webpages and birthday cards

i think........i'm really horrible about posting on here.
no, i know i am..but i really feel lame when i don't have anything to show. i always just blab (cuz i'm good at it). but today!!!!! TODAY!!!! i do have something to show.
one of our projects in information design was to come up with a new Frequently Asked Questions page for a website (that wasn't designed all that well) on a product we didn't know too much about. you guys can research it more, the product is basically a telephone jack for your computer.....i don't want to single them out for our class having a project revolving around their bad website design/functionality..anyway, here's what i came up with:


so, their real page was really confusing..very engineer inspired with it's technical kind of display (ie. "if your question has to do with this go here----> and if it has to do with that go here ---->) needless to say, it was pretty dumb. so here's my version. idealy there'd be another page that kind of had genres you could choose from but i liked the simplicity of this design. also, i thought the arrow like shape showed 'connecting' (as in connecting one person to another through this device?? eh? eh??) & i know, you might be asking WHY GREEN&PURPLE?! let me tell you!!!! EVERY WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET USES BLUE!!! it's everywhere, and frankly, i'm kind of tired of it..mostly cuz it's always the same shades of blue too..so, i didn't want to use blue since it's EVERYWHERE! so, green and plum was the choice..(which i just so happen to love..) any thoughts?

oh, and here's a quick birthday card i made for my sister's friend named jaqui. my sister drew out a reference of something she wanted it to look like and this is what i came up with for it:

it was just something really cute...my sister asked me for the stars and she put a couple flowers around her name and the 'happy birthday'..but i decided on the starbursts in the background and made the flowers really cutsie..(i'm around fabric enough to know what girlie prints are in..it might even give me the little edge i need in this industry?)
btw, i loved creating this. i'm not great on making really edgy looking things..but i can make something kid friendly/girly really easily...i hope i get a job where i can experiment with all these genres of design. :D i'll stay hopeful.

anyway, that's all for now...two weeks of class left..finals are next week. it's crunch time. i'm sure i'll post my finals up when it's all said and done..we'll see what i come up with.
until next time.
<3 sarah