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How to get a $250 gift code from Threadless

March 6, 2021

I have a lot of designs and all of them are uploaded to my Artist Shop on Threadless, and sometimes I submit them to Threadless competitions. Every … [Continue reading] about How to get a $250 gift code from Threadless

Tagged With: Threadless

The most incredible book you have never heard of

March 5, 2021

My favorite book of all time is "Little, Big" by John Crowley. I bet you haven't heard of it. I have never met anyone who read it or even heard about … [Continue reading] about The most incredible book you have never heard of

Tagged With: Best, Books, Favorite, Little Big, Love Story

Flat Earth

March 4, 2021

Watch this video from a guy who used to believe that Earth was flat: He now knows that Earth is round but — he says so himself — he used to be … [Continue reading] about Flat Earth

Tagged With: Miscellaneous

Sabotage

March 3, 2021

Recently someone asked for opinions about their designs. But they insisted on receiving "positive feedback only". What do you say to that? My … [Continue reading] about Sabotage

Tagged With: Mindset

Sales are worth it

March 2, 2021

Websites, where I sell my designs, run site-wide sales every few weeks. Everything is discounted, sometimes as much as 50%. I know some artists … [Continue reading] about Sales are worth it

Tagged With: Graph, Money, Sales, Stats

My designs continue to surprise me

March 1, 2021

The image below shows my best-selling designs this past month. Not Today continues to be on top: Not TodaySpace BotanicaAmong TreesInconceivably … [Continue reading] about My designs continue to surprise me

Tagged With: Income, List, TOP 10

Weekly Notes and the last day of February

February 28, 2021

All my days are so busy lately. I don't know how other people do it, it seems everyone manages their time better than me. Lately, I've been constantly … [Continue reading] about Weekly Notes and the last day of February

Tagged With: Plan, Weekly Notes

Uninterrupted work

February 27, 2021

What I like best is when I have a few hours of completely uninterrupted work, either programming or drawing. No emails, no phone calls, no Facebook. I … [Continue reading] about Uninterrupted work

Tagged With: Personal

Travis moment

February 26, 2021

Travis was a chimpanzee adopted by two people, Sandra and Jerome. They raised him and treated him as if he were their child. Travis lived at their … [Continue reading] about Travis moment

Tagged With: Personal

Don’t Panic

February 25, 2021

I see a lot of artists worried about low sales these past few weeks. Don't panic! That's completely normal this time of year. I've been a designer … [Continue reading] about Don’t Panic

Tagged With: Advice, Artist Life, Threadless

I hired a law firm (Update #2)

February 24, 2021

One thing that's been on my mind recently is this whole situation with illegal sellers. In December, I hired a lawyer and we sent requests to 19 … [Continue reading] about I hired a law firm (Update #2)

Tagged With: Artist Life, Copyright, Law

Squarespace vs WordPress – The Costs

February 23, 2021

I manage two websites: This one, justynadorsz.com, which runs on WordPress and is hosted on DigitalOcean.A website about games that my brother and … [Continue reading] about Squarespace vs WordPress – The Costs

Tagged With: Squarespace, Website, WordPress

Store Maintenance CHECKLIST

February 22, 2021

I have a few stores with my designs. My main store is on Threadless but I also have my Teepublic store and a few smaller ones. I could leave them as … [Continue reading] about Store Maintenance CHECKLIST

Tagged With: Advice, Checklist

Featured Tee of the Day

February 21, 2021

Threadless featured my design "This is a disaster" :) Here is the design. … [Continue reading] about Featured Tee of the Day

Tagged With: Cats, Design, Threadless

What do people buy?

February 20, 2021

I've written a lot about why you should open your own apparel store and sell your designs. But opening a store and uploading your art is just the … [Continue reading] about What do people buy?

Tagged With: Advice, Threadless

I keep drawing cats and putting them on t-shirts

February 19, 2021

If you are hesitating to start your own store because you "can't draw", then you should know that some of my designs are really not that … [Continue reading] about I keep drawing cats and putting them on t-shirts

Tagged With: Cats, Design

WordPress on DigitalOcean – Error establishing a database connection

February 18, 2021

Today this website wasn't working for a few hours. My website is built with WordPress and is hosted on DigitalOcean. They were doing server … [Continue reading] about WordPress on DigitalOcean – Error establishing a database connection

Tagged With: DigitalOcean, Error, WordPress

February is the worst month and that’s okay

February 17, 2021

If you are a freelancer, your income is often unstable. When I was starting there have been months when I didn't earn anything, and when I did earn … [Continue reading] about February is the worst month and that’s okay

Tagged With: Artist Life

How funny are you?

February 16, 2021

Overall, funny t-shirts sell better. It's not only my experience. Just recently I watched Michael Essek's videos where he shares advice on designing … [Continue reading] about How funny are you?

Tagged With: Design, Design Advice

I doodled some leaves

February 15, 2021

I was sketching on my reMarkable while watching YouTube and I drew very simple leaves and then turned them into a design for apparel. … [Continue reading] about I doodled some leaves

Tagged With: Design, reMarkable

Disruptions

February 14, 2021

Joshua Waitzkin is a chess master, he wrote the book "The Art of Learning". I was reminded about it today when my neighbors were listening to music … [Continue reading] about Disruptions

Tagged With: Personal

Forest Person – another variant

February 13, 2021

A few days ago I shared my Forest Person design: This is a black design on a grey background. But not everyone likes wearing light t-shirts. So I … [Continue reading] about Forest Person – another variant

Tagged With: Design, Forest, reMarkable

My Top 10 Designs

February 12, 2021

I sorted my designs by how much money they've earned me so far. Some fun facts: My top 4 designs have cats!8 out of 10 are black and white … [Continue reading] about My Top 10 Designs

Tagged With: Cats, Design, List, Space, TOP 10

Attic — a little progress

February 11, 2021

Sharing a small update to the attic in our cat book :) … [Continue reading] about Attic — a little progress

Tagged With: Art, Attic, Cats, Our book, Work in progress

Making a children’s book – some notes

February 10, 2021

A few weeks ago, my brother and I started working on our first children's book about cats. This is a good time to write a bit about the process and … [Continue reading] about Making a children’s book – some notes

Tagged With: Advice, Mindset, Money, Our book

ReMarkable Cat

February 9, 2021

All my days are spent sketching on reMarkable or working on our cat book. I am also searching for a new apartment. This cat is another minimal … [Continue reading] about ReMarkable Cat

Tagged With: Cats, Design, reMarkable

Our Cat Book: Attic

February 8, 2021

Working on the attic today. This is just an initial sketch. No cats yet. See also: KitchenBedroomLibrary #1 and #2 … [Continue reading] about Our Cat Book: Attic

Tagged With: Art, Attic, Our book, Work in progress

If you want to do more sketches…

February 7, 2021

I think reMarkable 2 is one of the most useful things I bought. I always keep it next to my keyboard and whenever I take a break from work, I start … [Continue reading] about If you want to do more sketches…

Tagged With: Birds, Design, reMarkable, Sketch

One more reason to sell your art on Threadless

February 6, 2021

It's not a secret that I like Threadless. They are my favorite company, you can earn a lot of money, and there are even more perks. I've just … [Continue reading] about One more reason to sell your art on Threadless

Tagged With: Advice, Threadless

This is taking forever!

February 5, 2021

My brother and I are working on our book still. I am adding cats and all the various items to the images. It's taking forever. I am desperately … [Continue reading] about This is taking forever!

Tagged With: Art, Cats, Our book, Work in progress

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