If you are a verified seller, you may want to refine your style and visual vocabulary so your patterns stand out in Spoonflower's Design Library. We invited creative community member Virginia O (virginiao) to share her top 3 tips for new artists selling their designs on Spoonflower. These tips were originally posted on the Spoonflower blog in 2021.
3 Selling Tips from Virginia O
Tip 1: Draw something original. Forget doing the same style you see everyone else doing. What are you good at? Draw that! Your design will stand out if it doesn’t look like everyone else’s design.
Tip 2: Decide which market your design would appeal to and tag your design to attract that customer. For example: if you present lime green aliens sunning themselves on Mars, your design may appeal to a novelty market over a home decor market.
Tip 3: Understand how color can set a mood and attract or repel the eye. See color as a way to convey playfulness, beauty, calmness, etc. Color is subjective and personal—and multiple color versions can often enhance what you are trying to convey to different markets.