by Patrice Sorokin | Mar 29, 2021 | Advertising, General Business, Logos & Marketing Materials
I was watching a T.V. show the other day about a scrappy bunch of software developers in California. In the show the team of four nerdy guys is preparing for a meeting to present their company to potential investors. They kept talking about their clothes and the demo...
by Patrice Sorokin | Mar 22, 2021 | General Business
I remember writing my business plan. I was on a vacation with my family sitting on the bed in the hotel room on my laptop writing up my vision for the future. It was something I put together when I was super new to the freelance entrepreneur business owner game. If...
by Patrice Sorokin | Mar 15, 2021 | Branding Basics, General Business
One of the best things to come across my desk as a graphic designer working with existing businesses is their style guide. I love them because it makes my job so much easier. I’m not always going to be one working on their logo or their last marketing campaign. I was...
by Patrice Sorokin | Mar 8, 2021 | Advertising, General Business
When I started my business I was given a lot of advice on how to get customers. One of the pieces of advice I got was to think like my audience. It didn’t make sense to me then, but it makes a lot more sense to me now. Here are few things I’ve learned that will help...
by Patrice Sorokin | Nov 9, 2020 | Advertising, General Business, Logos & Marketing Materials
“What do you mean you don’t create websites, you’re a designer right? Don’t you all do the same thing?” I hear this all the time when I have to explain to someone that I don’t create websites but exclusively focus on creating marketing materials. What a...
