Design Talk #2: Stealing Others Designs
I don't want this series to be all about taking things that aren't yours and repurposing them as your own, but I have been seeing a lot of videos of people having to deal with their content being stolen and
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 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
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
5 Tips for Completing Client Work
I wanted a way to increase my portfolio and I didn't feel right accepting money from people since I had no experience so a few months ago I started offering my design services for free. This was the best thing
Top 5 Free Mockups for Surface Pattern Design
When you start building your portfolio, you shouldn't just throw your patterns in a book and hope for the best. Companies want to see what your patterns might look like on different products so having mockups to compliment pictures of
Everything You Need to Start a Blog
When I started my first blog I had no idea what I was doing. I knew nothing about web hosting or purchasing domains and I definitely didn't know how to create a website so I relied heavily on the advice
Top 7 Skillshare Classes on Surface Pattern Design
If you want to learn surface pattern design, the cheapest way to do so outside of figuring it out yourself through trial and error would be to get yourself a Skillshare account. Skillshare is a subscription service where you pay
