The Michelle Hickey Design Blog

In this wedding invitation font pairing guide, you’ll find eight combinations to suit various styles. Whether you are an invitation designer or going the DIY route, this will give you the inspiration you need to get started! I’ve been in complete wedding mode lately— preparing for my sister Allison’s wedding in June and helping out […]

In this post, you’ll find highlights from a handcrafted fonts bundle and tips on where to use them in your designs. Please note that the bundle referenced is no longer available, but the typefaces can still be purchased individually. I am beyond giddy to share this with you. With all the free fonts out there, […]

Are you a creative looking to share your work online? In this post, you’ll find ten steps that’ll aid you in starting a successful creative blog. Many of you have reached out to tell me that you have dreams of someday starting your own blog and/or creative business. I also have some dear friends and […]

In this post, you’ll find a collection of ten romantic font ideas for wedding invitations, branding, and more! The greeting-card day of the year is soon approaching! Meanwhile, most designers are trying to recover from Christmas work while scrambling to get our Valentine’s Day projects completed. If you need a little inspiration to get the […]

In this personal post, I share my 2015 goals and word of the year selection, that’ll help guide my intentions. I love blank slates, fresh starts and new beginnings. Since I moved to Florida, I even love the month of January (it’s 80 degrees at the time I am writing this…). Like many, I began […]

In this post, I share a collection of handwritten font ideas you can use to create digital products, posts, and more! I have been loving handcrafted everything lately. I think there’s something about creating my own things that have really given me an appreciation for the love that goes into what others have made. Today […]

In this post, you’ll learn five ways to create pin-worthy graphics to help promote your blog, online shop, social media, and more. If you’ve been making your way through my design school series, I’m guessing you may be a blogger or online content creator. If you’ve got something great to share, you need artwork and […]

Are you interested in sharing and selling your designs online? Here are my best ten tips for creating printables. If you are a frequent reader of my blog Elegance and Enchantment, you know that I pretty much eat, sleep and breathe printables (and also fonts, weddings, and sometimes cupcakes). When I first started creating printables, […]

In this post, you’ll find ten retro font ideas for your next graphic design project. I have always thought I was born two generations too late, and I would have loved to have been around to see the 1920s-1960s. Since the mid-20th-century is one of my favorite time periods, a lot of my projects tend […]