Make and Design with Carina Gardner
Carina Gardner unravels the everyday joys and dilemmas of design, making, and business. This inside scoop into fabric design, paper design, die cut design, and crafting will help bring more creativity and joy in your life. Carina Gardner has a Ph.D. in Design and was the Creative Director of Cartabella Paper Co. and MiniLou. She has designed everything from dishware to bracelets under her brand. She currently designs fabric and die cutting files while teaching other designers how to create meaningful design work while making a residual income online.
Episode 457 What Got Me The Inside Scoop When I Had No Network
At Live bootcamps people always ask how you can get the inside scoop. Carina always says what no one likes to hear and that is, you have to pay to play. That means you have to go to shows, network, join programs, and anything else that will help you learn the industry and talk to buyers and manufacturers. This is a key component that so many creatives miss because they are unwilling to put themselves out there.
Episode 457 What Got Me The Inside Scoop When I Had No Network
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Have you ever w...
Episode 456 How to MAKE it: Lessons From the Book of 25 Creatives
Carina goes through several of the "Day in a Life's from Erin Austen Abbott's book How to Make It. She looks at the daily activities of people who are doing their creative work for a living and things you can do to mimic their activities.
Episode 456 How to MAKE it: Lessons From the Book of 25 Creatives
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Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. S...
Episode 455 Revitalizing Your Creative Process with the Artist's Way
If you are wanting a "do over" in your creative process, Carina talks about two things you can do that she teaches on from the Artist's Way. She has recently been working on a new course from the University of Arts & Design Business that incorporates the principles from the Artist's Way. Learn how these two things that help you be more creative than ever before!
Episode 455 Revitalizing Your Creative Process with the Artist's Way
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Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares ho...
Episode 454 Money and Mindset with Steve Hamoen
Steve Hameon has great insights on why revenue matters as he runs his multiple businesses. Learn more in today's episode.
Want to find out more about Steve's podcast? Go to The Money Mindset Mentoring Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Episode 454 Money and Mindset with Steve Hamoen
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Have you ever wanted to create your own personalized planner. Whether you want to create one just for yourself or you want to sell your unique planner, you will not want to miss my workshop coming up...
Episode 453 Books, Books, and More Books
Carina recently purchased a lot of books as she is determining some of the books she wants to introduce into the curriculum at the University. She goes over several of the books she is considering. While not every book will make it into the final curriculum, all of these books will help Carina make informed decisions about what she thinks students need to help them build their businesses.
Episode 453 Books, Books, and More Books
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Have you ever wanted to create your own personalized planner. Whether you w...
Episode 452 Introducing the University of Arts & Design Business
Carina introduces the University of Art & Design Business which will open up for its first semester in fall 2024. Learn more about Carina's decision to start a university to help creatives create businesses. Learn more about the university at www.uadb.education.
Episode 452 Introducing the University of Arts & Design Business
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Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a...
Episode 451 Good Design is Invisible
Have you ever had an experience where a user interface didn't work the way you wanted it to or you had difficulty finding the information on a website page? it is those times that we realize that good design really matters. Bad design sticks out to us because we become frustrated with it while good design is invisible. Learn more in today's episode.
Episode 451 Good Design is Invisible
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Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new b...
Episode 450 Be Creative with Meilin Fields
Meilin Fields is a creative currently working in Hollywood. She has her own podcast (you'll love how she got the name) and is working on several new creative projects. Learn more in today's episode! https://meilinfields.com/
Episode 450 Be Creative with Meilin Fields
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Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!, Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that p...
Episode 449 Creative Block? How to Reignite Your Inspiration
Feeling stuck in a creative rut? While there are bandaids to fix creative block, there is probably a bigger solution that you have not dug into yet. Learn what you should be doing to help those blocks turn into flames that will light your business on fire!
Episode 449 Creative Block? How to Reignite Your Inspiration
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Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? C...
Episode 448 The Business of Design: Turning Creativity into Profit
Don't miss out on the insights that could turn your talent into a lucrative business. Once you have a design foundation there are other things that you need to create a business that works. Carina goes over some of those things in today's episode.
Episode 448 The Business of Design: Turning Creativity into Profit
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Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new...
