Social media post graphic for Elora Cataract Trailway Association

Social media post graphic for Elora Cataract Trailway Association

2017 Calendar designed in Adobe InDesign CC

Next year, 2017, will mark my tenth year of designing a calendar. It started out as a Christmas gift that I could give to grandparents, using my InDesign skills, creativity, and love of nature photography. Now, friends and family want them too and I have given them to my clients.

This is designed in InDesign CC from scratch. Over the years, I have reworked the design to have larger boxes, a secondary photo, and to use tables instead of linked text boxes for the main calendar dates. I still use linked text boxes for the mini calendars on the sides. I find that's the best way to work with that kind of text in InDesign.

© 2016 Design and photography by Melanie Gardiner, Magnesium Studio. All rights reserved.

Welcome to Autumn

One of my favourite photos: taken beside the Welcome to Elora sign. I have it framed, used it in my calendar, and on greeting cards.

Reflections of Elora

Did you survive St. Patrick's Day? Here's a photo from the vault: in the reflection of this sign is downtown Elora. This is the Guinness sign which hung on The Dalby House, Elora. I have this photo hanging in my office. I took it on a warm March day, while taking a stroll downtown.

Red Barn, Salem, Bruce County

Here's my submission to a local photography group. This week's topic is 'framing'. A red barn being framed by the one-room school that my dad attended, partnered with the United Church. Salem, Bruce County.

Happy Family Day!

Thinking of family, here's a shot I took during the South Bruce Tractor Tour which South Bruce Tourism organizes every Father's Day. Even though we're a John Deere family, my Dad has a love for Allis-Chalmers and is rebuilding one. During the tour, we met a person with a large collection of Allis-Chalmers' which he had lovingly restored. Maybe someday, my Dad's Allis will be rebuilt and ready for display too!

Peony in June

Bubbles trapped in ice

Wild cucumber in winter

Winter sky contrasted with a hydro line.

Morning drifts along the Elora Cataract Trailway

Calendar - designed in Adobe InDesign featuring photos of nature

My annual calendar is custom-made. What started off as a Christmas gift for grandparents, now is enjoyed by friends and family. 

Photo cards

Full colour, edge-to-edge design with part of the image wrapping around to the back. Greeting cards are blank on the inside which feature my photography from Wellington County, Ontario.