100 Tips About Being a Good Designer – Tips #31-65

I’ve been designing and teaching in the craft industry for over 10 years! I can’t even believe it has been that long and then on the other hand, I feel like I have been teaching and creating for my entire life. In that time I have been through the school of hard knocks, learned a
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100 Tips About Being a Good Designer – Tips #1-30

I’ve been designing and teaching in the craft industry for over 10 years! I can’t even believe it has been that long and then on the other hand, I feel like I have been teaching and creating for my entire life. In that time I have been through the school of hard knocks, learned a
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Blushing Without Blush

Last week I got some very welcome news — I finally made it onto the Xyron Design Team! A few years ago I met Beth Kingston and some of the Xyron crew at the CHA Trade Show while we were demoing in a distributor’s booth, showing how several different products worked together. I love their
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You’re a “Designer” so why don’t you have a Facebook PAGE (for business)?

First, you are supposed to be a professional, a powerhouse, and business person in the industry. You want clients — clients who hire you and pay you to do work for them. Remember 10, 15, 20 years ago when getting published in a magazine or book, or even authoring your own book was the trophy
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