Janalyn

About me:

I've lived in Abilene my entire life. I spent a majority of my school years at Wylie ISD, then attended college at Abilene Christian University. After graduating, I started working at HHH Enterprises/Friendze Stores, Inc. as their Web Production Artist. Basically what that covers is I designed all the graphics for their websites, along with occasionally building actual sites. I also learned quite a bit about digital photography during that job, which has been a great benefit to my current endeavors. In 2004 I started looking for a new job, because (at HHH) I was trying to cover the job of five people for the pay of less than one. A friend told me about a job opportunity at Associated Publishing Company (Area Wide) as a Graphic Designer. I interviewed for it and was offered the job that day. It was an amazing job. But in October of 2005, we were all told that December 31 was to be our last day. They were terminating the Production Department. Nevertheless, my faith kept me strong and God answered my prayers. Another phone book company, Names and Numbers, decided to move a branch of their company to Abilene and offer all our jobs back. The job was amazing until the economy finally took its toll and the company decided to close the Texas branch on March 6, 2009. I briefly worked as a Student Services Representative at Mid America Learning, a local online nursing college, but as of November, they had to make financial cutbacks as well. And me being the newbie, I was instantly at the head of the list. So, I'm going back into job hunter mode. I was far from happy at Mid America, but it was a job. I'm trying to stay positive. Maybe this is God's way of telling me he has bigger plans in store. I really love my art and would love to use it again. I'm praying for God's guidance and honestly, I'm excited about my future!

And for anyone who's interested, I'm still doing freelance graphic design work. So if any of you need invitations, personalized cards, logos, letterheads, brochures, t-shirts and more, just let me know!