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 Logo Kit

Customized Premade Brand for Kristina Hugate Photography

I love customizing my premade brand sets for REAL businesses. My premade brands are great for newer businesses needing a pro look for minimal cost. Each of my premade brand sets comes with a logo, brand board, stationery suite design, and social media templates. Kristina bought my Rebecca Leigh premade brand. Here is the original […]

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Showit Template

Showit Template Request for Sarah Parker Photography

I announced this past week via social media that I am now taking Showit Template Requests via this form on my site.  What does this mean? The just is this: You fill out the submission form with your brand colors and specific site section requests I invite you to a Dropbox folder to upload your […]

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Branding

Brand Identity for Memphis Wedding Photographer

Happy Wednesday! I wanted to share a custom brand identity for Memphis wedding photographer, Mary Kate Steele. Mary Kate wanted to go through her very first professional branding experience with me and I am so honored! She has a love for old literature, traveling, and architecture. After reading through her initial brand questionnaire I was […]

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Tips

How to Start Branding Your Business

Branding. That infamous word you know as a business owner is important, but often fails to connect with you. I get it! But, here’s why branding is so important: Good branding has the potential to connect you with paying clients and, not just any clients, but ideal clients you’d love to work with. Here are […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand & Custom Showit Website Launch for Bledsoe Photography

Sometimes working with husband and wife teams on a new brand and custom Showit website can be nerve-wracking because I have two clients versus my typical one, but working with Michelle and Richard was so fun and easy. The Bledsoes had a huge change with this rebrand as they were not only changing the look […]

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Branding, Showit Template

Semi Custom Brand & One of a Kind Showit Website for La Soiree Chic Events

  I was so in love with my one of a kind Showit website template, The Elizabeth, it was almost hard to see it go! Georgia wedding planner La Soiree Chic Events bought the DIY version of The Elizabeth to customize herself. Owner Shavon added a brand identity to her new site to complete her […]

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Branding

Brand Identity for Texas Wedding Photographer

I am getting so close to being done with site design for my full branding wedding photographer client The Bledsoes and I am so excited to share their brand identity today. The Bledsoes are a husband and wife wedding photography team in Texas. They came to me wanting a custom rebrand after getting a brand […]

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Business, Tips

My Secrets to Styling the Perfect Flatlay

I’ve had so many people compliment me on my flatlays which always humbles me because I am no photographer! That being said, I have definitely learned some things over the years of how to create a perfect flatlay even if you aren’t a photographer. If you are in the creative business world as an entrepreneur […]

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Branding, Launch

Custom Brand and Showit Website for Pennsylvania Wedding Photographer

It’s launch day for Pennsylvania wedding photographer Kelsey Renee! Branding for wedding businesses is SO fun because everything is always SO pretty at the end! Kelsey reached out to me wanting a professional brand and custom Showit website for her blossoming business in Lancaster. She wanted a very minimalistic neutral brand and I think we […]

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Showit Template

Interview with Laura Eddy Photography About Her One of a Kind Website

Laura is an Oklahoma wedding photographer who purchased my one of a kind Showit website, The Madeline. Laura is a newer business who had limited funds, but still had a need for a professional website and brand. For that reason, Laura decided to add a brand identity to her one of a kind site to […]

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