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.
Happy Thursday! I am sharing the latest semi-custom brand kit for creatives I’ve created called Ashton Whitaker. I love creating these premade logo kits for two reasons 1) not everyone can afford or is ready for full branding and 2) it gives me the opportunity to design my little heart away and have more portfolio […]
When working with all of my full branding creative clients I always have them give me three descriptive words for their new brand before we even have our coaching session. These words give me an initial peek into the inspiration behind their rebrand as I can compare the three words to their current brand and […]
I’ve had a wonderful time working on a smaller branding project different than my usual full branding for creatives. I’ve spent a few weekss working with Erich and Tati of Whimsy Weddings, a planning and floral event design business in New York, on creating a new logo and brand for them. While I love doing […]
Some of you may not know this, but in addition to doing full brand design for small creative businesses, I work with engaged couples to create one of a kind wedding logos, brands, and invitation suites. I love wedding branding! It’s the same branding service I love to do, but for a different type of […]
We all want to work with the ideal clients we have in mind. You know…the ones who are willing to pay us what we are asking and love our work! Sometimes, though, it seems as if we’re attracting the wrong type of clients and we don’t know why. I feel like I’ve finally gotten to […]
I love doing full brand design for creative small businesses because I get to do so many different fun projects. One of those projects includes designing a stationery suite that includes a business card, note card with envelope and liner, and welcome and meet me docs if my client chooses to have those to include in […]
I love working on full branding for wedding photographers and planners, but it’s always nice to have a little change. Currently I’m working with owner Heidi Kallett of The Dandelion Patch, a Virginia luxe wedding paperie. Heidi has been in the wedding invitation business since 1994 and has a cute storefront space in Tyson’s Corner, […]
Happy weekend! I am excited to share the latest semi custom brand kit for creative small businesses: Everly Winslow. The premade kit was created with the fine art wedding photographer in mind and currently uses a color palette of red, green, peach, pink, and cream. The kit will only be sold once and will be […]
At some point every small creative business owner feels the need to rebrand their business. It’s inevitable. You outgrow your current client-base and need a new look and vision. My one-woman shop full branding studio for women creative businesses LOVES helping with just that, but sometimes business owners aren’t sure if they should get just a […]
Everyone has heard the phrase “it takes money to make money” and for new creative small businesses that can be quite the challenge having no budget. Whether you are a new photographer who needs to buy gear, a graphic designer in need of an iMac, or a baker in need of a mixer, every new […]
