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Meet Our Monthly Maker: Troy Musto Website: www.fishtownsigns.com Instagram: @TXFishmonger TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I love riding bikes and would call myself an active urban cyclist. Recently I purchased a custom cargo trike and have incorporated it into my business by using it to help promote, deliver and install signs. I can fit a 17’ […]
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As online sales skyrocket through the pandemic, consumers are becoming more comfortable with parting from their hard-earned cash for a product they have never even laid eyes on. How can we spend hundreds of dollars on something we only see inside a screen? It really comes down to one thing: intentional branding strategies from online […]
How To Price Your Artwork: Expert Tips From Industry Professionals Like most artists, James Oliver remembers his first sale. He’d been living in Philadelphia for five years after having relocated from New York City to help a friend build a recording studio. A musician by training, Oliver taught himself to paint and staged his first […]
Technology and art both challenges our perceptions of what is and what can be. The ways in which technological advancements have pushed the boundaries of innovation resemble the sort of creativity we associate with artwork and designers. In a way, the collective and distinct evolutions of art and technology suggest that the two are inextricably […]
From cutlery to cars, so many things in our everyday lives are made possible by metalworking. Metalworking is the process used to create these objects and, as such a diversely used resource, there are many tools, processes, and skills needed to make the most of it. In this blog, we will explore why metal and […]
Meet Our Monthly Maker: Melanie Hasan Website: https://modesttransitions.com/ Instagram: @modesttransitions TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF My name is Melanie Hasan, and I am the founder and textile designer of Modest Transitions. I am a mother of two wonderful boys, born and raised in Philly. After giving birth to my son, my husband encouraged me to […]
The artists for Mural Arts Philadelphia have created more than 3,600 city murals since 1984 to bring vibrancy, color, and culture to the walls of the city. These Philly murals are just one example of how artists can bring visual beauty, cultural expression, and open dialogue to any community. We tend to think of artists […]
If leatherworking is simply working with leather, couldn’t we say that upholstery is “fabric-working?” No matter what it’s called, upholstery is using fabric to cover, pad, or upgrade the furniture. Although traditionally for older generations, these skills can be applied to create a huge range of innovative, modern, and sleek products. With the diversity of […]
Meet Our Monthly Maker: Didier García (Saint Manifest) Instagram: @saint.manifest Website: www.saintmanifest.com TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I am a Queer Latinx multi-disciplinary artist and musician exploring and creating work that is centered around pleasure, love, and joy. Using my graphic design background as a foundation, I am interested in expanding and applying my design thinking […]
The list of marketing tools in the digital age is often expensive and time-consuming. One that is both easy and free is storytelling. Every business owner has a starting point, a struggle, a success, and therefore, a story. For small businesses, that story is usually one of personal drive and determination, of overcoming challenges and […]