Linda Bourdeaux, Art Director/Designer
In college, I earned a Liberal Arts degree with an emphasis in small business management and had a brief stint in the business world. However, once I discovered graphic design, I switched gears and pursued a career in it. Having worked my way up through the ranks at the prestigious design studio, Jackson Design, I established my own freelance practice in 2004. However it wasn’t long before I was given the opportunity to work for Thomas Nelson Publishers and I took a position as the director of their in-house design team. After learning the publishing business first-hand and the ins and outs of corporate business practice, I returned to my own practice.
Interestingly, my specialty has turned out to be “specialty design”—the not-your-everyday, same-ole, same-ole stuff. My experience and love for smart design has given me the desire to approach a project from a perspective of what hasn’t been done before, how can this project be more interesting and unique within the given budget? I see it as a challenge to create something fresh and original within the given constraints. So I see my role as a creative problem-solver. Whether designing a CD package, a gift book, or a marketing presentation—I want the result to be something distinctive, original, beautiful, and most times organic and tactile.
I have added WordPress to my arsenal of skills. I can create a website with this platform that is easily updatable by the client, eliminating the need for hiring someone else to make updates to the site.
When I’m not at the design desk, I love to collect vintage pieces, find the unique beauty in discarded treasures and found art—art from things that may already have a non-art function. I have a passion for the restoration process—whether an object is being restored or a heart or a mind.
In 2017, I opened a little Etsy shop where I sell prints, weekly planners, party supplies and decor. You can check it out here.