Pricing for profit: How to pay yourself and increase margins in your product business. If you run a product business and aren’t consistently paying yourself properly, something needs to change. Too many creative business owners underpay themselves, underestimate their time, and operate on margins that barely cover materials. Let alone profit. This is how businesses […]
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Free Printable To-Do List Grab yourself a free printable to-do list that focuses on your weekly intentions! Do you love a to-do list? I’m totally guilty of loving one, often having many on the go at a time. And having a design led to-do list makes ticking every action even more satisfying. The addition […]
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Analyse your sales As one year comes to an end it can be a good time to analyse your sales and identify new product growth areas to develop for the year ahead. That being said taking time to analyse your sales at any time is beneficial business exercise! There are a couple of […]
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2017 passed a few weeks ago and as 2018 is now officially in full swing I wanted to go over last years highlights and what’s to come this year. 2017 started with living in Milton Keynes, my new home town since moving out of London after 10 happy years. I was nervous to move […]
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Personalised on-the day wedding stationery In December I launched my brand new range of personalised on-the day wedding stationery in my Etsy shop! It features a range of paper placemats perfect for weddings, dinner parties and special occasions, as well as table numbers, names and plans. The placemats are a particular fave product […]
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Millennial pink & grey watercolour products A new product range has launched on Society6 by Arnold & Bird and it’s millennial pink & grey – two of the hottest colours around right now! Pink has been trending for years now, remember when rose gold jewellery started becoming popular in 2013? This was a big […]
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Contours in nature Following on from the contours in nature mood board, we’re now exploring the design potential in this topographic trend! First up is a painting of an agate slice I did that I’m currently reworking into a product range. Although not strictly a landscape contour, I love the topography lines that are […]
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Natures contours have fascinated me since London Design Festival about five years ago, so this mood board is dedicated to the innovative designs that celebrate this natural topographic trend. Natures contours create form through curves and lines in mountains and lakes, as well as undulations in the ground. Although not from nature, I also love […]
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Surface pattern designs on Society6 Exciting news – the range of Arnold & Bird surface pattern designs are now available to purchase as gorgeous home and fashion accessories on Society6! You’ll find rucksacks, travel mugs, tech cases, throw pillows, leggings, clocks, duvets and so many more products that all feature my exclusive range of […]
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When it comes to product development, trusting your intuition vs analysing the data can at times be conflicting. It’s important to remember that both play a role, as a lot of insight can come from data analysis. However as creatives I feel what lead us to start businesses was not numbers, but the need […]
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Following on from the moody tropical design trend research last week I’ve produced a few designs and paintings to reflect this trend. The deep hues on the feather print is one of my favourite surface pattern designs. I love the colour combination of the dark teal with pops of yellow alongside the simple repeat. I […]
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