{"id":1889,"date":"2022-12-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makeanddesign.com\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2022-12-02T18:45:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T18:45:48","slug":"episode-237-easy-vs-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makeanddesign.com\/?p=1889","title":{"rendered":"Episode 237 Easy vs Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is always a tug a way between what is easy and putting effort into something. Let\u2019s talk about the differences and how we can put more effort into our design businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.makeanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Easy-vs.-Effort_YOUTUBE-1024x576.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makeanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Easy-vs.-Effort_YOUTUBE.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makeanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Easy-vs.-Effort_YOUTUBE.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makeanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Easy-vs.-Effort_YOUTUBE.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makeanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Easy-vs.-Effort_YOUTUBE.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makeanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Easy-vs.-Effort_YOUTUBE.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode 237 on the Make and Design Podcast: Easy vs. Effort<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download Carina\u2019s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: <a href=\"https:\/\/carinagardnerdesigns.activehosted.com\/f\/1\">https:\/\/carinagardnerdesigns.activehosted.com\/f\/1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Carina Gardner:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette &amp; Cricut file design, and running a design business. 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