Graphic Design

Blog Purchases That are Totally Worth It

January 20, 2016

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It’s no secret that blogging is one of my favorite things to do. It’s a great creative outlet for me because I can customize it to my interests.

But if you don’t have a lot of self-control over your finances (guilty!), blogging can get expensive, fast.

It seems like everyone and their brother has a set of e-courses nowadays, and there are a ton of different software options that make your blogging life easier. But which ones are worth your time, and which ones don’t make a ton of difference?

I’ve made a lot of purchases for my blog, and I’m here to help you figure out if you really need that blogging e-course or not. Ready? Let’s go!

How to Create + Share Content Upgrades (for free!)

January 12, 2016

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By now, you’ve probably heard from 50 million places that you should be growing your blog’s email list. And it’s true. Email lists are amazing.

And one of the best ways to grow your email list is through content upgrades. It’s honestly the #1 way I’m growing my email list right now. So, what are they, how do you make them, and how do you share them, without spending a pretty penny? Stick around and I’ll tell you!

How to Achieve Your 2016 New Years Resolutions

December 31, 2015

New Years is almost upon us. Which can only mean one thing: new years resolutions.

I’m working on my own set of resolutions, both personally and professionally. I’m trying to really nail down one or two, so I can focus more attention on fewer goals.

I’ve noticed a lot of bloggers sharing their blogging new years resolutions, and I wanted to help out. Here are some awesome resources I’ve found for some common blogging new years resolutions:

The InDesign Toolbar Glossary: What the Tools Are and Why You Should Care

December 3, 2015

Previously, I’ve shared the Photoshop Toolbar Glossary. And while I absolutely love Photoshop, it’s not my number one. InDesign is.

So today, I’m sharing the InDesign Toolbar Glossary.

Design Investments That Are Totally Worth It

November 25, 2015

There’s a fine line between good design that costs a lot of money and bad design that’s free. While it may not seem like it, it is possible to come up with a great design for free. But there are also a lot of design investments that are totally worth it and can take your design to the next level.

How to Create Your Own Pin It Button (+ Free Graphics!)

November 9, 2015

It’s no secret that Pinterest is one of the top social networks and is incredibly important to bloggers. One of the best ways to get people to pin your content, in addition to having attractive images, is to have a Pin It button appear when they hover of your images.

When I first started blogging, I looked high and low for an attractive Pin It button for my website, but I came up dry. They ranged from “really bad” to “…fine,” and I didn’t want to sacrifice the attractiveness of my site for a stupid button. There has to be a better way… right?

Turns out there is!

The Photoshop Toolbar Glossary

November 4, 2015

Photoshop is an amazing tool, but it can be very overwhelming. For example, did you know there are more than 65 tools for you to use in the Photoshop toolbar alone?

Well, good news: I’m here to help! I’m going to be walking you through each of the tools in the Photoshop toolbar so you can get more comfortable with everything you can do.

Saving Time in InDesign: Step and Repeat

October 21, 2015

We all know that I love saving time, especially when it comes to my blog. I definitely don’t want to sacrifice quality, but I don’t want to spend a ton of time doing the same thing over and over again.

There’s one InDesign tool that I’m always using to save time: step and repeat.

While it may sound like a military command, Step and Repeat is actually a really useful tool for graphic designers.

How to Create Your Own Font

October 19, 2015

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When I first got my iPad, the first app I downloaded was iFontMaker.

An app that lets you create your own font? Umm, yes please.

While I haven’t used it a ton, I know it’s definitely worth the investment because I can make my own fonts whenever I want. So, how can you do it too?

How to Add a Link to a PDF in InDesign

October 13, 2015

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PDFs are some of the most widely-downloaded documents on the internet. If you’ve ever downloaded an ebook, a printable, or a worksheet, you’ve most likely downloaded a PDF.

I love PDFs because they make it super easy for all of your formatting to stay the same no matter what device it’s opened on. Does the person you’re sending the file to not have the correct font? No worries! It will still show up just fine.

But there’s one thing that really makes your PDFs go above-and-beyond: links. So why are they so useful, and how do you add them?

Blogging On a Budget: How to Get Free Graphics for Your Blog

September 28, 2015

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As we’ve discussed before, blogging can get expensive quickly. But it doesn’t have to! As long as you know where to look.

Last week, I talked about why blog post header templates are so important to my blog. Well, they wouldn’t be as effective if they didn’t have photos, and I don’t have the blogging budget to pay for stock photos. And as much as I’d love to take photos and use my own photography, I just don’t have time for it.

Well, good news: there are lots of places online to get free stock photos and free graphics for your blog!

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