User:Natashakowalski/Sandbox

Natasha Kowalski is a blogger and creative designer. Nowadays, she's busy building her textiles design business - natashakowalski - and specialises in designer lamps, wall decorations, tiles, wallpaper and gift cards.

She first hit the scene as a graphic designer in the publishing industry, working for titles such as Vogue Australia, Vogue Entertaining and Travel, Modern Boating and Fast Fours.

After developing her graphic design career, she took her talents to London where she worked as a creative director for a year.

In 2009, she tentatively moved back to Sydney as a freelancer and soon found herself gaining long-term contracts in the corporate finance sector as a corporate branding strategist. Her main contract was for AMP Capital. Eventually she found herself at the Reserve bank of Australia on a full time basis where her job involved dealing direct with the Governor's secretary to create and implement a new corporate style guide; including fonts, colour palette, publication document templates, vertical logo and website. She was head designer for the 50th campaign, involving concept design for events; menu cards, banners, PPT presentations; as well as stationary, logo design, publication covers and economic conference event package design.

But wait. There's more ... she's now started natashakowalski, a design brand in itself. She is the brand.

Watch this space. She's about to develop a new product line :)

Here's a taster of the beginning thoughts about the beginning of her adventures ...

Let the games begin

What the blog? Posted on March 30, 2011 by Natasha

I can’t help asking: why am I writing this blog thing and what does the word exactly mean? I asked some of my friends, they are neither here nor there on the matter. Their ambivalence is unhelpful. I am left alone to analyse this rather oddly spelt ‘blogging’ word.

Dictionary.com says: making an entry into a weblog or blog= online diary.

Then it adds this random quote: When John said he was busy blogging, Sally said he should get a life!

Should I laugh? Dictionaries aren’t suppose to be funny.

Im left feeling perplexed and slightly annoyed. Not exactly the definition I was expecting. Generally I’d be biting back with snide sarcasm. This time all I’m left to say is ‘oh’.

You can find other bits and pieces about me here ...

http://bluegreengold.wordpress.com/ http://twitter.com/bynatashak http://www.natashakowalski.wordpress.org/