Hi there. I’m Jessette Dayate,
an illustrator and web designer.
When I was a little girl,
I’m greatly fascinated
about the magic
of crayons. I still do.
This site pays homage
to the humble crayon.
A life shared with children
(and grown-ups who
refuse to grow old).
A small but a colorful,
textured life.
February 26th, 2010
February 17th, 2010
September 19th, 2009
11th Sep, 2009
These days, Crayosa seems to be having the time of her life. I’ve seen her drift from one online web design gallery to another. I’ve spotted her on other people’s blogs, other site’s aggregators and rank lists.
Last July 22nd, just one month after being featured in CSS Mania, I was really surprised when A Crayon’s Life was featured in Smashing Magazine, under the title: “50 New Beautiful Blog Designs”. I know that my website is still a work in progress and there are still a lot that needs to be done to improve my website, but nevertheless, I’m really honoured to be mentioned in one of the famous online magazine for web professionals.
Thanks to Smashing Magazine, Crayosa has found her entryway into the vast abyss of the cyberworld.
My google analytics reported visits from 52 countries with top visits from my homeland, The Philippines, followed by The United States, Singapore, United [...]
26th Feb, 2010
Every Christmas tree has its own unique charm that reflects the characteristic of the people who took the time to lovingly and joyfully decorate these trees. I grew up in the Philippines where Christmas is a big thing and my childhood memories is happily peppered with colourful balls, stockings, Santa Claus, gifts, and of course, Christmas trees.
It’s the sheer enjoyment of decorating this symbolic tree that has inspired me to create this concept for Forecepts’ 2009 Christmas eCard. I have worked on the illustrations for all the elements; the trees, baubles, socks, candy cane and the gifts at the bottom of the box.
We originally planned on a “create your own Christmas Tree” concept, wherein users can customize the background, the tree and the elements that each would want to place on their eCards. A personalized greeting would also be possible and in the end, the user can send the card [...]
