Schwindamania is the portfolio and blog of Jackson, Mississippi graphic designer Darren Schwindaman. I'm currently completing design work for small business and non-profit clients. Contact me if you'd like to work together.

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New Shirt: Buy Local

Had a great night tonight at Fondren Unwrapped selling Pulp brand t-shirt designs and unveiling my new shirt, Buy Local:

Posted on Nov 20, 2008 - 11:53 PM

Where I Shop Local

Check out the Google Map in this blog’s sidebar. I’ve marked waypoints at the local businesses where I go in my regular travels. There are lots of awesome places around. Although I’m writing about places in Jackson, MS, where do you shop local?

Posted on Nov 09, 2008 - 08:27 PM

Buying Local at Fondren After 5

Had a great time at Fondren After 5 tonight with lots of great local businesses and organizations. One Blu Wall in the Fondren Corner building has some great artwork, and Robin is super-cool. I dig their innovative business model towards showcasing and selling art, and young professionals with a little extra income can find some great pieces there. It’s always great to catch up with the Jackson Free Press.

Posted on Nov 06, 2008 - 11:30 PM

‘Creative Britain’

Brand Republic blogs about the design identity for the Creative Britain conference. The conference is part of an overall plan started in February 2008 by the British government to build the creative local economy. Wouldn’t it be great if Mississippi had something like this on the state level?

Posted on Oct 28, 2008 - 11:15 PM

Homemade Pasta

I’ve been experimenting a lot with Instructables.com tutorials. Last week, I made a red sauce from some tomatoes I got from the Mississippi Farmers’ Market, and this week I found a great-looking pasta tutorial. It turned out extremely flavorful, having a robust taste that store-bought dried pasta doesn’t have. Here’s a photo I took prior to eating:

Posted on Oct 25, 2008 - 11:33 AM