Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Have you ever wondered why you are so tired after you have only spent an hour designing? For many of you, decision fatigue is a major factor. Learn why in today's episode. Episode 429 How Decision Fatigue is Affecting Your Design Work _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosp...

Have you ever been in a Creative Funk? It is not fun and can be down right depressing. Carina talks about creative funks and how you are not alone in today's episode. Episode 428 The Creative Funk _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of maki...

While Carina may encourage younger people to go back to college to get their design degree, going back to college may not make sense for those that are in other stages of life. In this episode, Carina explains why a focused concentration in the areas of knowledge you need to become a designer is key. Classic episode 167 How to Be A Surface Pattern Designer Without Going Back To College ________  L...

Leah Loret de Mola talks about her 9 months in the Design Suite program and everything she has accomplished. Want to learn more about Leah? Check out her site at https://leahannidesign.com/ . Want to try a design bootcamp? Use Leah's link at https://www.designsuitecourses.com/a/2147517829/Bnb2CQCq Episode 427 9 Months In with Leah de Mola _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you...

Are you worried about how AI is going to affect the design industry? Listen in on today's episode where Carina pulls back the curtain on AI and design. Episode 426  AI is NOT Your Competition _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making yo...

On today’s episode, Carina shares a list of three ways that you can start thinking differently from the competition in order to make it as a surface pattern designer. A surface pattern designer is a designer who focuses on creating 2D designs. Fifteen years ago a surface pattern designer would have been called a graphic designer. The new title is fun though! Classic Episode 3 Ways You Can Become t...

Carina's next class is the How to Design Your Own Wallpaper Workshop. She talks about designing wallpapers several years ago and how it feels different than designing it now. Learn more about the Wallpaper Workshop being held on May 15 at https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designevents. Episode 425 Wild About Wallpaper _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to kno...

Carina talks about how we each determine our own realities. Even when there are difficult things, we can shape our reality positively. Specifically, if you a new designer and learning the software feels hard, putting emphasis on your wins can help propel you forward. Episode 424 You Determine Your Reality _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your...

Carina talks about how the British rowing team started asking this one question to become a sensational team. She flips the question so that as a designer you can use that same question to see whether you are taking the right action steps in your design business to be profitable. Classic Episode Will It Make the Boat Go Faster?   __________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted...

Carina has a few favorite online markets that she has designed for over the last 15 years that she loves! Learn more in today’s episode! Classic Episode 267 5 Online Markets I Love to Design For _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your...

Leah Rae and Todd Getts are marketing specialists in the digital space and share their expertise on working together as a married couple and how they divide roles. If you have ever been interested in working with your partner, this is a fascinating episode! Learn more about Leah and Todd at https://digitaltrailblazer.com/  _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know...

Are you struggling with finding a creative process that works for you? Carina talks about building a creative process that is individualized. Episode 422 Creative Process _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your dreams a reality. Get yo...

As women, we sometimes don't think about putting ourselves first, especially in our design businesses. If we go fully in on our design businesses and stop acting like it is just a "little side business," we can accomplish so much. Learn more in today's episode. Classic Episode What To Do When You Have Never Put Yourself First _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have yo...

Learn more about what you can do to keep your design business safe! Carina interviews Mitch Beinhaker, who is an attorney who works with businesses. Listen to hear more about his book 10 Ways To Get Sued By Anyone & Everyone. Learn more about Mitch Beinhaker at https://beinhakerlaw.com/ Episode 421 The Accidental Entrepreneur with Mitch Beinhaker  _________  Love to create, design and craft? H...

When we can't get something we want, we will sometimes make up stories about how it wasn't good enough to make ourselves feel better. Carina talks about investing in ourselves and why we need more than we think to get what we want.  Episode 420 The Fox and the Grapes  _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina...

Carina talks about the two hurdles you can jump at once as a designer. From her new book Design Profit & Prosper, these two hurdles will help you succeed as a designer. Learn more in today's episode. Classic Episode The Two Sets Of Tools You Need _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Pro...

Carina talks about being a creative and receiving criticism. It is maybe the hardest part about being a designer and unavoidable as your designs become more popular. Episode 419 Taking Criticism _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your...

What have you been told you can and can't do? Carina talks about the preconceived thoughts we have about our careers and status as women. Episode 418 Strong Women Don't… _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path of making your dreams a realit...

When Carina reads about designers, she loves to see how they stand out. She specifically loves Coco Chanel for the way she made her mark. Learn more about how we can use the designers before us to teach us how to differentiate ourselves as designers. Classic Episode Why I Love Coco Chanel _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into prof...

Carina talks to Ashton Rodenhiser about her career as someone who illustrates meetings so that visual communication is heightened for companies. Learn more about her book and community for this fascinating creative field! Learn more about at   https://www.mindseyecreative.ca/ Episode 417 Illustration For Meetings with Ashton Rodenhiser _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wa...

It's not what you think...but the most essential skill isn't the one we teach in college programs and rarely in any class. But it is the skill Carina focuses on today that will get you where you actually need to go as a designer. Episode 416 The Most Essential Design Skill No One Tells You About _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your p...

Struggling as a designer? In this episode, Carina goes over three reasons why your design business may be stuck. With the right advice, you can overcome obstacles in your design business and make positive changes to turn your career around.  Classic Episode 3 Reasons Your Design Business is Stuck _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions i...

Carina talks to Simone Bowles who was in Design Suite for 2 years. Learn how she is making money in her design business so that she is even paying for her kid's monthly tuition! Learn more about Simone here: https://www.instagram.com/_simonebowles_?igsh=MTZ5aHZtbTR3NTNldQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Check out her Etsy Shop at: http://sbpartyprintables.etsy.com/ Episode 415 Making Money As a Desig...

While writing Make Art That Sells, Carina studied many artists and talks about the similarities in today's episode. Get the book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHPSRK3/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3HR2EKKFL07JZ&keywords=carina+gardner&qid=17065… Get the masterclass at: https://www.designsuitecourses.com/makeartthatsells Episode 414 3 Things I Learned From The Artists I Studied _________...

In this episode, Carina talks about the things she wishes she had known when she started designing full-time 14 years ago. These items that are discussed are those that involve really starting and running a design business. Classic Episode Things I Wish I Had Known Starting Out _________ Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’...