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>> Blog Post: "You've got something people want." Extending your company's services for far-reaching effect.

>> Blog Post: "Branding is for those other folks." How branding applies to you even if you think it doesn't.

>> Working on a complete brand identity and website for the a comprehensive nation-wide conservation network.

>> Blo Post: How crowdsourcing your design is a cost to your business.

>> How to tell people what you really do, and make them interested.

>> Portland Farmers Market asked if they could post my final month of a Year of Produce and I happily complied. Each month links to my blog, complete with recipes and musings on eating locally.

>> New Post: Michael Pollan delivers: "A Presentation Worth Its Salt." You can, too.

>>"The RFP: How to Make It a Win-Win." A must-read for clients who want to get great work out of an not-so-great process.

>> New work: Logo, tagline and blog design for Goodbookery.

>> New work: Website and logo for National Fish, Wildlife & Plant Climate Adaptation Strategy.

>> November's illustrated poster of fresh produce is up, a year-long personal project featuring seasonal, local food.

>> Congrats to Smile software for winning another Eddy for TextExpander! Allegro Design created the product icon (the balloon).

>> Read my story on "Eating at Grandma's" in the Smithsonian Magazine Food & Think blog. (Dec. 2010)

>> Blog post: The Tree of So-So? Or the Forest of Effective — How nonprofits can and should maximize their marketing budgets for the most effective solutions. (Nov. 2010)

>> Allegro Design was selected to produce the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Annual Report on the progress of a major bond measure. (Nov. 2010)

>> Book contribution: The Portland Bottom Line: Practices for Your Small Business from America's Hotbed of Sustainability, a collaborative book whose profits benefit MercyCorps NW. And in collaboration with Eco Libris, one tree is planted for every book purchased! (Nov. 2010)

>> See Jane's latest Portland Farmers Market blog post.
(Nov. 2010)

>> Allegro Design is working on a Winter special edition of U.S. Fish & Wildlife News magazine. (Nov. 2010)

>> Jane joins GoodBookery, LLC as chief brand officer—an exciting new business venture that will unfold in the coming months. Jane's developing the identity, website, merchandise and more. Sign up for emails to stay up to date. (Oct. 2010)

>> Blog post: Year of Produce: October—an ongoing series of monthly illustrated posters of all fresh produce purchases, plus recipes and information about local, sustainable food.

>> Allegro Design created Rising to the Urgent Challenge, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's strategic plan on addressing climate change publication. Available for download. (Sept. 2010)

>> Read a recap of Portland AIGA's SHIFT: Sustainable design presentations, featured on The Living Principles website.

>> Bright new updates to Smile software's award-winning products, PDFPen and PDFPen Pro. Check out this cool company.