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 Launch | Stephanie Kase Photography

Happy launch day to my full custom branding wedding photographer client Stephanie Kase Photography! Stephanie is an Ohio wedding photographer an amazing boss lady. The girl just got married, is in college, has a Youtube following, and is doing big things. Even though Stephanie is fairly new to the industry being so young, she knew […]

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Business

My Branding Process | How I Do Things

Every designer is different. Everyone runs their business differently. I have been doing branding for wedding businesses for five years full time now and I have learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t when creating a workflow for my clients. I am going to share with you the process that I’ve decided works […]

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Branding

Brand Identity for Ohio Wedding Photographer Stephanie Kase

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had an amazing weekend. I am getting so excited to launch the NEW brand and Showit website for an Ohio wedding photographer, Stephanie Kase Photography. As with a lot of my full branding wedding business clients, Stephanie came to me never having a professional branding process done and felt it […]

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Branding, Premade Brand + Site Set

Customized Premade Brand & Logo for Maryland Wedding Florist

Happy Thursday! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. I wanted to share with you a customized premade brand I’m working on from my shop. Stacy Bowen of Stacy Bowen Floral Design purchased my one of a kind premade brand, the Amanda Whitmore, and its matching one of a kind Showit website template. Stacy ideally wants […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Virginia Wedding Photographer | Emily Ann Photography

Happy launch day to my full custom branding wedding photographer client Emily Ann Photography! I’ve been working with Emily for about a month and a half on her new brand identity and Showit website and everything turned out beautiful! Emily is fairly new to the wedding photography world and currently has a 9-5 job. She’s […]

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Mompreneur

Letter to the Mompreneur | Jealousy

This post is something that’s been weighing on my heart lately. I feel like a lot of mompreneurs are in the same boat, but there’s an ugly topic we don’t talk about: jealousy. Say whaaaat? Jealous!? What do I have to be jealous of?! I have healthy, beautiful kids and an awesome business right!? RIGHT?! […]

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Premade Logo Kit

New Premade Brand for Wedding Businesses | Winter James

I am excited to share with you the latest one of a kind premade brand for wedding businesses in the shop today, the Winter James. This brand will only be sold once and customized by me for you with your information and color palette so you don’t have to worry about customizing anything yourself. These […]

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Premade Logo Kit

Customized Premade Brand Launch Party for New York Florist

In additional to full branding for wedding businesses, I have a shop stocked with premade brands and Showit website templates. I recently sold my Sydney Abbot premade brand to New York wedding florist Pamela of Honey & Moss. Pam just opened her brick and mortar shop recently and I wanted to share all the pics […]

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Business, Tips

Why Your Work Won’t Sell Itself

Have you ever felt stressed out because you have AMAZING work and cannot figure out WHY no one is hiring you? Having great work is half the battle when booking clients. Okay Katie, so what’s the other half? How can you possibly expect someone to hire you if your website looks like it’s from 1995? […]

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Branding, Launch, Showit Template

One of a Kind Site to Custom Site and Brand | Marcela Plosker Photography

Happy Wednesday! I am thrilled to share with you my first customized one of a kind Showit website template for wedding photographer Marcela Plosker. If you aren’t aware in addition to custom full branding for wedding businesses I also sell one of a kind Showit website templates in my shop that are sold only once […]

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