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How to Be a Fashion Designer

  To be or not to be a fashion designer is a tough choice. Fashion designers are not people you get introduced to all the time. And successful fashion designers are usually too busy or too secretive to share how they got the job. So it can be a dilemma on whether you should take the plunge and invest a small fortune on an unknown future. No rewarding career in life is ever made to be simple. Fashion design is no exception. Famous designers work extremely hard for their fame and money. But one thing is for sure - if you plan from the start to dedicate yourself, half the battle is won. Many professionals in the fashion industry will readily agree that fashion students nowadays think that they deserve a paycheck without "paying their dues." What dues, you ask? Most of them might sound like modern-day slavery. This includes frequent 18-hour work days; weekends spent at work; fetching coffee for the entire department; and being criticized and picked on constantly by co-workers. Ye...

The Energy of Busy

  Got a minute? Just about any human being I work with or have in one of my classes tells me that "busyness" and lack of time are to blame for much of their internal stress and churn. Not. So. Fast. I'm not going to spend a ton of time on this. You and I both know better than that. Let's do this instead... "Busy" has an energy about it. Try it on. "I'm so busy." "I'm so busy." "OMG, I'm soooo busy." Feel it. Say it. Be it. Notice what happens in your body. Ugh. Of course, you can insert any energy that doesn't serve you here: "It's hard" or "It won't work" are two of my favorites for sabotage, letting ourselves off the hook, and/or retreating when we're scared. Now take that energy to your colleague. To your kids. To your partner. Helpful? Probably not. It's not your "fault". It's a default. A great place to rest. Awesome place to "check out". But, back ...

Custom Printing

   If you are looking for something very special, then you can have it customised. Customised printing allows you to design products at your will. For example you can have a coffee mug with the logo of your company printed on it, or you can have the school name printed on the T-shirts for the sports day. Custom printing usually goes beyond the normal digital printing in giving shape to your ideas. To pick up the right kind of custom printing you need to know about the following options available to you: Letter press - The letter press printer pulls out amazing printing jobs that allow readers to see and feel with their hands. It is one of the oldest forms of printing and produces text and images that are rich with detail. Die Cutting - Die Cutting printers allow your printouts to be in different shapes. Various creative agencies use die cutting printers to form their business cards in different shapes such as rectangles, ovals etc. These are done through die cutting printers. ...