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, Tips

Now Offering Brand Audits

I have been overwhelmed at all the downloads and purchases in my new branding shop. One of my favorite new things in my shop is the brand audit for small creative businesses! If you are stuck with your brand you may be a perfect candidate for my audit. Are you struggling with HAVING a brand? […]

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Business, Tips

5 Ideas for Using Brand Patterns

Do you have patterns your designer gave you, but you aren’t sure how to use them? I include 2 to 3 patterns in my branding for wedding businesses process. Here are 5 ideas for using your brand patterns. Instaquotes – create some instaquote templates in Photoshop and use a pattern as a background. Often I […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Alaska Senior & Lifestyle Photographer

I’m so excited to launch this pretty new brand for Alaska senior and lifestyle photographer Jaycie Elise Photography. I seriously love custom branding for wedding businesses, but getting a non wedding business was a treat! Jaycie pretty much had a nonexistent brand so she has come a long way since we started this process in […]

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Business

Why Custom Branding is Worth the Money

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not cheap, nor are a lot of other designers. Custom branding for wedding and creative businesses is hard work on both ends, but it is totally WORTH IT and here’s why. Pretty brands = positive reinforcement – If you want your ideal client to take you seriously as […]

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Business, Tips

Showit vs. WordPress – Why I Only Design in Showit

There are many popular platforms to use when building a site, but in my industry of branding for wedding businesses there are really three: WordPress, Squarespace, and Showit. Squarespace is a beast I just haven’t tackled and probably never will. WordPress is a beast I HAVE tackled and never will again. Showit is the future! […]

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Launch, Showit Template

Customized Showit Template & Matching Brand Identity for Denver Wedding Planner

Happy launch day to Denver wedding planner Erika Sandoval Events! Erika bought my one of a kind Showit website template, Emerald City. Each of my one of a kind sites are only sold once and the buyer has the option to add on a brand identity. Erika decided to add a matching brand identity to […]

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Showit Template

SOLD | The Paige One of a Kind Showit Website Template

This past week I sold my sixth one-of-a-kind Showit website template in the last two months! Varonnica of Varonnica Lynn Photography purchased the DIY version of the template and customized it herself with her info and images. She opted to keep the original color scheme of the theme, but any of my templates can easily […]

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Branding

Follow Up with Custom Branding Client Emily Ann Photography

I like to follow up with all my clients after working with them to learn how their experience working with me was. I followed up with Virginia wedding photographer, Emily Ann Photography, to see how her experience was working with me on her new custom brand and Showit website. Here is what she had to […]

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Branding

Brand Identity for Alaskan Lifestyle Photographer

I’ve been working with Alaskan lifestyle photographer Jaycie Elise Photography this month on her new custom brand and Showit website and it’s turning out awesome. Jaycie lives in both Sitka, Alaska and Washington state and really wanted to jumpstart her business for senior and lifestyle photography. She had never done a custom branding process before […]

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Wedding Branding

Dusty Blue Wedding Brand & Invitation Suite for a New Jersey Wedding

I am happy to share a fun dusty blue custom wedding brand and invitation suite from my own cousin’s wedding in New Jersey this past summer. My cousin Jordan and his now wife Shay had a beautiful late summer wedding at the Morris Arboretum. After speaking to them both I knew what look and feel […]

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