A booklet on how to get your cards noticed in non-traditional ways. Everything from why you should send cards to your dentist, to how to get special features in national publications. Great tips for designers who are starting out and want to get their cards into the hands of people beyond friends and family. Special Section: Submissions guidelines and contacts for 22 Gift Industry publications and professional gift industry blogs that seek out new greeting card designs to feature for free. (5,000 Words and 17 greeting card images included)
Kate Harper has designed over 700 gift and greeting cards, and licenses her designs to over a dozen manufacturers on products including greeting cards, magnets, t-shirts, coasters, placemats, rubber stamps, coffee mugs, paper pads, and embroidery kits. She writes a blog for designers and has a special interest in bridging the gap between art and technology, functional websites, web based mobile apps, creating street art maps, and collaborating with indie artists on how to bring their vision into the marketplace. Visit her website at http://kateharperdesigns.com/ and blog for artists and writers http://kateharperblog.blogspot.com/
Kate Harper has designed over 700 gift and greeting cards, and licenses her designs to over a dozen manufacturers on products including greeting cards, magnets, t-shirts, coasters, placemats, rubber stamps, coffee mugs, paper pads, and embroidery kits. She writes a blog for designers and has a special interest in bridging the gap between art and technology, functional websites, web based mobile apps, creating street art maps, and collaborating with indie artists on how to bring their vision into the marketplace. Visit her website at http://kateharperdesigns.com/ and blog for artists and writers http://kateharperblog.blogspot.com/
