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Design Assets for Doing Business Online

We provide design resources and tutorials for small business owners who are still wearing all the hats, including graphic design.

The focus is on Pretty or “feminine” design assets for the web. Graphics, textures, backgrounds, and templates for web design, social media, blogging, and online advertising.

Who We Serve

Our main focus is on an entrepreneur who markets online via a website, blog, social media, etc.. This person must have a brand focused on “pretty” design. and she is in a creative industry such as beauty, fashion, interior design, and crafts. Since she is creative, she also loves the design process.

I do my best to make every tutorial on this channel as easy as possible to follow for business owners and hobby designers.

Since I focus mostly on a feminine design aesthetic,  you will find a lot of glitter bombs here. Can’t say I didn’t warn you 🙂

Here’s what you can expect from Prettywebz Media

 

Design Assets for Doing Business Online

We provide design resources and tutorials for small business owners who are still wearing all the hats, including graphic design.

The focus is on Pretty or “feminine” design assets for the web. Graphics, textures, backgrounds, and templates for web design, social media, blogging, and online advertising.

Who We Serve

Our main focus is on an entrepreneur who markets online via a website, blog, social media, etc.. This person must have a brand focused on “pretty” design. and she is in a creative industry such as beauty, fashion, interior design, and crafts. Since she is creative, she also loves the design process.

I do my best to make every tutorial on this channel as easy as possible to follow for business owners and hobby designers.

Since I focus mostly on a feminine design aesthetic,  you will find a lot of glitter bombs here. Can’t say I didn’t warn you 🙂

Here’s what you can expect from Prettywebz Media

 

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Freebies

Freebies are always fun, so I’ve scattered mine all over the blog. Web graphics, design resources, planners, stickers and more! You’ll find it all hidden throughout the blog and in the shop. I don’t have a specific category where I keep them all, but if you sign up for my newsletter, you get a direct link to all the freebies every month. You can sign up in the footer of any page on this site!

All of the freebies in my shop are free for commercial use. 

Inspiration, Roundups, and Showcases

We all get stuck sometimes and need a little inspiration. I showcase my favorite fonts, graphics, stock photos and more. Always keeping in mind that you’re running a business and licensing is an issue. Most of what I share in my showcases are free for commercial use and often has a free version. 

By the way, I am a sucker for typography, so I cruise the font circuit often. You can expect a lot of typography resources here.

The Shop

Affordable and simple to use resources to DIY all your designs. From blog posts and branding to full-blown website design. Bad design can hurt your bottom line, and it deserves attention, but it doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. Your most essential resource, time, should go to the things that are making you money in your business.

Freebies

Freebies are always fun, so I’ve scattered mine all over the blog. Web graphics, design resources, planners, stickers and more! You’ll find it all hidden throughout the blog and in the shop. I don’t have a specific category where I keep them all, but if you sign up for my newsletter, you get a direct link to all the freebies every month. You can sign up in the footer of any page on this site!

All of the freebies in my shop are free for commercial use. 

Inspiration, Roundups, and Showcases

We all get stuck sometimes and need a little inspiration. I showcase my favorite fonts, graphics, stock photos and more. Always keeping in mind that you’re running a business and licensing is an issue. Most of what I share in my showcases are free for commercial use and often has a free version. 

By the way, I am a sucker for typography, so I cruise the font circuit often. You can expect a lot of typography resources here.

The Shop

Affordable and simple to use resources to DIY all your designs. From blog posts and branding to full-blown website design. Bad design can hurt your bottom line, and it deserves attention, but it doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. Your most essential resource, time, should go to the things that are making you money in your business.

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About

Tutorials

Join me on Youtube or on the blog for tutorials using various software from Adobe products to open source powerhouses. The goal of the tutorial videos is to introduce you to interesting alternatives to Adobe.

I also want to show you all of the amazing things Adobe products like Photoshop can do for your design and workflow.

Photoshop is a big product with tons of functionality. The best way to learn all of its secrets is through doing simple design projects.

My design tutorials will help you learn more advanced Photoshop features in a fun way that will leave you with an amazing design resource at your disposal that you created all on your own. 

About

Tutorials

Join me on Youtube or on the blog for tutorials using various software from Adobe products to open source powerhouses. The goal of the tutorial videos is to introduce you to interesting alternatives to Adobe.

I also want to show you all of the amazing things Adobe products like Photoshop can do for your design and workflow.

Photoshop is a big product with tons of functionality. The best way to learn all of its secrets is through doing simple design projects.

My design tutorials will help you learn more advanced Photoshop features in a fun way that will leave you with an amazing design resource at your disposal that you created all on your own. 

 

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Planning Resources

I design planners because I’m an organizing and planning junkie. Sorry, we all have our faults. Sometimes I share my planning resources on the blog because I think running a business is hard enough but being disorganized and confused makes the stress level so much worse. Organization tools are my way of helping you be less stressed.

Design Principles

I know you’re not a designer, but if you’re going DIY, you at least need the basics. I try to cover the basics of design principles without going too far. You’re a busy business owner, I get it, just the basics of good design.

Planning Resources

I design planners because I’m an organizing and planning junkie. Sorry, we all have our faults. Sometimes I share my planning resources on the blog because I think running a business is hard enough but being disorganized and confused makes the stress level so much worse. Organization tools are my way of helping you be less stressed.

Design Principles

I know you’re not a designer, but if you’re going DIY, you at least need the basics. I try to cover the basics of design principles without going too far. You’re a busy business owner, I get it, just the basics of good design.

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About Mercedes

I’m Mercedes, and I own PrettyWebz Media. I also go by Mercy sometimes. Here’s a bullet list of things you might be interested to know about me. 

  • I’m married with two daughters (19 and 23) 
  • I co-parent three puppies with my youngest daughter, but they are my new fur babies. 
  • I spent most of my career as a contractor in a male-dominated field. Now, everything I do involves the color pink, gold or glitter. Maybe I’ll get over this someday but probably not.  
  • I have an MBA and an MPA (Masters Degree in Public Administration), Government contracting was my day job before I decided to become a full-time designer. 
  • I am a self-taught designer, and I learn new things every day. I consider myself an always evolving design student.
  • I’m addicted to online classes. It’s a real problem. No, I mean it, this is a struggle. I go to school for fun. Udemy, Skillshare, Creative Live, Teachable, Lynda, I love all the things! 
  • I owned a Tshirt & Embroidery shop for several years, that’s where I first learned how to design. I had no full-time employees so I was the designer and I ran the business. 
  • My first design software was Wilcom (embroidery software) I didn’t even know what a vector was before that. Wilcom was my gateway to Illustrator. 
  • Photoshop has been my favorite pastime/hobby since I was in my early twenties but I went to business school instead of design school. Not sure what happened there  I used to go through every tutorial PSDtuts put out. I added fairy wings and fantasy backgrounds to all of my daughter’s pictures. I laugh when I look at them now.  
  • Since I went to business school and I was in the business world for most of my career, you’re going to read a lot about design as it applies to business. Business is in my blood at this point. I can’t help but talk about it. 
  • I believe everything should be designed around user experience because they’re the reason we create anything. 
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