JoAnn Takasaki :: Writer :: Exercise Your GlobalWrites

JoAnn Takasaki, Freelance Writer here. I write marketing and advertising copy for Web sites. My clients span the globe. I also write travel and food editorial pieces for newspapers and magazines (online and print). Thanks for dropping by my blog where you can keep current with all that's going on in my world.

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Heifer International: Donation Made in Honor of You

Heifer International: Donation Made in Honor of You

To all of my fabulous clients, editors, and partners: Thank you for such a wonderful year! I made a donation to Heifer International in honor of you, with gratitude for your continued support of my work.

Art Directors Club of Houston
     Alex Barber 
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor  
     Antonique Koning 
Euonym Design  
     Sonya Wilson
Foraker Design
     Kirby Kana
     Derek Olson
     Stirling Olson
Idea Interactive
     Jeannette Sanders
IDI
     Brenda Bodine
Ink Publishing
     Orion Ray-Jones
     Tracy Walsh
GADAK Consulting
     Gary Paczosa
Houston Interactive Marketing Association
     Mary Frances Blatchley
Manlove Advertising
     Chuck Fuller
Michel Godts e.Design
     Michel Godts
Miyazaki Wood
     Shinichi Miyazaki
     Susan Olson
Spur Interactive
     Alan Deeter
     Steve Latham
     Sara Stiles
     Myke Toman
Urban Living
     Jamie Farquhar
VAM-USA
     Nicolas Boruchowicz
Wcities.com
     Doug Madey
     Matt McClintock

Holy cow. Since the last update, I’ve been to DC twice and was in Honolulu when Hurricane Ike cut a path of destruction through the Galveston-Houston area. The needs assessment is awaiting final feedback from the client before I can close that project. The redesign project has stumbled along in fits and starts but continues to move forward. Ink Publishing asked me to write an article spotlighting a Houston-based AirTran employee for their Jan. issue. I’ve got another redesign project with MiyazakiWood.com. And I’ll be working on a new site with designer Michel Godts.

It’s been a busy summer, folks! Between working hard on the needs assessment for GADAK, I’ve been doing work for IDI and Foraker Design, which included travel to Boulder, CO. I also went to Seattle to visit with a few of my old clients at Microsoft and Idea Seattle. Also, this summer Ink Publishing signed me up for another year of compiling the AirTran Airways Go Houston Destination Guide. Up until August, I continued work with WCities.com but will be taking a break for a couple of months due to my travel and work schedule. I’ll be starting back up with them this Oct./Nov. Unfortunately, I also had to discontinue my volunteer work with Houston Interactive Marketing Association (HiMA). I should be wrapping up my work with GADAK by the end of September and working in earnest in Oct. on Foraker.com’s redesign.

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