Etsy vs Creative Market: Opening A shop (Part 2)
As most of you may already know, I recently started selling my designs on Creative Market and Etsy and wanted to write a post comparing the two websites strictly on their ease of use when opening a shop. This isn't
Etsy vs Creative Market: Opening A shop (Part 1)
As most of you may already know, I recently started selling my designs on Creative Market and Etsy and wanted to write a post comparing the two websites strictly on their ease of use when opening a shop. This isn't
How to Make a Lollipop in Adobe Illustrator
For a long time, I have been trying to make lollipops, you know the ones that look like candy canes wrapped in a circle. While I have been unsuccessful on multiple occasions, I have finally found a way to make lollipops
How to Open an Online Shop (part 1): Satisfying Legal Requirements
When someone opens an online shop especially on an established site like Creative Market or Etsy, they often overlook the legal requirements that they have to satisfy in order to start selling their designs. When I applied to open a
How to Save Your Adobe Illustrator Files for the Web
A while back I wanted to increase the traffic on my blog and was given the advice to start offering freebies on my website. I had tried this once before, however, Wordpress, as well as many other websites, do not
How to Create a Taped Paper Look in Adobe Illustrator
When you have a blog or website it is often helpful to have basic images where you can throw on some text and make a graphic for your blog post. This way when you are running low on time you
5 Tips for Making Free Fonts Unique in Adobe Illustrator
Last week I talked about my Top 5 Free Fonts for Graphic Designers. This week I wanted to talk about how you can take those free fonts and make them your own. If you are on a tight budget, taking a
Top 5 Free Fonts for Graphic Designers
Typically speaking, most graphic designers will tell you that you shouldn't use free fonts in your designs for clients because the designs should be unique and using a free font that is available to everyone will not create a unique
Shop Update #1
A few weeks ago I shared the exciting news that I am working on a shop and, while it has been rather slow moving, I said I would give you updates on the progress of the shop. Although I haven't
How to Make a Basic Chevron Pattern
For everyone who wants to learn surface pattern design, making simple patterns is a great place to start. To create a chevron pattern we are going to use the hexagon shape to create an arrowhead and duplicate that arrowhead across
