Episode 163 How to Start Your Surface Pattern Design Business

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Carina talks to people often about starting a surface pattern design business. If you need first steps because you are ready to jump into the field, you will love this episode! Be sure to take advantage of the checklist she offers as well! Details in the episode.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>__________</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here:</span> <a href='http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'> </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>__________</span></p> <p><strong>About Carina Gardner:</strong></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'> </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette &amp; Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'> </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Find out more at</span> <a href='https://www.carinagardner.com'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>https://www.carinagardner.com</span></a></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Check out her most popular progra