![]() There are more members with impressive experience, as well as beginners and emerging designers like me.Īs the choices for online communities expand and become more specialized, consider what kind of networking is important to your growth. All lending their voices and knowledge to create a rich dialogue between designers. And Donna Senger, consignment print designer for multiple studios. Alex Solly, freelance print designer with many years experience designing for brands and studios. For example, Tanya Freitas and Jacqui Slade, both owners of boutique print studios. During my time there I have felt like I was networking up meeting and listening to designers that have more experience in the industry than I do. Speaking of community, The Print Life is a lovely one with currently around 100 members. ![]() So it’s in-between right now, but has been an excellent place to get advice, celebrate a quick win, and network with peers. The member community interaction is currently hosted on Facebook, but recently it is also being tested out on the Kajabi platform. Top that off with a monthly live group coaching call with Leslie to ask questions. Fresh content is also added each month, available to the current members for a few weeks. There are on-demand, self-paced video trainings that remain accessible 24/7. The Print Life membership has a monthly or annual fee and it’s hosted on Kajabi, an e-learning classroom website. There are also fun activities, like the monthly First Friday Prints with trend inspiration and a theme prompt - think Micro Ditsies or Simple Shapes - that you can design a print and share on IG # firstfridayprints. One of my favorite presentations was a runway trend review with advice on giving your design layouts more value for buyers. Like the Client Tree, a worksheet to help you identify ideal clients with a recommended timeline and tips to connect with them. There are beautifully designed presentations and helpful documents too. It feels like you’re actually sitting with a creative director in the studio and she’s sharing all the secrets she’s learned working hard in the industry over the years. There’s something so valuable in the unscripted nature of it. ![]() From business things like building your email list and setting up a marketing cycle, to strategies for creative flow and branding your artistic hand. That video is a great example of what you’ll be getting from The Print Life membership - Leslie talking candidly about all kinds of topics. Because, you know, one-size-fits-all never really does. It’s more important that I try and give you an unbiased review of The Print Life so you can decide if it’s right for you. I could probably stop here and tell you to run to this incredible resource. Working through the courses I created my first successful portfolio - I was invited to join the White Buffalo Studio consignment artist team! And if that wasn’t enough to celebrate, they sold my first print in just a few weeks. ![]() Those live streams have blossomed into a paid membership community, professional development courses, and a podcast - all existing under the umbrella name The Print Life. I learned the unique ways the fashion print design business works, and valuable tips from a studio owner’s perspective on working as a freelance designer.įast forward a year and a half to today. A studio owner generously sharing her experience? Yes please, sign me up. That IG announcement immediately caught my attention. She began live streaming, sharing her knowledge with designers around the world. Leslie Kenehan, owner and Creative Director of White Buffalo Studio, saw a powerful opportunity in the downtime that the pandemic brought us. In the spring of 2020 an invitation popped into my IG feed.
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