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well, hello there!

Welcome to the Chocolate Cactus blogsite.  A little of this and a little of that, all rolled into one big ball of goodness.  Here you will be able to read the latest, see recent works and read random babbles all in one place.  You're one lucky duck.

With nine years of design experience and an accomplished marketing background, owner and creative director Jodi Bell prefers a straightforward, personalized approach to her design work. "Everything I design is done with marketing in mind," states this former designer for a Houston-based magazine. It is her philosophy that "Standout designs equal effective marketing". The result is that the marketing and branding process is made infinitely easier for her clients. Jodi's portfolio reveals her love of typography and clean, no-frills designs. It is this that makes her designs standout creations that market themselves. 


Chocolate Cactus offers a variety of design work. Jodi's talents include creating complete identities to collateral materials and logo designs. Aside from logos, one of her specialties is custom one-of-a-kind announcements and wedding invitations. Because her clean, fresh designs appeal to a wide variety of industries, her client list includes not only photographers worldwide but also boutiques, auto manufacturers and just about everything in between.

Jodi has a special affinity for her photographer clients, most likely because she's a photographer herself, having won accolades and recognition for her photographic work. A self-professed font queen, Jodi lives in the Houston, Texas area with her husband and four sons. She continues the hunt for clean, fabulous typography...over 3,500 fonts and counting.

Monthly Archives: July 2009

out of office

I will be out today (Monday, July 27th) and will not have access to email.  My father had a stroke Sunday, so I will be spending time with family at the hospital.  Prayers are much appreciated during this time.

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Giving back.

After much wondering “how can we give back to charities that have helped so many?”, we have decided to move forward with our goal.  Who to donate to?  That decision was easy. For the next 2 weeks, 10% of ALL purchases (custom design, templates, etc.) will go to the March of Dimes®! As a mom of...

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even more holiday cards!

Well, we were having so much fun with the fist set of cards that we decided to design a second set of cards for you all!  This set has 6 cards total, which is one more than the first set.  There are (5) 5×7 folded cards (and one is a fun vertical format!) and one 5×5 folded...

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2009 holiday cards are here!

Well, I was finally able to get these done after starting, stopping, starting again…  :o) These are my most versatile cards to date and I am excited to offer them to you all!  The graphic below is pretty descriptive, so I will let it do the talking! For a limited time, get 10% off by...

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recent news!

First bit of news – I am nearly done with the 2009 Holiday Card templates!  I am very excited to bring these to you this year.  They are my most versatile set yet!  The best way to describe them would be “retro vintage” – hmm…  :o) Secondly, it has been a while, but I am...

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branded : kelli jane photography

I had the recent pleasure of working with Kelli Jane, photographer, and had so much fun!  She is sweet (and a great photographer to boot!) and really gave me some fantastic inspiration for her logo.  She sent me several image collages of various things she loved – almost things you would see in a country...

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