Windy Chien on Pricing and Selling Handmade Goods
Artist and maker Windy Chien has never been one to follow a typical life path. She happily admits that she’s probably had three or four lives before going out on…
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Amy Nicole Schwartz: Making Great Work and Building Community
Talented, funny, and incredibly busy Amy Nicole Schwartz is leading a new design revolution in Chicago. I was first introduced to Amy Nicole Schwartz and her work in a shotgun…
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5 Ways for Designers to Pay it Forward This Holiday Season
In the spirit of holiday giving, we asked several creatives to tell us how they give back to causes they are passionate about. Whether it’s donating money, time, or belongings,…
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5 Drawing Books for People Who Don’t (Necessarily) Draw
It’s that time of year when it starts to get dark at 4:00 p.m., and the thought of starting a new project is more likely to incite a yawn than…
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Cultivating Creativity: Inside Kate Bingaman-Burt’s Studio
Kate Bingaman-Burt is a busy woman. She’s written books on our culture’s consumption obsession, she teaches design at Portland State University, and she creates compelling designs for a steady list…
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Danielle Evans Has a Serious Appetite for Lettering
Lettering designer Danielle Evans, aka Marmalade Bleue, turns edible objects into extraordinary 3D illustrious lettering designs. Ironically, the Columbus, Ohio native, almost pursued an education in culinary arts, but was…
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Case Study: Designing a Logo for a Startup
Logos can be tricky beasts to design, especially for a start-up. You have to understand the client’s needs, their products and services, and the personality they want to project to…
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Eight and a Half Creates Memorable Movie Trailers for Criterion Collection
Design studio Eight and a Half, has been creating some of the most memorable television title graphics in the past five years including The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon, followed…
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Visual Note-Taking: An Exercise in Fluidity and Beauty
Artists and designers are typically great visual notetakers. Some jot images, while others capture important talking points. Carolyn Sewell is one of those people who has elevated her visual notes…
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10 Essential To-Dos For All Fashion Designers
Jay Calderin is an instructor at the School of Fashion Design in Boston, Founder and Executive Director of Boston Fashion Week, and the author of several books including The Fashion…
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