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Throughout the past decade, Michelle Krasniak Oxman has worked as a Technical Writer, Marketing Copywriter, and then launched Michelle Krasniak Copywriting and Consulting over two years ago. Trained as a journalist with a knack for marketing, Michelle has a unique perspective when writing content of all types. Her specialties include website copywriting, SEO/SMO content and in-depth looks into the lives of the world’s top creative personalities. In addition to writing, Michelle has served as Technical Editor for a number of Social Media-related “For Dummies” books and works with small to medium-sized businesses to help them maximize their marketing ROI through the use of Social Media.
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Playing Around with Gabriel Mourelle

Playing Around with Gabriel Mourelle

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on Dec 4th 2010 with 3 comments

Inspired by Surrealism and the beauty of music, Gabriel Mourelle finds himself combining his love of design and illustration into art that tells a story. Salvador Dali once said, “Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” This is a fitting statement for designer Gabriel Mourelle who counts Dali, and the Surrealist movement in general, among his favorites in the art world. Limited vision is not something that is a problem for this 31-year old Buenos Aires native as he prides himself in finding ways to improve on every project that he works on.

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Profile: Illustrator Louise McLennan, This Girl’s Got Game

Profile: Illustrator Louise McLennan, This Girl’s Got Game

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on Nov 16th 2010 with 10 comments

Some designers are lucky enough to be able to mix work with pleasure. In this interview, illustrator Louise McLennan gives us a glimpse into the magical and glittery world that she works-and plays-in.

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Profile: Hyaku, One Hundred Percent Creativity

Profile: Hyaku, One Hundred Percent Creativity

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on Nov 1st 2010 with 4 comments

The proverb is, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" and with their love of toys, movies and Japanese animation, Aya and Shingo Miyazaki of design team Hyaku show that you can have the best of both worlds and be successful.

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Profile of blindSALIDA – Objects in Motion

Profile of blindSALIDA – Objects in Motion

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on Sep 11th 2010 with 3 comments

Parisian Illustrator blindSALIDA, like his art, is full of life and motion. Here this busy designer talks about the importance of finding your personal style…even if that includes baby bottles and popsicles.

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Profile: Getting into Character with Cartoonist George Coghill

Profile: Getting into Character with Cartoonist George Coghill

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on Aug 28th 2010 with 6 comments

From bad jokes to sultry devil girls, Cartoon Character Designer George Coghill knows how to inject some fun into life. He set aside some time to talk with us about everything from the importance of knowing how to run a business to what it’s like to see his characters come to life.

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Profile: Alex Mathers

Profile: Alex Mathers

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on Jul 20th 2010 with 2 comments

"Believe me, there is plenty of time left over." Those are words spoken by Alex Mathers the UK-based Illustrator and author of "10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives" and the man behind not only the modern illustration-focused site "Ape on the Moon" but also the "Red Lemon Club" website. Pursuing those, one can easily doubt that there’s any time leftover to enjoy life, but Mathers ensures us there is.

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Profile: Simona Pfreundner

Profile: Simona Pfreundner

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on Jul 10th 2010 with 4 comments

All attempts to get some juicy, tidbits out of Vector Illustrator and Designer Simona Pfreundner failed miserably, but that’s okay. Her response of "Yes, but I’m not telling" is enough to whet our appetite to learn more about this uber-talented artist.

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Profile: Bojan Stefanovic, AKA Logoholic

Profile: Bojan Stefanovic, AKA Logoholic

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on May 8th 2010 with 6 comments

Bojan Stefanovic, the man behind logoholik.com, has made two stunning confessions. Ones that may turn the design world on its head: he has never even tasted coffee and all of his logo designs and corporate identity creations are done on a PC.

We know those go against all of your sensibilities and moral codes. We realize this will probably make you start to question your existence. We can’t apologize for being the bearer of bad news though, as this doesn’t change the fact that he’s just an all-around cool guy. At 36 (“and a half”), Stefanovic states that he’s only accomplished about half of what he’d hoped to by this age. But based on the success he’s enjoyed thus far, it makes you wonder what’s left on his list.

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Profile: Getting to Know Russell Tate

Profile: Getting to Know Russell Tate

Michelle Krasniak Oxman on May 1st 2010 with 3 comments

Australian illustrator Russell Tate is your buddy. In fact, he’s probably everyone’s buddy. He’s the guy that you always hope will show up to the party because he’s just so gosh darn funny and always has a smile on his face. And if you’re lucky, he’ll bring one of his old-timey Japanese toy robots along.

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