We all remember Society6 introducing paid subscription tiers only to cancel them after a year to move to a fully curated platform where they veto every designs. We also remember Redbubble adding fees on certain account tiers. The wind of change on PoD (Print on Demand) platforms has been blowing steady since 2023 and I did say it back then : AI is going to force some unpleasant changes for artists in that industry, and I don't think it's ever going to stop. Spoonflower seemed

We are in the last stretch of a long grueling, unbearably hot summer over here. The monsoon is late, the threat of a super El Niño is becoming more real and daunting with each days passing and Mumbai has about 40 days left of water supply. Throw in a never ending series of heatwaves mixed with perimenopause and it makes for a very exhausted Cyn with almost no creative juice left. The problem is that when you are a commercial artist and sell on print-on-demand platform, you'v

You've probably heard it a lot in the surface pattern design industry : collections are important. Be it on print on demand or when you plan on licensing your work, you have a better chance at appealing to a buyer if you have a collection of coordinated patterns they can chose from. That's where things can start feeling very daunting and if you are sitting in the corner scared to try, I hear you! I've been there and I stuck to making random patterns for YEARS without putting

Every year between December and January designers are scooping the upcoming trends and planning their portfolio strategy., I'm no different, I look at Cat Coq's trend report , the Pinterest trend report and have a look at WGSN on their Instagram handle to get a feel of what's trending, and of course I look at fashion designers' shows as well. This is this combination of sources that lead me to put together my new collection : Frogs in bloom . Cat predicted in her report th

It's been a while since my last blog post update, and after seeing good amount of views on Threads, and having posted about this topic on Quora as well, I think it is time to address the topic of SEO on PoD platform, specifically Redbubble since it's the only one I have data to share to support my claims. I'm sure you have heard or read it somewhere, at least once on your PoD journey "SEO is all you need to be found" or "The reason you have no sales is that your SEO is bad"

The first week of December always has the design world buzzing because that is when the leading company in color matching : Pantone reveal the color for the upcoming year. Last year we were all subjected to the Mocha Mousse snore fest . This year we all hoped we would get a bolder color, especially with the HUGE revival of the Art Deco and Art Nouveau trends and the return of maximalism. Oh boy were we wrong! When I first saw the color of the year they picked for 2026 my rea

2 years ago I suddenly found myself pulled to create more teal, orange and turquoise designs, which led to the creation of the " Mediterranean Patio " collection. Now it seems I might have been onto something as I have noticed those warm 70s colors making a comeback this year. So, is the orange and mint combo going to be a thing in 2026? My vote goes for yes, there have been several signs it's trending. Not only has burnt orange been a color used by fast fashion brands like

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This is time to kiss creative blocks goodbye! There is no more excuses with this one super cool Christmas gift I gave myself

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Things went completely crazy on Instagram these past few months. People's reach went down the toilet, and everyone is wondering what to do

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