Make and Design with Carina Gardner
Carina Gardner unravels the everyday joys and dilemmas of design, making, and business. This inside scoop into fabric design, paper design, die cut design, and crafting will help bring more creativity and joy in your life. Carina Gardner has a Ph.D. in Design and was the Creative Director of Cartabella Paper Co. and MiniLou. She has designed everything from dishware to bracelets under her brand. She currently designs fabric and die cutting files while teaching other designers how to create meaningful design work while making a residual income online.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 557
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 137 Why You Aren’t Getting What You Actually Need from the Free Stuff
Everyone loves free stuff and the internet is full of chances to get free stuff. But are the endless freebies available online really getting you what you need? On today’s episode of the Make + Desig…
Episode 136 The Difference Between Surface Pattern Design and Just Design
The name “surface pattern design” keeps coming up. Have you ever wondered how it differs from regular graphic design? In today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina breaks down the difference between th…
Episode 135 Why Flirting Isn't Enough
Lots of people “flirt” with the idea of becoming a surface pattern designer or paper designer. Fewer people commit to the idea and even fewer make it their Plan A. Where do you fit in?
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Episode 134 How Your Small Habits Hinder or Help You
You can build small habits into your day to make the design process easy. On the other hand, you may have habits that also hinder you. Carina talks about some of the small habits she has that both he…
Episode 133 What Level of Designer Are You?
Carina talks about the 5 levels you can hit as a designer. You could be at any one of these stages, but the goal is always to get to the next level! Identify where you are and where you want to be!
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Episode 132 Strategic Thinking with Crista Grasso
Carina welcomes her friend Crista Grasso on the podcast to talk about strategy, systems, and team! As designers we are always looking for ways to up level our business and Crista knows alot about tak…
Episode 131 Why Imposter Syndrome Is Just Comparison Syndrome
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about Imposter Syndrome. She finds that Imposter Syndrome only pops up when we compare ourselves to others. In that way, it’s not really Imposter Syn…
Episode 130 Who Was the Best Mr. Darcy with SuiKim Friedmann
Carina’s sister and Etsy expert SuiKim Friedmann joins the Make and Design podcast today. The sisters laugh a lot and discuss which version of Pride and Prejudice they like the best. They also take …
Episode 129 3 Powerful Design Strategies You Don’t Want to Miss
On today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina talks about three powerful design strategies that will help keep you motivated and leveling up. These are strategies that will help you get pai…
Episode 128 The Difference Between Photoshop and Illustrator
Today on Make + Design, Carina takes a quick look at the differences between Photoshop and Illustrator and gives some of the reasons that good designers use both tools. Photoshop is super useful for …
Episode 127 Shine a Light on Opportunity with Susie Tomenchok
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina welcomes master of negotiation Susie Tomenchok. With years of experience negotiating deals for some of the largest companies in the world, Susie came to th…
Episode 126 Tiny Steps to Create Something Really Special Over Time
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about the progress that designers make over time. She talks about taking a somewhat embarrassing (for her!) trip down memory lane when she recently s…
Episode 125 Can You Make a Full Time Living as a Surface Pattern Designer?
Today on the Make + Design Podcast, design expert Carina Gardner gets real about what it takes to make a full time living as a surface pattern designer. In Carina’s opinion, there are a lot more poss…
Episode 124 Creating (Not Finding) Your Flow
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about flow state and not just how to find it but how to create it. Carina has discovered that to be the best designer possible producing the best wor…
Episode 123 The One Thing You Can Do to Explode Your Growth as a Designer
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina delves into one thing you can do to change the trajectory of your business: becoming incredibly, crazy fast in Adobe Illustrator. Carina gives us a great e…
Episode 122 What Should You Look for in a Good Community?
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about what makes a good Community. The more that Carina has thought about her community, the more she’s thought about what it takes to lead a communi…
Episode 121 Surface Pattern Design - 3 Mistakes You Need to Avoid
On today’s Make + Design Podcast, Carina wants to help us become next-level designers because next-level is the level where you get paid for your work. To help us, Carina shares three mistakes that w…
Episode 120 Creative Thinking - Five Ways to Generate New Ideas
On today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Carina gives us five ways to generate new ideas. Carina tells us the story of going to a movie with her kids that, at first, she didn’t want to go to …
Episode 119 From Designer to Business Owner with Annette Walter
Carina is joined on Make + Design today by brilliant business woman Annette Walter. Annette shares her career trajectory with us and then gives us great advice on how to run a business. Anyone who be…
Episode 118 3 Ways You Can Become the Best Surface Pattern Designer (That You Haven’t Heard Before)
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina gives us a list of three ways that you can start thinking differently from the competition in order to make it as a surface pattern designer. A surface pat…