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Apr 18 • Dave Conrey

Recent posts

Should You Sell Art on SaatchiArt.com?

I'm not your Dad, but I have some thoughts that might help you decide.

Aug 8 • Dave Conrey

This Site Wants You to Quit Etsy

Latchet.com believes it can improve the selling experience for creatives, but are they right?

Aug 1 • Dave Conrey

The Summer I Turned… Off My Laptop

My July sabbatical is officially over next week, but I got a little too itchy and was desperate to dislodge myself from the couch cushions.

Jul 25 • Dave Conrey

It's International Zine Month!

I must admit, I didn't know this was a thing, but I'm celebrating anyway.

Jul 4 • Dave Conrey

It's Time for the Summertime Snooze

Last summer nearly killed me, so this year I'm taking July off

Jun 27 • Dave Conrey

Coming out of the weeds to deliver goodies

I've left Covid behind and I'm now clawing my way back to the surface.

Jun 24 • Dave Conrey

Are you struggling to understand where you belong?

Yeah, me too, and that's ok...I think.

Jun 20 • Dave Conrey

Zines are the Future

10+ years in magazine publishing left me bitter. Zines brought me back—not just to print, but to myself.

Jun 13

Six Things I’ve Learned About Starting an Agency at 54

(…besides, "Don't!)

Jun 6 • Dave Conrey

I can't quit you

I planned on quietly skipping this week's newsletter, but my sense of obligation got the better of me.

May 30 • Dave Conrey

5:18

Add Some Chromatic Chaos to Your Images

Watch now | Chroma is here for Affinity Photo users and it will have you checking your eyesight

May 28 • Dave Conrey

This Idea Might Get Me Shadowbanned

What's new, what's next, and what I shouldn't be saying on Instagram

May 23

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Shop small with Dave

A mix of digital and analog assets books, zines and other fun things.

Dave on YouTube

Sharing stories and creative projects in a dusty study under construction

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How to make a zine

Mar 14 • Dave Conrey

You're Too Old for This!

Apr 4 • Dave Conrey

The time I had to punch my way through to creativity

May 9 • Dave Conrey

I grew 30% in two months by using Notes on Substack

Jan 31 • Dave Conrey

The Biggest Mistakes I Made With My Zine

Mar 28 • Dave Conrey

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