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illustration of girl with flowers by Ellen Morse

My portfolio review with Brenda Manley

June 27, 2023 //  by ellen//  2 Comments

Have you invested in yourself? I finally decided to book a professional portfolio review with agent Brenda Manley, of Brenda Manley Designs. Even though I have a degree in illustration, I have spent the majority of my career working as a graphic designer. The past few years I’ve been specifically concentrating on surface pattern designs …

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Category: Design business, Illustration, Running a freelance design business, surface pattern design, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: Brenda Manley, growth mindset, invest in yourself, portfolio consulation, portfolio review, Surface Pattern Design

Ellen Morse, Sketch Design Repeat's featured designer for month of June 2023

Featured on Sketch Design Repeat

June 20, 2023 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

I’m excited to share that I was selected as the Spotlight Surface Pattern Designer for the month of June on Shannon McNab’s Sketch Design Repeat blog. If you’re not familiar with Shannon, she is an American surface pattern designer living in Dublin, Ireland and has a wealth of experience in the field. She offers courses …

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Category: Design business, Running a freelance design business, surface pattern design, The business of freelance designTag: designer, illustration, Surface Pattern Design

Some of my favorite podcasts

May 29, 2023 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

Are you a fan of podcasts? I am a huge listener of podcasts and try to squeeze in as many episodes as possible. I listen while walking my dogs, running errands, doing chores or even while working, particularly on something that doesn’t require tons of brain power. I know many surface pattern designers listen to …

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Category: Design business, podcasts, Running a freelance design business, The business of freelance design

Minted winner

Minted greeting card design

June 6, 2022 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

Shop now: Minted.com I am so excited to announce my greeting card design has won an Editor’s pick from Minted‘s Small Steps Big Moments: Greeting Cards Challenge contest! I’ve been entering my work at Minted for quite some time and got very serious about studying the greeting card market this past year. I submitted a …

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Category: Design business, Greeting card design, IllustrationTag: birthday card, chocolate cupcake card, greeting card design, kids birthday card, Minted

Blank note cards by Ellen Morse

Custom Stationery

December 11, 2020 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love to receive mail? Not email, REAL mail, or snail mail…whatever you want to call it. There is something special about opening the mailbox and seeing a letter addressed to you, feeling the weight of the paper and the mark of the pen, and enjoying the permanence of it. It conveys that someone …

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Category: Design business, ShopTag: notecards, pattern design, stationery, watercolor apples, watercolors

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