Graphic Design Trends for 2016

branding, contributions, small biz

Graphic Design Trends for 2016 – a guest post by Brian Jens. This article is particularly useful if you’ve got some tech knowledge – it talks a bit about the stuff behind the screen and how that’s all going to happen in 2016; but even if...

Small biz how-to : 6 questions to ask yourself before wasting time on your blogging goals

contributions, small biz

6 questions to ask yourself before wasting time on your blogging goals by Cassie Jene Lee   As a creative entrepreneur, you embraced the role of blogging for your business. You loved the idea of using this platform to showcase your products, educate customers...

Food: Stinging nettle risotto {James Vickers}

contributions, food

  It’s springtime!! The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the grass is growing…. and so are the nettles. Just looking at them makes me think ‘ouch.’ Like most folk, childhood experiences run deep.     I never knew until a...

Small biz : 6 steps to ensure your product is Retail Ready

contributions, small biz

    Are your designs retail ready? (guest post by Helen Roe) There are a lot of milestones to reach before your product passes the test and gets accepted onto a retailers’ shelf. So maybe you sell online and are a regular at markets. But what about getting...

Surface Design : Ceramics as canvas

contributions, surface design

I’d like you all to give a big welcome to my guest posters today, Lesley and Harriet Stevens of Decorque – a family-run business based in the UK specialising in home decorator wares and accessories. Take it away Lesley and Harriet! * Surface pattern on...

Small biz : Lix Hewett – fresh biz {starting a new venture}

contributions, photography, small biz, surface design

  Welcome to a very brand spanking new section in tractorgirl, called Small Biz (check the menu item at the top there!). In this space I am intending to share all the excellent small biz advice I have come across, as well as lots of how-tos, gained over the many...