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by Sara Bowers
My name is Sara Bowers, Owner and Creative Director of Studio 8. I am an artist, a coffee-obsessed wanderluster, a mother, a foodie and wine lover and a mountain girl. I live and breathe design. For the past two decades, I’ve helped hundreds of small businesses by creating soulful, strategic branding and graphic design to help elevate their marketing and packaging.
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Why is it important to evoke feelings in your branding?
Understanding the importance of evoking emotions in branding is crucial for creating impactful and successful brand experiences. Emotions play the most significant role in the decision-making process, and it is in the limbic system of the brain where these emotions and purchasing decisions are closely linked. What the heck does that mean?
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Good branding will work for you. Think of it like an extra team member, getting you sales, reassuring your customers and educating your audience and encouraging potential leads. It will assist you, however only if you are using it properly. When used well, it helps align you with your audience and brings ease, clarity and […]
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This is the colour palette of Summer for me. This palette feels like sand dunes, salty air, warm breeze, dried grass and long, quiet nights. It is the time for beach picnics, road trips, linen pants, citronella candles and late night laughter with friends. It’s the time to crank up the pizza ovens and share […]
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Spring has definitely sprung! 🌸And after a relentless period of rain and lockdowns, it is more welcome than ever. In our local Gariwerd Aboriginal calendar, it is the season of Petyan, known as the time where the wildflowers bloom. The weather is unpredictable and the bushland comes to life with the warmer days. I soooo […]
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Does your business website need a website refresh? Often, I hear people say statements like, “Hmmmm, I think my website is fine.” A moment of consideration leads me to question, are they really certain? When I hear someone label their website as “fine” or “satisfactory”, it signals that it might be time for a website […]
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Now, don’t get me wrong. I would LOVE to be your designer, but I want you to find the right designer (trust me, your designer does too!). I’d really like to help with that! Finding the right designer for can sound intimidating, particularly for big jobs and branding. (I’ve known clients who’ve sat on this decision for years!) Regardless of which designer you choose, I encourage you to decide on a someone with whom you are comfortable, in whose abilities you are confident and whose style you really resonate with.
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