She Makes Chicago Feature: Lettering Works
Chelsie Tamms of Lettering Works breaks down business strategy for creatives with She Makes Chicago in an effort to inspire creatives to follow their passions and build sustainable businesses…
Meet Botanical Illustrator Peggy West of Wild Peoria
Get to know Peoria-based botanical illustrator Peggy West, the founder of Wild Peoria…
Social-Distantly Thinking of You with Candid COVID Cards
Social distance makes the heart grow fonder. But it’s saving lives. So I teamed up with Chicago copywriter Blase Mnich to create a line of cards which make sure that the distance between us doesn’t shrink just yet…
Introducing 20 Days of Coloring
20 Days of Coloring is a new passion project by Chelsie Tamms of Lettering Works. The goal of the project is to spread positivity and provide a fun activity for adults and kids alike as it is important to stay home at this time…
The Secret to Making Your Business Cards Stand Out
Learn the secret behind creating a high-quality business card that you are proud to hand out, one that generates interest and business because of it's intention and strategy…
7 Tips on Remote Working
Daniel Hart has been working remotely as a freelance web designer and developer for almost seven years. He’s a huge advocate for remote working and has learned a few things about what it takes to be a successful remote worker. We asked him to share his top seven tips for getting work done while at home…
D155 Workforce Wednesday Feature: Lettering Works
Chelsie Tamms of Lettering Works shares how to grow your passion into a business as part of District 155’s Workforce Wednesday series. Learn about how the feature transpired and what lessons she shared with both CG art classes and more through the podcast and video recordings…
A Portland-Inspired Mini Series
Get inspired by the mini series of Rose City designs we created special for our trip to Portland…
Business of Art Conference Recap
Among the 30+ speakers involved in presenting sessions at this year’s Business of Art conference, Lettering Works’ owner Chelsie Tamms, led two sessions: Are you on brand? Authentically Branding Your Passion and The Art of Pitching Your Art Via Email. In this blog, we share the top five takeaways from Chelsie’s popular branding session…
Chicago Artist Collaboration: Hustle Chicago x Lettering Works
We are excited to introduce our second Chicago collaboration, our first with a local fundraising effort. Hustle Chicago participant Connie Bickford, approached us with an interest in creating a unique sticker to aid in her fundraising efforts for the Respiratory Health Association. We also share the four key elements to building a successful artist collaboration…