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It was time to make a change.
April 16, 2021
TESA TOTENGCO
It was time to make a change.
TESA TOTENGCO
April 16, 2021

It was time to make a change.

TESA TOTENGCO
April 16, 2021

In case you didn’t notice, I have a new logo ☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼 and it fits my new website I’ve been working on. I hired a graphic designer on Upwork and the entire process was a revelation. I uploaded my job requirements and in 24 hours received proposals from talented designers all over the world. After reviewing everyone’s portfolios, I chose Hanna from Seattle and couldn’t be happier.

Hanna drew the double birds on her first pass and I saw a representation of TT, my personal and business initials. Once the birds were in my consciousness, I realized that they were, in fact, already around me.

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Sign #1 - I have four framed Audubon bird prints on my bedroom wall.

Sign #2 - next to three Bordallo Pinheiro ceramic flying swallows.

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Sign #3

One of my favorite memories in Lisbon and captured so effortlessly by my husband Michael, was the time in Barrio Alto when a flock of birds coming from nowhere flew so close to us in an otherwise empty street.

“If it’s me reading the signs”, this match was meant to be.

I was supposed to go to Colombia this month on a Familiarization trip sponsored by the Colombia Tourism Board. The trip has been postponed due to rising COVID cases. It’s a strong reminder that although vaccinations in America are fueling the surge in travel bookings, the rest of the world is not quite there yet.

Last Sunday, for the very first time since January 2020, I hosted a family dinner at home. Our sons Alex and Abe who have had their first vaccine shot came with full appetites. Mom (our special guest of honor), Michael and I are fully vaccinated. The event is worth mentioning because this is the first time that we all hugged and kissed each other without reservation. That is cause for celebration in itself.

Tagged: logo, birds, audubon, graphic design, rebranding

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