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What Nobody Tells You About Starting a Surface Pattern Design Business
Starting a surface pattern design business is slower and harder than anyone admits. Here's an honest look at what the journey actually involves, tools, Spoonflower, licensing timelines, and finding your style.
2 days ago5 min read


How learning Photoshop changed everything about my surface pattern designs
Wondering whether to learn Illustrator or Photoshop for surface pattern design? Here's my honest experience switching tools, and the courses that made it click.
6 days ago4 min read


How I fit a creative side hustle around full-time work, two kids, and a very full life
Full-time job, two kids, school runs, after-school sport, and a creative side business. Here's what it actually looks like to build something when time is genuinely scarce.
Jun 34 min read


A mum, two kids and a dream: My journey into surface pattern design
From finance to surface pattern design, Gosia shares her honest journey of building a creative side-hustle as a full-time working mum of two, the courses that changed everything, and how she's slowly making her dream a reality.
May 314 min read
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