tabitha emma https://www.tabithaemma.com brand design education for creatives Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:36:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 https://www.tabithaemma.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-sublogo2020-01-32x32.png tabitha emma https://www.tabithaemma.com 32 32 37278442 Why Your Values Should be the Cornerstone of Your Brand https://www.tabithaemma.com/why-your-values-should-be-the-cornerstone-of-your-brand/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/why-your-values-should-be-the-cornerstone-of-your-brand/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:50:32 +0000 https://www.tabithaemma.com/?p=16878 Values are your brand’s compass. They are the beliefs that you stand for. They guide the decision making, behaviours and actions of your business. It is the thing that should always guide you and keep you steady and help you make decisions in your business. How Do You Define Your Brand Values? In many ways…

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]]> https://www.tabithaemma.com/the-superpower-all-small-business-owners-need/feed/ 0 16846 How to Create Your own GIF Stickers for Instagram https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-create-your-own-gif-stickers-for-instagram/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-create-your-own-gif-stickers-for-instagram/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:51:04 +0000 https://www.tabithaemma.com/?p=16550 For a long while I have wanted to have a go at creating my own Instagram stickers, but I put it off as I needed to research how to go about it. Well I finally gave it a go, and it is easier then I thought. All you need is Procreate (you can use Photoshop…

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]]> https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-create-your-own-gif-stickers-for-instagram/feed/ 0 16550 7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Design Skills https://www.tabithaemma.com/7-simple-ways-to-improve-your-design-skills/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/7-simple-ways-to-improve-your-design-skills/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:07:29 +0000 https://www.tabithaemma.com/?p=16824 Designing your own graphics can be challenging, especially when you aren’t a trained graphic designer. It can look easy from the outset, but as you start designing and the hours fly by you soon realise there is a lot more to it then you first thought.

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]]> https://www.tabithaemma.com/7-simple-ways-to-improve-your-design-skills/feed/ 1 16824 How to Use Instagram to Grow Your Brand Awareness, Connect with Your Audience and Make Sales https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-use-instagram-to-grow-your-brand-awareness-connect-with-your-audience-and-make-sales/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-use-instagram-to-grow-your-brand-awareness-connect-with-your-audience-and-make-sales/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:56:27 +0000 https://www.tabithaemma.com/?p=16548 This post contains an affiliate link. I may receive a commission if you purchase something by clicking a link in the post below. There are so many aspects to branding. It’s not just your logo, fonts and colours. There are many aspects and elements to it. Things like story, emotions, values, connection, experience and aspiration.…

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]]> https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-use-instagram-to-grow-your-brand-awareness-connect-with-your-audience-and-make-sales/feed/ 0 16548 How to Gain Momentum and Focus in your Creative Work https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-gain-momentum-and-focus-in-your-creative-work/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-gain-momentum-and-focus-in-your-creative-work/#respond Sun, 23 Feb 2020 03:07:30 +0000 https://www.tabithaemma.com/?p=16545 I own a lovely white cargo bike. It’s a great bike that allows me to carry 2 kids on the back. Once you pick up momentum it’s quite easy to ride even carrying the weight. But it’s the moments when we are on a bit of hill and I have to stop, that it becomes…

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]]> https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-gain-momentum-and-focus-in-your-creative-work/feed/ 0 16545 Why you Need to Create Bad Designs and Make Mistakes https://www.tabithaemma.com/design-tips-bad-design-makes-good-design/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/design-tips-bad-design-makes-good-design/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:29:00 +0000 http://tabithaemma.com/?p=2925 Every now and then I get students or people starting out asking my for tips, advice or interviews about my design processes. One of the pieces of advice I give people is to just start doing work, and put it out there. Don’t wait for that perfect moment when it is ‘good enough’ or you…

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]]> https://www.tabithaemma.com/design-tips-bad-design-makes-good-design/feed/ 6 2925 How I Plan to Blow Up my Instagram in 2020 (and you can too) https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-i-plan-to-blow-up-my-instagram-in-2020-and-you-can-too/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-i-plan-to-blow-up-my-instagram-in-2020-and-you-can-too/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:21:23 +0000 https://www.tabithaemma.com/?p=16525 This post contains an affiliate link. I may receive a commission if you purchase something by clicking a link in the post below. Do you love Instagram but struggle to grow on the platform? I was a bit late to the smartphone party. I put off getting my first smartphone (an iPhone) until late 2012.…

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]]> https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-i-plan-to-blow-up-my-instagram-in-2020-and-you-can-too/feed/ 0 16525 How to Use Your Brand Mood Board https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-use-your-brand-mood-board/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-use-your-brand-mood-board/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:09:51 +0000 https://www.tabithaemma.com/?p=16488 Creating a mood board can be a really fun part of the branding process. It’s a chance to get creative and really envision how you want your brand to look and feel. If you want to get the most out of your mood board, you need to have a strategy in how you create it…

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]]> https://www.tabithaemma.com/how-to-use-your-brand-mood-board/feed/ 0 16488 Why you need to Write Before you Design. https://www.tabithaemma.com/why-you-need-to-write-before-you-design/ https://www.tabithaemma.com/why-you-need-to-write-before-you-design/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2020 23:20:17 +0000 https://www.tabithaemma.com/?p=15622 You plan to design a drop-dead gorgeous brand identity for yourself. You open up Pinterest and start scrolling through inspiration, cutting images out of magazines, and putting together a beautiful mood board to get you inspired. The problem with this strategy is that it misses a crucial step… WRITING. Before you can leap into visual…

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