Small biz how to : Starting in surface design Part 3 – designing repeats

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Designing repeats for surface patterns: Hi there! And welcome to part 3 in this series on getting started in surface design (find part 1 here – it’s all the basics of editing your images ready for uploading, and part 2 here – it’s all about how...

Small biz : The Artful Business Conference – who’s coming with me?

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YAY! The Artful Business Conference is on again and will be here SHORTLY! I am very excited about attending this wonderful event again – I learnt HEAPS last time and came away buzzing with so many ideas!     Why is it so fantastic? Because its core...

The crafted object : Quality ~ it’s in the details

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe famously said “God is in the details.” Quality is being purposeful and attentive to all those little things that many of us rush over, and is the reward for those of us who choose to heed we see.   {via RebeccaHannon.com}...

Visual biz : Monday Mini Makeovers {part 6}

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Monday Mini Makeovers {part 6}   Welcome to Part SIX of Monday Mini Makeovers! That means we’ve covered quite a few shops, and helped them with a lot of business presentation issues, ESPECIALLY the visual. So if you don’t find the information...

Small Biz How-To: Ways To Stretch Your Marketing Budget

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Ways To Stretch Your Marketing Budget: Guest post by Damian Wolf   Limited marketing budgets Making every dollar count is important whether you are a small or a big business, especially nowadays when making a marketing strategy is extremely pricey and it costs...