Nicole Yang

Designer in charger of juicier brands for small businesses. Loves dogs, office supplies and the color orange.

[Nicole Yang @nicoleayang]

Over the past week I’ve waffled between living my normal life and feeling like everything is different. Between not panicking at all and mentally preparing for the worst. Between trusting that all of our actions will collectively lead to good and feeling… https://t.co/DkbXn6rMIW

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Don’t look at me pitching an idea with a microphone in my hand.

Instead, think about what a leader actually looks like.

Before @sarasugidono and I went into Day 1 of the Brand Masterclass with Marty Neumeier, we spent breakfast talking about how to be … https://t.co/p2eSdamm0z

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Every time I send out a big brand style guide, I tell my client to sit and marinate on it for a couple of days.
Naturally, during that time, I convince myself that because they actually took my advice and didn’t respond right away, everything is trash a… https://t.co/UwE3UyL2bu

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I think that after the endurance test that was January 2020, we're all entitled to a little treat, right? These flowery icons were so much fun to make because holy moly did my brain need something lovely to concentrate on. They're new and in the Graphics… https://t.co/g4dlqh7Uw2

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What's in your brand handbook? Ours used to be just a style guide with our logo, color, type, photography, and graphic styles. But I've been working on adding in much more:
🍊Our mission and vision
🍊Our design philosophy
🍊Our core values
🍊Our client p… https://t.co/ACqkMZPRSW

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Do you ever notice yourself running into the same problems and hiccups week after week? Like, your brand colors are really hard to combine, or your fonts are hard to read whenever you make an Instagram graphic. But... they're your brand colors and fonts,… https://t.co/5WyXWxo8kY

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Ready to ring in a new decade??? I love big milestones like this because it feels like a thunderbolt just hyper-charged me with the ability to DO ANYTHING. Here's what I'm telling myself this year (I'm sharing it because I have a feeling you might want t… https://t.co/2tc4To8OfY

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More notes from goal setting over the last month. I did my #PowerSheets at Cultivate Your Year Live, but I always go back a second time to write down more notes — words I didn’t have before, insights that came to me afterward, honesty I wasn’t willing to… https://t.co/TwQFF1WcPN

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And I plan on continuing this energy through the New Year. 💆��‍♀️ https://t.co/BUSebh6qN5

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Wrapping up this week has been overwhelming. I know I’m not the only one who feels it. But I looked at this giant stack of presents going out to our regular clients, and was reminded of how lucky I am. I have so many business partners who I admire and lo… https://t.co/6Oz61pUSCy

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Material things will not change your life. But also... I wanted a life where I wasn't cleaning my apartment constantly and I got served an ad for a Roomba. So... sometimes it works? 🤷🏻‍♀️
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P.S. This meditation/yoga gal was just added to … https://t.co/W774ovGiEz

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How I want to feel about work going into the last month of the year. Just casually diving into ALL the projects and wrapping them up like it’s no big deal. 💁🏻‍♀️ This print from @thimblepress came in an order I made years ago, and I’ve kept it on my bull… https://t.co/uJry0IWf1f

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It's possible I overcommitted. It's also possible that my carefully crafted library hold algorithm needs tweaking... https://t.co/taGo9jT7pI

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Being surrounded by the women at Bloom & Grow Live is like going to a reunion you actually want to be a part of. Walking away with action items, flair, Goo Goo Clusters, and lots of gratitude :) https://t.co/Uav2jlkzv7

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Lists can look kind of boring, even when the content is bananas-insane-good-stuff, so I like to give readers a little taste of what's inside with some fun iconography. That's what we did for @AmberHousley's sales page for her Flourish Workshop -- we load… https://t.co/DOJp2ujRQB

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Just scheduled my #PowerSheets day in December! (An entire day that I'll spend digging into these goal setting sheets, reflecting on the year, and setting my sights on big things for 2020). So looking forward to working in the updated design from @Cultiv… https://t.co/ExiMsHpdZs

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I'm designing some type of list literally twice a day for the business owners I work with. They're one of the most basic needs we have as business owners — showing our audience a process, showing off a value stack, or giving them content to help them imp… https://t.co/2x4aGntCbG

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Less than a week until the Graphics Library launches! We worked on a bunch of icons, bundled into sets for you based on topic, like...
🍊 Marketing
🍊 Shop
🍊 Podcasting
🍊 Conversation Bubbles
🍊 Goal Setting
🍊 and...lots more :)
All made to be easy … https://t.co/teAPwmrkka

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My uncle once told me at a wedding that I needed to step up my dance game. Apparently Taylor was really outshining me on the dance floor 🙄Working on my moves today while I do my happy dance because next week we're launching our GRAPHICS LIBRARY! 🎉
⠀⠀… https://t.co/alQ5VPBugR

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During the summer, I was feeling overwhelmed and busy with work. I kept thinking of pulling back a little, and then I had this thought: “no, hang in there because when Taylor’s job picks up again in the fall, I can work more nights and weekends.”
⠀⠀⠀… https://t.co/Is9KQSnZlf