Have you ever felt stuck between the stability of a great job and taking the plunge into trying something new? In this revealing episode, I open up about my personal journey in the print design industry and the challenging decisions I faced along the way. Overcoming self-doubt and finally taking the leap into building the career of my dreams. I hope my story inspires you to stay true to your desires, to give yourself permission to do what is needed along the way and take the leap when the time is right. 

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🎙️ Dive into PrintLife Podcast's Short and Sweet Design Tip Friday Edition! 🎨

Are you a surface pattern designer who desires consistent sales and income? 

In this bite-sized episode, we'll delve into the crucial aspect of having a market focus, industry focus, or style focus as the cornerstone of your creative journey. Uncover the secrets to understanding your clients, prioritizing their needs, and envisioning the end use of your designs. By embracing these insights, you'll empower yourself as an artist and strike a harmonious balance between artistry and entrepreneurship.

Discover how identifying your strengths in various print categories, mediums, and markets can revolutionize your creative process. By honing in on this knowledge, you'll unlock the door to endless inspiration, nurture your creativity, and refine your skills. Get ready to break free from limitations and expand your horizons!

Join me for this quick yet impactful conversation as we guide you on the path to transforming your creative passion into a thriving business. 

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Today's episode we have Shannon McNab from Sketch Design Repeat joining us to chat about licensing, systems, freelance and what it really takes to build a successful freelance design business.

Shannon McNab is an American surface designer and online educator living in Dublin, Ireland who’s a self-proclaimed numbers nerd. Using her passion for research, organization, and graphic design background, Shannon’s been able to work with dozens of brands like Papyrus, Cloud9 Fabrics, and Pyrex designing everything from fabric to frisbees. Now Shannon teaches the methods she’s developed to 1,000s of aspiring surface designers at Sketch Design Repeat, a site she founded to provide transparency about sticky topics like pitching and pricing and to empower artists to learn the business side of art so they can take control of their careers.

If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screen shot to share on the gram and tag us at @lesliekenehan and @sketchdesignrepeat

You can learn more about Shannon at Sketch Design Repeat https://sketchdesignrepeat.com

And if you are interested in this FREE pricing workshop, sign up below!

https://sketchdesignrepeat.com/pricing-workshop

Happy Designing!

Leslie

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Join me for #DesignTipFriday on the Print Life Podcast! Today is all about the idea of not giving up, staying the course and making sure we are checking in on that foundation we are building our creative business on. Want to learn more about working together? Head over to https://lesliekenehan.com/ and get started! 

Happy Designing!
x Leslie

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Join me today to discuss being a multi passionate creative, without sacrificing income.

If you are a surface pattern designer who wants to learn how to successfully design, market and sell their art in the fashion space, let's work together!

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Welcome to the Design Tip Friday Edition of the print life podcast! 
If you want to access the workbook from todays episode, YOUR NEXT 90 DAYS, head over to the free facebook group and grab your copy. 

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Have fun and enjoy the process!

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Join me today for an interview I had with floral artist and mentor, Natasha Gulliford.

Natasha is an artist, designer, mother, and fellow educator. She supports brands in defining their style through print & pattern. The purpose of her creative journey is to design prints that keep the brand at the forefront and the customer at the heart, resulting in targeted designs that speak to an ideal customer while remaining on brand.

Natasha is so lovely, and we had such a blast chatting all things surface pattern design for the fashion industry.

I can't wait for you to dive into this episode.

Want to learn more about Natasha and how you can work with her or learn from her?
https://natashagulliford.com/

If you enjoy the interview, please be sure to leave me a rating or review so we can keep them coming!!

Happy Designing!

Leslie

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I've been working with designers on consignment for over a decade and have come to love this type of relationship and truly feel it can benefit designers at any stage. 

Whether you're just getting started in the industry, looking to find your handwriting and get comfortable working to a brief or you're a seasoned designer looking to add another revenue stream to your creative business consignment design could be a good fit for you. 

Join me today to chat all about the pros and cons of working with a boutique studio on consignment. 

If you are enjoying the podcast, please be sure to leave me a rating or review so we can keep it coming!!

Happy Designing!

Leslie

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Today on the podcast join me for an interview with surface pattern designer, teacher, and artist Tanya {aka Schatzi} Brown.

Hailing from Long Island, Tanya is a freelance print designer who also licenses her work under her pseudonym, Schatzi Brown. Her most recent endeavor includes teaching Photoshop to surface pattern designers.

If you are a surface pattern designer interested in creating a fashion print portfolio and need the support of how to get started in Photoshop, you will want to be on my waitlist for Portfolio Bootcamp. Tanya and I have teamed up to bring you the best of both the design and creation of the portfolio along with the Photoshop tools you need to learn for fashion print design. 

Join the waitlist for details here

https://lesliekenehan.com/portfolio

Join me today to learn more about her journey in surface pattern design. 

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Join me today to chat about two important ways you can increase sales and boost confidence in your design business.  For more on how to grow your surface pattern design business head over to https://lesliekenehan.com/ for details.

If you are enjoying the podcast, please be sure to leave me a rating or review so we can keep it coming!!

Happy Designing!

Leslie

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