Origins
I am a graphic designer at a global digital agency, and while I design at work on the computer all day, I like to be creative with my hands and physical materials as well! I planned my own wedding from 2017-2018 — designed my own cards and learned how to handletter to create signs. As I better learned the art and posted pictures, I started gaining interest from people wanting me to make signs for them. I decided that once my own wedding was over, I could sell my already-made signs and start taking custom requests.
The first task was to come up with a name for my new small business. I wanted it to be unique but also say something about me. After a lot of brainstorming and asking friends, I decided on Jirafix Creative. I love giraffes, and jirafa is the spanish word for giraffe. I added the “x” to make it sound more like “graphics.” I chose “Creative” to keep my options open as far as product diversity goes.
I then branched out further to add pet accessories to the brand because I love my fur-babies so much. This quickly turned into being mainly focused on pet accessories because the materials are cheaper to buy and ship along with demand being higher.
I also have some human accessories in the shop, such as bags, key fobs, and more. I will continue to add random items that I think will be wanted or items that are requested. This is my creative outlet for all categories!
