Typography Birth Signs

It's all in the Details~
I designed these signs in Illustrator CS6. The blue frame for Jackson's sign was repurposed and the white frame for Savannah's birth sign was found at Gordmans for $19.99 (with the mat!)!  So virtually, these two signs cost only $19.99 plus tax.

Inspiration~
This was a fun lil' project that I did for both my children and I got my inspiration from Pinterest. I pretty much mimicked the Pinterest layout to a T with two differences, I omitted the zodiac sign, and the colors. Then with a little rearranging of that lower portion, I just put in Jackson's birth information. And a few short years later I did the same with Savannah's birth information. The beauty of having a degree in graphic design is having gained knowledge in Adobe Illustrator with years of experience using it is that I feel free with my designs. I can manipulate the designs and layouts just about any way that I want. Plus, I love typography and having fun with fonts, so it was a fun project for me!

Minor problems~
There were two issues I ran into. The first was that I put the wrong length in for Jackson's sign. For some reason couldn't get it out of my head that he was 19.5" long when in reality he was only 19". Another issue I had was being anxious to get Savannah's done before she was even here! When my husband and I finally decided on her name we were a third of the way there! Then there was the matter of deciding her middle name! Ok-decided... 2/3rds there! Now we just needed a baby!
After Savannah's arrival it took a few weeks for the printing to commence but we had it completed and up on her wall by Christmas.
I was able to make a birth sign for a good friend as well and I think she really loved it! (I won't be posting a photo of theirs to respect their privacy)

Here is my inspiration:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/156262219/digital-custom-birth-stats-pdf-only-8x10?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_ref=unav_listing&ga_filters=art+-supplies+nursery&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

And the final projects!