6 December 6, 2018

Selling on Etsy vs. Creative Market

2023-05-02T12:57:27+00:00By |Art, Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Illustrator, Marketing, Photography, Photoshop, Website Design|

Selling on Etsy vs. Creative Market This post will feature selling on both Etsy vs Creative Market as a Digital Designer. I opened up my first Etsy store back in 2007 and since then have ran a few shops on there. This one is technically still active but I have not had time to dedicate to it at all which is why you will see no listings) Within the last year, my side hustles was opening up 2 Stores: Typemaven (Etsy and Creative Market) and Flat Lay Studio on (Etsy and Creative Market). Primary Differences Etsy primarily sells physical goods and handmade [...]

4 March 4, 2018

Using the Mockup Scene Creator to Create Flat Lays

2023-05-02T13:03:15+00:00By |Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Marketing, Photography, Photoshop, Website Design, WordPress|

Using the Mockup Scene Creator to Create Flat Lays Sometimes you just want to have control over your entire Flat Lay! Look no further! This Mockup Scene Creator features everything that The Sophisticated Entrepreneur has on their desk. Sometimes less is more! I love the minimalist look and sourced pieces that I would use in my own setting. Objects were shot individually and painstakingly clipped just for you (anyone who knows Photoshop knows what I mean! ;) ) In this quick little Photoshop video tutorial (6:45), I will show you how to use the Mockup Scene Creator from Flat Lay [...]

4 October 4, 2017

Everything You Wanted to Know About Print Bleeds

2023-05-04T00:21:54+00:00By |Graphic Design, Illustrator, Photoshop|

Everything You Wanted to Know About Print Bleeds Don't forget to also reference my other post on How to Design Business Cards which also includes a downloadable business card template. What is a Bleed? A bleed is when the artwork extends PAST the edges of your paper. This is to ensure that when the printer cuts your artwork to size, that the colour goes to the edge. My Business Card Here is an example of my business cards. The front only has my logo and nothing else. No colors go to the edge. So in this case, there is no bleed [...]

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