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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Premade Brand + Site Set, Showit Template

One of a Kind Showit Website and Matching Brand for Kasey Beth Photography

I’m so excited to share the new brand and Showit website for Kasey Beth Photography. Kasey bought my Harley one of a kind Showit website and decided to add a matching brand identity to it. In addition to her new site she received a logo, brand board, stationery suite, and social media templates. I set […]

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Branding, Business

Brand Launch for Idalia Photography

Happy launch day to New Jersey wedding photographer, Idalia Photography! Alex came to me wanting a totally new look for her brand and Showit website. She’s been in the wedding photography business for a while now and wanted to revamp her brand to be more elegant. As with any of my custom branding wedding photographer […]

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things to do for your business in the offseason / branding tips / rebrand / creative business / brand audit

Tips

3 Things To Do For Your Biz in the Offseason

  Everyone has a slow season or an “offseason” if your business is seasonal like most of my custom full branding wedding business clients. Sometimes those times can be discouraging or boring even, but I wanted to share three things you can do for your business in the slower times to get you more business later. Do […]

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Showit Template

NEW One of a Kind Showit Template : The Araka

New in the shop is the one of a kind Showit website template, The Araka. The Araka currently has a color scheme of sage, peach, and grey but it can easily be edited to fit your brand. The Araka site will only be sold once and you can either buy and customize it yourself or […]

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Premade Logo Kit

Premade Brand Customization for Jessica L. Scott

Happy Friday! Today I am sharing a premade brand customization for wedding planner Jessica L. Scott. Jessica is starting a new business as a coaching for brides and wedding businesses and she needed a professional brand to kickstart her project. She decided to purchase my one of a kind Stephanie premade brand. All my premade […]

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Business, Tips

What It’s Like To Be an R&I Client

  One of the BEST parts of my job as a branding and custom Showit web designer is finishing up a client project. One of the most nerve wracking is following up to ask how they think things went. Getting criticial feedback is SO crucial to me for running a well oiled business. As a […]

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Branding

Brand Identity for New Jersey Photographer Idalia Photography

Happy Thursday! I am so excited to share the new brand identity for New Jersey wedding photographer, Idalia Photography. I love this soft, romantic brand. The before & after of her brand is really amazing. Owner Alex wanted a softer approach to her brand during this custom full branding process. After reading through her initial […]

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Tips

Logo File Formats Every Business Owner Needs

Have you ever wondered what’s the difference between a png or an eps or a jpg file? This post is all about file formats you need for your logo(s). I create several logos for my clients: a main logo, alternates, and monograms. For each of those individual logos I give my branding clients two types […]

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Premade Logo Kit

NEW Semi Custom Brand in the Shop: The Meredith

I am excited to share the newest semi-custom brand in my shop: The Meredith. The brand comes with a logo, alternate logos, monograms, patterns, YOUR colors, stationery design, and social media templates. The brand will only be sold once and customized by me for you. See all included below:

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Showit Template

Custom Showit Requested Template for Eilley Alexis Photography

Hey guys! Happy Thursday. I wanted to share with you a NEW custom Showit template requested by Eilley Alexis Photography. Eilley filled out my Showit Request Form on my site to request a one of a kind Showit template made for HER business with her colors and images. She sent me her brand colors, logos, […]

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