Speaker Bio: Darcy from Graphically Designing

Posted by Jody on Sunday, September 20, 2009 · 2 Comments 

darcy bioDarcy started her personal blog Life With My 3 Boybarians in 2005 when blogging was an anomaly. Frustrated by the limited graphics and the total unavailability of decent templates and themes at the time, Darcy started tinkering with the code until she finagled a basic blog out of it. This grew into a hobby then into what it is today; Darcy has now designed nearly 200 blogs which can be found on 5 continents and in several languages!

Just like you want your home to reflect your style and taste, Darcy believes your home sweet home online should echo that same sense of purpose and style. You set the tone with color, typography and graphics. Good design allows your content to be the true shining star – drawing the focus to your message and stories and photos. Having a great theme and strong behind-the-scene structure makes your blog stable, fun and reliable!

Recently, Darcy and her husband Randy started a photography business focusing on natural-light, on-location shoots. His and Hers Photography specializes in making sure you aren’t stuck with awkwardly posed, cliche shots, like those old school photos. Fun angles, interesting locations, no awkward poses and fake smiles.

During her workshop, Darcy will talk about blog design, graphics, fonts… where to find the best places to pimp your blog. From fonts to graphics to personal photos and photo editing, Darcy will give you tips on how to make your blog look its best. Bring your questions about how to dress your blog to make your content get noticed.

Darcy blogs at Graphically Designing, http://graphicallydesigning.com. You can find her on twitter at http://twitter.com/my3boybarians.

Do you have a question for Darcy?  Head over to the forums and let her know what you would like to learn!

Also joining Darcy and providing affordable, professional headshots:

randycameraRandy got his first SLR camera in 2000 after the birth of his first son.  After learning darkroom techniques, studying composition, processing and the expensive professional film ways, Randy has fallen in love with the digital process.  He says,
“I love to find those diamonds in the rough – old brick, buildings with character, and vintage items that tell a story. I’ve always felt those old studio portraits look so unnatural… uncomfortable-looking subjects with awkward-looking back drops. My goal is to capture cities, nature and people as I see them – not as stiff, choreographed poses but in their natural surroundings.”
Randy and his wife Darcy are the duo behind His and Hers Photography.  He loves urbandscapes, couples photography and spunky senior portraits, she loves capturing babies, families and maternity photos.  Together they tag-team shoots, making sure clients get that shot from every angle.
During the conference in the hotel library, Randy and Darcy will be offering I_Blog attendees a chance to get professional head shots taken for their online and social media profiles.  Lights, camera, action – it’ll all be there!  For $25 you get a head shot session, and leave the conference with a disk of web-resolution images ready to upload online!
Randy blogs at Boybarian Photo, http://www.boybarianphoto.com.  His and Hers Photography website is under construction and coming soon!
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2 Responses to “Speaker Bio: Darcy from Graphically Designing”
  1. Melanie Nelson says:
    October 3, 2009 at 9:44 am

    Sign me up for a headshot session and let me know what I need to do. Companies and conferences are always asking for head shots and I never have a decent one. It’s worth $25 to not have to worry about it any more!

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