Carina’s first book Design Profit & Prosper is a Surface Pattern & Craft Designers guide to making money.
Most designers struggle to become profitable from their design businesses, and Carina explains it’s because most do not have the right tools to do so. In Design Profit and Prosper Carina shares ways to:
- Do what it takes to stand out in the design market to achieve success.
- Practical strategies needed to create steady income.
- Secrets and models for finding the holes in a designers business.
Carina has a Ph.D. in Design and was the Creative Director of Cartabella, a large scrapbooking company. She also designs fabric for Riley Blake and die cut files for Silhouette. As well as having her own thriving design business for over fifteen years. Carina’s decisions in business have allowed her to profit and prosper as a designer, and she shares those secrets in this book.
This book is great for new designers and seasoned designers alike who are wanting to start, grow and even take their design businesses to the next level. She walks you through design and business models to help you grow as a designer like the Problem Solving Cycle, Practical Designer Model, & Good, Better, Best model.
“New designers think they should develop products for the sake of creation and beauty. The artwork is SELF SERVING. Practical designers develop products to HELP customers solve problems and strive to create differently so they stand out. The artwork is insightful and SELFLESS.”
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This book also comes with a workbook to use as you follow along and practical steps and exercises to help you plan your business along the way.
Here are some things people are saying about the book:
“As someone who has worked with Carina and her designs in the past, she has the wisdom of someone who has studied and worked as a designer. She has wrapped that into this book. It is clear she wants designers everywhere to succeed and it shows through.” -Sarah Cannon
“Carina’s expertise makes her a leader in this space and her wisdom is unparalleled. Throughout this book, Carina gives real advice to help designers learn how to make their dreams a possibility.” - Rachel Perry
If you are a designer looking to uplevel your business the practical advice that is given in this book is a great guide to help you start, build and grow a thriving design business.
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