Well the inevitable finally happened. I was working in a nice contract gig until last week. Business started to slow down and of course being the only contractor there, I was the first to unceremoniously get the axe. I figured it would happen sooner or later for reasons I will not discuss. I even took on a second job briefly to prepare for it but unfortunately that didn’t quite work out either. So here I am, waiting on my last paycheck and wondering what to do now.

Of course right away, I applied to numerous other positions of which I am waiting to hear from. (If you are reading this, curious potential employer I salute you with a hearty hello! I’m really nice and have cool glasses, please hire me!). In the meantime as a backup plan I decided to revive my dream of creating my own company where I can grab my own clients, work my own hours and be my own boss. Through the years I’ve had plenty of experience working with companies and seeing what works, what doesn’t, and what can be improved. With all this under my belt, plus a much broader portfolio I think I’m ready to face the masses. I’m not sure where it’s going to go, but that’s the fun of it.

In the meantime as a backup plan I decided to revive my dream of creating my own company where I can grab my own clients, work my own hours and be my own boss.

So, these past few days I have been building numerous mocks, logos, and wireframes for very own design business I call Indie Pixels. I think the name is a good representation of me and the way I like to do business. I’ve always had an independent way of thinking and doing things, and I like the overall vibe that the name suggests. I want people to feel the same way about my company as they do when they work with me. There is nothing corporate about me, yet people still are confident that I know exactly what I am doing and can take care of any given task. Same goes for my business.

If all goes well, I am still going to keep MyNameIsJay as my personal blog. Eventually I’d like to freshen up the design a bit. The main difference is that I will no longer be generating business through it. It will be much less focused, and much more laid back. Maybe then I’ll be inclined to write more articles

Meanwhile Indie-Pixels.com will be my main portal for generating business. I will have a blog and twitter account integrated with it, and the blog content will focus the content primarily on the small design business realm as well as web trends.

Here’s a tiny preview: