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What do you think about free community spaces for creatives? Myself and Vickie of @designsomemoore chatted on the podcast this week about making friends as a designer and her experience with starting weekly free coworking sessions. We talked all about what it takes to run something like this along with the differences between paid communities that provide value through resources and education versus free community spaces that provide provided value through accessibility and connection...

In January I booked a photo shoot because I wanted to have some good photos for my podcast I really wanted to capture the vibe of sending anonymous messages because my podcast is all about collecting confessions from creatives I knew I wanted to have a go and making one of the props by hand and I also knew I wanted some envelopes that were on brand so this felt like a fun project! I booked with @natashacadman and we had such a fun session! I can’t wait to share more of these photos...

FIXING LOGO MISTAKESSSS 🙂‍↕️ Something I wanna get better at in 2026 is reflecting on the stuff that I’ve made in the past and seeing how I can continue to improve it This idea of going back and fixing mistakes I made in passion projects from years ago is a great way to do that But, if you’ve been following for awhile, you might know that I already made an Instagram reel showing myself fixing this identity before… So the thing I’m reflecting on and improving on is actually the content I...

LOGO BREAKDOWN I can’t believe I haven’t shared this logo yet! This was a project for a behaviour change expert client that I completed at the start of last year and I’m really excited to share it because it’s definitely one of my favourites Hope y’all having a great week, almost the weekend!! #logodesign #logo #branddesign #graphicdesigner #branding

I loooooved doing this project! This was one of those projects where you get a bit of a challenge/guideline to work around For this cat sitting brand, the challenge was to work with the light green and light pink tones (colour 3 and colour 4 in the mood board) I was excited from the minute I got the inquiry and I really enjoyed doing this project!! #branddesign #branding #graphicdesign #branddesignmoodboard #moodboardvsbrand

I’ve been using this 3-part process for like 3 years now and it’s made such a difference in how smoothly my branding projects run. You can be a really good designer and create really good looking designs, but the process is what clients remember you by. Bad process, bad experience! here’s a breakdown: 1️⃣ Strategy & Creative Direction This is the planning phase. It’s how I get aligned with the client, understand the brand properly and figure out the best creative direction before diving...