In this episode of the podcast I chat with designer Robyn Miller who was one of the first designer licensed brands for Tiny Prints. Robyn and I talk about how she made the leap from being the art director at SELF magazine to starting a stationery Robyn Miller Design and her 16 years of experience…
Brand Collaborations
Meet Artist + Author + Influencer + Educator Jenna Rainey
Jenna Rainey is the latest quadruple-threat to join my roster of established designer brand partners, and I have never met anyone as savvy and talented as Jenna. Jenna’s creative career began when she found a random box of watercolors while moving apartments. Jenna took it as a sign begin painting to relieve stress from her…
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Brand Collaborations
Dabney Lee Debuts Coolers, Lunch Bags and Travel Bags At Sam’s Club
2020 is looking bright and beautiful for designer Dabney Lee, who is celebrating a decade of continued success in licensing since we first signed Blue Sky as our partner in 2010. In this video, created for one of our retail partners Sam’s Club, Dabney reflects on life with triplets, her sunny-side-up design inspiration and her…
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Brand Collaborations
Work Less, Live More: Introducing Brand Plus Brand
Brand Plus Brand is here and ready to transform your creative lives! If you are on this site, you are probably interested in exploring how licensing will help your brand and business. Art licensing is one of the fastest growing segments of the $260B+ licensing business. Licensing is also a brilliant business model for converting…
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Free Licensing Advice
IP Attorney Ben Natter Talks Trademarks
When you are born with an original name like Dabney Lee, you are destined to become a brand, but do you really need to trademark your own name? How does a designer like Dabney Lee protect her signature stripe patterns from potential copycats? What’s the difference between trademarks and a copyrights? These are some of…