# dear designer — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dear designer. Page: Feed: --- ## [Bringing One's Creative Self Back to Life by Planting a Garden](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/bringing-ones-creative-self-back) _2026-08-16 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Turning a barren lot in Los Angeles into a thriving garden and creative practice ## [The Indigenous Artist Behind South Dakota's Largest Roadside Attraction: The Corn Palace and Oscar Howe](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/the-indigenous-artist-behind-south) _2026-08-11 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ “I only hope the Art World will not be one more contributor to holding us in chains.” - Oscar Howe ## [Design Prompt 16: August](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-16-august) _2026-08-01 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ National Park Tickets! ## [Dear Designer: A Monthly Design Advice Column — Balancing Work and Life, Should Designers Follow Their Niche, and Thoughts on Gradients in Logo Design!](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/dear-designer-a-monthly-design-advice-bf6) _2026-07-25 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Welcome to July's "Dear Designer" Advice Column! ## [Finding Inspiration in the World of Vintage Paper Crafts](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/finding-inspiration-in-the-world) _2026-07-21 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Vintage Paper Dolls...Not the Creepy Ones! ## [Design Prompt 15: July](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-15-july) _2026-07-13 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Create Your Own Wilderness Camp Patches ## [How to Make Your Vintage Designs Look Authentic](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/how-to-make-your-vintage-designs) _2026-07-03 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Video Design Lessons from My Office Floor ## [From the Office of Beth Mathews: June](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/from-the-office-of-beth-mathews-june) _2026-06-21 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ A Special Adobe Max Announcement, the Wes Anderson Show, and Album Cover Designs! ## [Design Prompt 14: June](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-14-june) _2026-06-15 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Making Peace with the Pieces ## [All of the Materials You Need to Become a Sign-Painter!](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/all-of-the-materials-you-need-to) _2026-06-11 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ A full materials list of the brushes, paints, and boards you'll need to begin your sign-painting journey ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CRXjc2xyevu2) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [The History Behind the Signs Lighting Up Our Daily Lives: Vacuum-Form Signage and Human Connection](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/the-history-behind-the-signs-lighting) _2026-06-09 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Branding Main Street America and a rabbit hole into the history behind the vacuum-formed signage found in our daily lives ## [Dear Designer: A Monthly Design Advice Column — How to Find Clients, What to Put in a Design Portfolio, and How to Stop Comparing Yourself](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/dear-designer-a-monthly-design-advice-6ee) _2026-05-29 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Welcome to May's "Dear Designer" Advice Column! ## [Design Prompt 13: May](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-13-may) _2026-05-23 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Designing a Western Union Telegram! ## [What the Heck Am I Inspired By?](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/what-the-heck-am-i-inspired-by) _2026-05-15 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Things found in real life and on my camera roll this past month ## [Become A Better Graphic Designer by Thinking Like a Sign-Painter](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/become-a-better-graphic-designer) _2026-05-08 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ 4 Ways I've Made My Designs Better by Thinking Like a Sign-Painter ## [The Found Production Design Notes for the Vintage "Greetings From" Postcard Series](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/the-found-production-design-notes) _2026-05-01 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Digging Through the Design Notes of our Favorite Postcard Designs! ## [Design Prompt 12: April](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-12-april) _2026-04-27 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ The Art of Using Terrible Fonts: Comic Sans, Papyrus, & Thirsty Script! ## [Dear Designer: A Monthly Design Advice Column — Landing a Gig with Penguin Random House, Giving Better Feedback, and More!](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/dear-designer-a-monthly-design-advice) _2026-04-21 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Landing a Gig with Penguin Random House, Giving Better Feedback, and More! ## [From the Office of Beth Mathews: April](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/from-the-office-of-beth-mathews-april) _2026-04-06 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ Finding Joy Where We Can, Some Design News, and Upcoming Events! ## [April Artist Date Invitations](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/april-artist-date-invitations) _2026-04-01 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ Bloom where you are planted 🌸 ## [Open coordination for humans & AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2QmqynSAl4a4) _2026-04-01 · **Sponsored**_ Shared schemas and CLI tooling to validate, route, and audit human-agent workflows. ## [Dear Designer: A monthly advice column for designers!](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/dear-designer-a-monthly-advice-column) _2026-03-24 · Beth Mathews · Beth Mathews Design_ No question is too basic, and no situation is too niche. If you’ve wondered it, someone else has too. ## [March Artist Date Invitations](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/march-artist-date-invitations) _2026-02-24 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ I had so much joy creating February’s Artist Date invitations. ## [Note to Self: You Are an Artist](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/note-to-self-you-are-an-artist) _2026-02-19 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ It feels uncomfortable to call yourself an artist. ## [Artist Date Invitations for February](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/artist-date-invitations-for-february) _2026-01-30 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ This February, give yourself permission to slow down and create little pockets of joy. ## [A Different Way to Set Goals in 2026](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/a-different-way-to-set-goals-in-2026) _2026-01-21 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ I skipped New Year’s resolutions this January ## [My Analog Year as a Creative Entrepreneur](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/my-analog-year-as-a-creative-entrepreneur) _2026-01-15 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ How stepping offline is reshaping my creativity and my online life. ## [It Was Never by Chance](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/it-was-never-by-chance) _2025-05-19 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ The Butterfly Effect of Becoming a Brand Designer ## [What Omakase Taught Me About Branding](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/what-omakase-taught-me-about-branding) _2025-05-05 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ The art of serving less because you don’t need to do more to be more. ## [How an Artist’s Date Changed My Business](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/how-an-artists-date-changed-my-business) _2025-04-28 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ (and a Little Challenge for You 🌸) ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/86r3uEGv7bDw) _2025-04-28 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [A New Era](https://studiodukesa.substack.com/p/a-new-era) _2025-04-21 · Patricia Mari · Dear Designer_ This is where I’ll share the behind-the-scenes of how I built my business, what I’ve learned, what I would do differently, and what I wish every designer knew. I’m not saying I’ll never take on 1:1 work again… but I’m following a new pull.