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whimsical graphic design

Whimsical graphic design

Elan Creative Co. is a small design studio focused on providing tutorials and design resources for bloggers and creative entrepreneurs.

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Premade theme vs. custom design

Premade theme vs. custom blog design

One of the most difficult things you have to do when starting a blog is finding the right design. You can try to do it yourself, buy a premade theme, or hire someone to help you out. I know a lot of people like to design their own blog, but what if you are not ... VIEW POST

Free Sans Serif Fonts

Sunday Freebie: 10 Free Sans Serif Fonts

This Sunday I want to show you a few of my favorite free sans serif fonts. Some of the fonts are free for personal use only, while others are open source fonts. Please read the license before using them. And since we are talking about fonts, let’s get a little bit technical and talk about ... VIEW POST

Seamless honeycomb pattern in Photoshop

Create a seamless honeycomb pattern in Photoshop

Updated in August 2017 for Adobe Photoshop CC. There are many ways to make a seamless honeycomb pattern in Photoshop and today I will show you my favorite technique. Once you understand the method used in this tutorial, you will be able to experiment with different sizes and even other shapes, like triangles. View the ... VIEW POST

Starting your freelance business

Freelancing 101: Starting your freelance business

Whether you’re a student thinking about starting your freelance business after graduation or you have been employed for a few years and dream about being your own boss, these 10 tips will help your business get off to a great start. Find your niche You decided you want to work for yourself but knowing that ... VIEW POST

Polka dot backgrounds

Sunday Freebie: 8 Polka Dot Backgrounds

There’s less than a week until Valentine’s Day so this Sunday’s freebie was inspired by it. The polka dot backgrounds are made using a delicate pink, gold and ink color scheme and are perfect to use for card making and scrapbooking. You can also use them as blog backgrounds because they are 1600 x 1200 ... VIEW POST

How to make a simple image gallery in WordPress

Make a simple image gallery in WordPress

Most users install plugins when they want to make an image gallery in WordPress. There are many plugins to choose from and they come with a great number of special effects and layouts. While testing them, I’ve noticed that some are hard to use and might have too many options for those looking for just ... VIEW POST

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