Building brands + websites with intention for creatives

Ribbon & Ink is a full service branding studio that works with small creative businesses to create brands with strategy and beautiful, purposeful content-driven websites to go with them. 

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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website Launch for The Iris Photography

Happy launch day to The Iris Photography, a Denver, Colorado wedding and portrait photographer. Owner Judy has been in business a few years without going through a pro rebranding experience and she decided it was needed to scale her business. As with all my branding for creative and wedding business clients we had a brand […]

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Tips

Changing Your Brand Over and Over is a Lack of Clarity

If you’re changing your brand and/or website in your small creative business you aren’t alone. I’ve done a lot of branding for creatives and this is so common. This is such a common sign of a LACK OF CLARITY in your business. What do I mean? I mean you are probably jut arbitrarily creating visuals […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website Launch for Katelyn Brown Photography

Happy custom brand launch to Maryland wedding and family photographer Katelyn Brown Photography. Katelyn was a custom branding for wedding business client of mine who wanted some strategy and new visual brand and website to connect with her ideal clients. After our initial brand strategy call I came up with this ideal client mockup as […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website Launch for Virginia Wedding Florist

Happy custom branding and Showit website launch to Virginia wedding florist Deborah of The Little Garden Spot. This is my second time working with Deborah and it was just as fun as the first time! A lot had changed in my business and processes since I first worked with her and Deborah wanted a brand […]

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Branding, Tips

Your Value vs Your Offer

Something I am always trying to communicate to my branding for creative and wedding business clients is that your value is different than you offering. I make it a point to tell them this because getting on “sales calls” is SO important to be able to communicate your VALUE. Look at how I define offer […]

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Branding, Styled Stock

Styled Brand Shoot for North Carolina Realtor

I love branding for realtors and this was my very first styled brand photography shoot for one! Cathy is a North Carolina realtor who really wanted a personalized brand and website to speak to her people. Cathy has a very health conscious, tech-savvy ideal client so it was important to use her photoshoot as a […]

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Branding, Launch

Custom Brand and Showit Website for Taylor Oldham Residential

Happy launch to North Carolina realtor Taylor Oldham Residential on her custom brand and Showit website. Branding for realtors has become a fun niche as they recognize the need for a personalized brand experience for their clients. Taylor is getting married this year and wanted to do a rebrand to coincide with that. After our […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website for Maryland Photographer

Happy launch day to Maryland wedding photographer Alexandra Mandato Photography! Branding for creatives and wedding businesses is my jam and each project is equally unique and FUN to do. Alex wanted a rebrand to showcase her as a legacy photographer, someone who photographs families over time. She wanted to equally highlight weddings and motherhood into […]

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YouTube

Showit Youtube Tutorial -> How to Duplicate Your Site and a Page

Let’s say you want to work on your current Showit website but don’t want to mess it up either. All you have to do is make a new “draft” of your site! Peep this Showit website tutorial… Get your own amazing custom site today!

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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website for Emily Bartell Photography

Happy launch day to Virginia wedding and portrait photographer Emily Bartell Photography. Emily really wanted a quality brand to go with the quality of her work. She wanted to be able to speak to both brides and families which was a huge part of her rebrand. We had an hour long strategy call to really […]

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