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Discover Your Brand's Print Persona!
Here are my top 5 print personas or brand archetypes commonly used to determine your typical target customers in women's fashion. Let me kno


How to Market Yourself as a Surface Pattern Designer
Welcome to the Designer FAQ series, where I openly answer your questions about freelancing as a textile designer! If you are new to...


How to Price Your Work as a Surface Pattern Designer
Welcome to the Designer FAQ series! This blog post will explore strategies for pricing your work as a surface pattern designer. Before...


How to Find Freelance Work as a Textile Designer
Welcome to the Designer FAQ series, where I openly answer your questions about freelancing as a textile designer! One of the most...


I Designed 500 Surface Pattern Designs in 5 Years! (And This is What I Learned...)
Wow. I can't believe it. I was tidying up my files when I realised I had created 500 patterns in five years! Here are the lessons learned...


Why Copycats Lose: How to Use References for Original Textile Designs
If you need a textile designer to directly copy something you found on the internet... You may want to think twice! Here are three...


Choosing Textile Prints: A Checklist For Brands
If you are a new fashion or lifestyle brand looking to source prints and patterns for your products, this post is for you! Did you know...


Why Your Expertise Still Matters: Navigating AI in Textile Print Design
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: AI. Yep, it’s getting pretty good at creating prints and patterns. You’ve probably seen some...


Where I Find Trend Research: Top Sources for Textile Print Designers
Many textile print designers ask me where I go to find trend research. WGSN can be a bit pricey for many, but there are so many options...
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