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TIPS AND RESOURCES


Marketing Made Easy: Why Outsourcing Design Can Save Hospitality Teams (and Their Sanity)
Struggling with tight deadlines and branding chaos? Learn how outsourcing design can streamline hospitality marketing and ease team stress.
Apr 18
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Stay Grounded & Stand Out: Your 2025 Marketing Game Plan
Refresh your marketing for 2025! Stay true to your brand with actionable tips to refine your visuals, voice, strategy, and color palette.
Mar 28
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5 Journaling Prompts To Refresh Your Life And Business In 2025
Is your brand stuck in the past? Discover when and how to refresh your logo and branding to align with your growth and attract dream client
Mar 14
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Find Inner Peace This Holiday Season
We can undoubtedly find common ground in the stress of it all. So how do we find our own ”tiding of comfort and joy” this holiday season?
Nov 7, 2024
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From LOL to ROI: How Improv Skills Can Boost Your Business
Boost creativity and collaboration in your design practice by embracing improv techniques to foster flexibility, resilience, and innovation.
Nov 5, 2024
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Shopping Locally from Vegas to Philly
Make it all mean something Merry for all! Shopping locally is a small win for small biz and a big step for the win in our communities...
Nov 1, 2024
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Craft Bold Brand Identities with Unexpected Palettes
Discover how bold, surprising color choices can help your brand stand out, evoke emotion, and leave a lasting impression in any industry.
Nov 1, 2024
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A Designer’s Guide to Finding the Best Vendor Partners
Tired of endless vendor searches? Our guide helps designers find the best partners for smooth workflows, quality projects, & happy clients.
Oct 25, 2024
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Cooking Up the Perfect Website: Ingredients for Easy Booking & Clear Communication
Learn the secret to creating a client-attracting website that showcases your brand and makes booking easy. Transform your site into a growth
Oct 23, 2024
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Learning the Meaning of Hygge
HART BEAT Hygge is a Danish and Norweigan concept. It's a word that describes a mood of coziness with feelings of wellness and...
Oct 2, 2024
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Building Your Brand Into Your Community
Discover how to transform your brand into a community favorite and build a stellar reputation. Dive into our latest article for tips!
Aug 22, 2024
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Restaurant Branding Tips Unveiled: Connect with Your Ideal Audience
Discover Restaurant Branding Tips to build a compelling restaurant brand by identifying your audience and defining your identity.
Aug 8, 2024
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Perfect Partnerships: Discovering Your Ideal Clients
Uncover the secrets to identifying and partnering with ideal clients for impactful projects.
Aug 2, 2024
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From Scroll To Stop: How To Captivate With Copy And Design
Blend copy and design to create impactful messages. Enhance your business and marketing with these key insights.
Jul 26, 2024
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Improv Meets Design: The Art Of Spontaneity
Design, like improv, is about exploration, experimentation, and sometimes, just winging it with style. See how improv can benefit your team!
Jul 9, 2024
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Beyond the Image: The Role of Copy in Visual Communication
Let's dive into how a single photo can convey a message and whether it always needs some snazzy supporting copy to hit the mark.
Jul 5, 2024
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Insider Advice on Pitching And Thriving in The Creative Industry
Unlock the secrets to successful creative industry pitching with expert advice from leading art professionals.
Jun 21, 2024
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Pitch Yourself: A Design Prompt
A challenge to effectively communicate who you are, what you do, and what makes your approach unique.
Jun 17, 2024
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Show and Tell: Designer Tips For A Standout Presentation
Master client presentations with our top designer tips! Learn to engage, impress, and build lasting relationships with standout strategies.
Jun 4, 2024
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Upcycling and Repurposing: The Design Trend That's Not Going Anywhere
Upcycling and Repurposing: The Design Trend That's Not Going Anywhere
May 24, 2024
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Rethink, Redesign, Reimagine: Take The Sustainability Challenge
Turn your passion into purpose by creating innovative, sustainable solutions that transform how we live.
May 17, 2024
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Making Websites Easy: Best Web Platforms To Use For Building A Website
Choosing the best web platforms to use for building a website is critical because it sets up your site and team for long-term success.
May 14, 2024
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3 Little Things You Can Do To Make A Big Impact For Your Business
Tips to perform a wellness check on your relationship with your business and take action to make it even better!
Apr 23, 2024
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Rainbow Weavers For Creative Well-Seekers
Break your creative block with the magic within this curated list of picture books that captivate the imagination of readers of all ages.
Feb 9, 2024
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Drawn to Make Cool Stuff
Sharing my favorite maker's way of drawing between, in, and out of the lines.
Sep 8, 2023
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Guide to Good Caption Writing
Caption Writing to Captivate Your Audience on Social Media
Aug 11, 2023
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Below The Surface
Inspiration and practical resources for package design. Brands that have thoughtfulness & design precision.
Jun 2, 2023
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A Walk In The Park
I’ve got wedding on the brain so what better way to color this month’s Hart Beat than to set it to the hues of my recent engagement shoot
May 26, 2023
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Public Relations Insights with Renata Follmann
Public relations insights with Renata Follmann
May 12, 2023
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How to Apply a Brand Strategy and Brand Guide
Let your conscience guide your actions and brand guide inform your company decisions.
Mar 10, 2023
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Run a Successful Contest on Instagram
Instagram contests can get your account seen by new eyes and keep your current audience engaged.
Feb 17, 2023
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You Said UI, I Say You Got It!
Content is king, but if your user experience isn’t good, then that beautiful content and your services could be lost on potential customers.
Feb 11, 2023
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Make a Splash of Color
Seeking Shades Under The Palms...Color is a constant in design, and what better way to catalog our travels than to save unique palettes?
Jan 27, 2023
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Booklist to Master Hierarchy, Space, and Type
Three facets to graphic design that make a tremendous impact both in function and aesthetics.
Jan 13, 2023
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How To Find Strategic Insights And Why It’s Essential
Join us in this exclusive interview with Brand Planner and Qualitative Researcher, Julie Garel on How To Find Strategic Insights.
Dec 2, 2022
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Shop Local Gift Guide
Tis the season. Grab your perfect gift for the someone in your life from one of these local lovelies.
Nov 4, 2022
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Create Connection with Customers
A brand strategy is essential no matter the size of your business.
Oct 28, 2022
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Brand Identity: Building Hacks for Artist’s Businesses
Maneuver your artist business through the style essentials and plan to phase out the process so you can stay on top of the curve.
Oct 21, 2022
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Creating FOMO For Events Using Instagram Marketing
If you know how to utilize social media before, during, and after an event, you can build excitement and set yourself up for success!
Sep 30, 2022
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Creating Effective Event Marketing Techniques
Event marketing is a tool in your communications toolbox. It’s a powerful one, too. The most important thing is to understand...
Sep 9, 2022
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Discovering Unique Tone Of Voice Through Branding
Whether it’s a start-up business, a new product or your own personal brand, finding the right tone of voice is just as important as...
Aug 26, 2022
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Custom Web Platform Without Code
Part two of our web platform series discusses creating a custom look for a professional site without knowing any code!
Aug 12, 2022
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Good Beats and Good Eats
#DESIGNINSPO @leila_divine_art Loving the bright colors and patterns in your illustration–they’re divine! @shadrack_giwa We can literally...
Aug 5, 2022
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Five Years With Hart
A conversation with Jennifer Hart, founder and CEO of Hart House Creative, about her first five years as a business owner.
Jul 27, 2022
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Why Care About Business Culture?
Every entrepreneur has heard about how important business culture is to your company. Read our tips and get started!
Jul 22, 2022
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Choosing Your Web Platform
In marketing real estate, a business’s website is one of the largest assets. It is necessary as it brings a significant amount of...
Jul 14, 2022
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Branding Map, Social Selling Tips and Creative Inspiration
June is filled with pride, good food, and social tips to help sell your products and services to followers that connect with your account.
Jun 29, 2022
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Brand, Unexpected Art, and a Beginner's Guide to OOH Advertising
This month The Squeeze is especially brand-focused. We are also out of home but in the know. So, pull up a citrus berry tea and get a fresh
Apr 29, 2022
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Shopping Local & Supporting Makers
If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that we miss connecting with people in real and meaningful ways.
Mar 30, 2022
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2022 Design Trends Part 2
In part two of design trends, let’s take a look at three more styles that we are sure to see bleed into 2022 as well.
Feb 17, 2022
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