Borgoña — Limited Edition Metal Prints 1 of 15 Photograph

I’M MELISSA D. JONES, AND I’M THE ROUX ROAMER. I’m a woman with wanderlust. I specialize in branding, brand photography and e-book design—creativity is my superpower! And it all started with a pink camera, a gift from my parents. I was 7 when I took my first flight across the U.S. to Boston. I remember the hearty meal and the pretty dishes and silverware on the flight. The flight attendants were fancy and nice. I was so proud of the wing pin they gave me that it was weeks before I took it off! I carried that new, pink camera everywhere, snapping shots of the glorious old and new architecture, the lines of the masts of the boats on the harbor, real-live fireflies against the white snow, and the vibrant colors of the amazing Children’s Museum. It was a whole new world and so vastly different than where I lived. I loved it, and I can confidently pinpoint that as the beginning of my passion for travel, photography, and brilliant design. My design philosophy has evolved a lot since I was that 7-year old girl, clutching her pink camera. My travel journeys have since taken me to 40 countries (and counting…). And I strategically extract design elements from around the world to help my clients — small businesses, start-ups, artists and individuals — grow their business presence with brilliant design. Along the way I acquired degrees in graphic design and psychology, too. Working with and learning from marketing and design experts and academics — from small startups to large institutions — taught me that pretty design is better than ugly design, but brilliant design solves problems.