The Michelle Hickey Design Blog

Lia Griffith was one of my earliest unofficial mentors when I began my journey as an online creative entrepreneur. Everything from her designs, to projects, to tutorials, photography and even the site design, have a flawless quality, and somewhere in my naive brain, I thought that meant “effortless.” As I grew as a business owner, […]

I don’t have a mentor in the sense that there’s not a single person that I look to for guidance, advice, and leadership to help me make decisions in my business. What I have is more valuable. A web of resources that includes podcasts that I regularly tune in to, blogs I read, online personalities […]

Brush Script Fonts are all the rage at the moment, and it’s kind of hard not to fall in love with every single one of them. I don’t know about you, but I am super grateful that hand lettering artists have shared their talents in creating these typefaces. When hand lettering became a big thing […]

Bold moves don’t always come as result of dramatic occurrences but can be born from a seemingly ordinary task. In my case, it was writing a single line of text in a blog post, combined with dozens of other small moments that have snowballed over time, all of which led me to make a significant […]

Running your own business comes with the perk of taking personal time when you need it, but the challenge is learning to manage it. When you know that your work will be interrupted (as mine will be quite often in the next few months), it becomes more important than ever to use that time intentionally. […]

There are enough script fonts and calligraphic typefaces out there right now to overwhelm even the savviest graphic designers. When it comes to identifying my favorite fonts, let’s just say it’s a rotating selection. I’ll be the first to admit that I develop new typeface crushes almost daily. You can’t blame a girl when it […]

Have you ever wondered how to generate passive income from a printables-based blog? In this expert interview, Erin from Printable Crush shares the story of how she evolved her struggling Etsy shop into a successful printables-based blog. She is not only a talented self-taught graphic designer but a savvy entrepreneur. Erin has done an awesome […]

Two planning printables for bloggers and small business owners to help you get organized while elevating your business: coming right up! Inspired by my word of the year Fellow bloggers and small business owners, I don’t know what happened to me at the start of this year, but I have got a fire lit under […]

It’s our lucky day, font lovers (again). There’s a brand new bundle of awesome fonts that has just been released from my friends at Design Cuts, and every time they do, I want to throw a party. This collection comes with 33 fonts, in a variety of styles to keep you covered for whatever project comes your […]