How to Make Quick Variations of Similar Design Elements in Adobe Illustrator
When you make patterns, you often may want to fill the pattern with small filler elements that repeat all over the pattern. Instead of drawing out different variations of that filler pattern, it's a lot easier to make one version
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
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
