercolor which you can see throughout most of my work. Now I am mixing them all with my love of floral elements and illustration. I sell graphics and designer resources at various shops with the name 'By Lef'. 'DEEZ Dutch' is my handmade shop with physical products. My ongoing side projects include stationary and greeting card designs, as well as surface pattern design mainly for fabric and paper. Thanks for reading my bio!

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