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FINANCE, PLANNING, & WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT for artistsA blog focusing on the things you want to know to go to the next level.
DESIGN
Envato Elements Can Help You Define Your Brand Image
When you are setting up the look and feel of your brand, it helps to have some inspiration. Envato Elements offers universal design.
Define Your Artist Identity: Story, Values & Style
Here’s a simple process for articulating your personal artist identity: background story, values and style.
Branding for Artists: Understand, Embrace, Become
Your personal artist brand must communicate your purpose, identity and standards. Here are three ways to define each of these.
Design Your Logo: Color Palette
Your color palette refers to the unique set of colors chosen to reflect your personal artist brand. If the symbol is the body, the palette is the spirit.
Design Your Logo: Select Your Defining Symbol
A symbol can be an object, shape or sign. There are three things to consider when you select a symbol for your logo: purpose, mission and impact.
Using Fiverr: Affordable Designers for Your Artist Brand Basics
Creating a brand image that reflects your artistic work is possible and affordable with Fiverr.com. Check out these designers for your designs.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
How to Select Your Next Project: 9. Value
Project selection involves a careful evaluation of how the project will support your artistic career. In this article, we will discuss selecting projects in accordance with your Value.
How to Select Your Next Project: 8. Community
Project selection involves a careful evaluation of how the project will support your artistic career. In this article, we will discuss selecting projects in accordance with your community needs.
How to Select Your Next Project: 7. Education & Training
Project selection involves a careful evaluation of how the project will support your artistic career. In this article, we will discuss selecting projects in accordance with your Education & Training goals.
How to Select Your Next Project: 6. Lifestyle
Project selection involves a careful evaluation of how the project will support your artistic career. In this article, we will discuss selecting projects in accordance with your current lifestyle.
How to Select Your Next Project: 5. Health & Wellness
This is the fifth article in the “How to Select Your Next Project” series. Here, we’ll discuss project selection and how to evaluate your practical needs with a focus on health and wellness.
How to Select Your Next Project: 4. Money
This is the fourth article in the “How to Select Your Next Project” series. Here, we’ll discuss project selection and how to evaluate your practical needs with a focus on money.
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
Step 5. Wireframe: Website Development for Artists
This is the fifth article in the digital guide series: Website Development for Artists: A Simple & Relatable Guide to the Basics of Websites covering: designing your wireframe.
Step 4: Develop A Content Plan – Website Development for Artists
A content plan includes the collection of text, images, video, documents and more that you will share on your website. Step 4 is the Content Plan Overview. The complete Content Planning Toolkit is available in the elevatetheartist.com online store.
Why You Need an Artist Website: Power, Freedom & Ownership
I am passionate about websites. Why? In one word: access. Websites are levelers. They give us access to customers, producers, other artists around the world through words, images, video, blog posts and much more. Websites give the independent artist entrepreneur...
Step 3. WordPress Installation – Website Development for Artists
This is the third article in Website Development for Artists: A Simple & Relatable Guide to the Basics of Websites covering WordPress.
Step 2. Privacy & SSL – Website Development for Artists
This is the second article in Website Development for Artists: A Simple & Relatable Guide to the Basics of Websites covering: Privacy & SSL certificates.
Step 1. Domain Name & Hosting
This is the first article in Website Development for Artists: A Simple & Relatable Guide to the Basics of Websites covering: Domain Names & Hosting.
PLANNING &
ORGANIZATION
Define Your Creative Process in 3 Steps
Artists are in the practice of creating things that have never existed before. The rhythm and nature of our world cannot be contained in a day planner.