September 9, 2025

Mastering Envelope Distort in Illustrator: From Pringles to Harley-Davidson

By Kelly Barkhurst

4 Min read

09September

Copycat Design Series Have you ever wondered how designers bend and warp text perfectly into custom shapes—like the Pringles logo’s bowtie? In Illustrator, it feels like magic when you see it happen with just one click. But here’s the catch: not every logo plays so nicely. Take the Harley-Davidson badge, for example. The word MOTOR across the top isn’t something Illustrator can nail with a single...

August 31, 2025

Recreating the Interlocking L and A for Dodgers Logo

By Kelly Barkhurst

17 Min read

31August

In this installment of the CopyCat Design Series, we’re diving into the iconic LA Dodgers interlocking monogram logo. By studying and rebuilding this design in Adobe Illustrator, we’ll practice typography basics, anchor point editing, and interlocking letterforms—skills you can apply to your own monograms and logotypes. A Brief History of the LA Dodgers Logo The Dodgers’ “LA” monogram is one of...

August 26, 2025

Recreating the Olympic Rings in Adobe Illustrator: A Step-by-Step Guide

By Kelly Barkhurst

5 Min read

26August

In this post from our Copycat Design Series, we’ll walk through how to recreate one of the most iconic logos of all time: the Olympic rings. Along the way, we’ll dig into the history, explore the official brand guidelines, and learn some Illustrator techniques that you can apply to any design project. Table of ContentsA Brief History of the Olympic SymbolSetting Up Your WorkspaceBuilding the...

August 19, 2025

Back-to-School Hack: How I Used ChatGPT to Create an Apple Calendar File

By Kelly Barkhurst

2 Min read

19August

Juggling back-to-school schedules? Instead of typing practices and games into Apple Calendar one by one, I used ChatGPT to instantly generate an iCal file. With a single download, all the events appeared in our shared family calendar—saving time and preventing mistakes. Here’s how you can do it too.

July 29, 2025

Customize Breadcrumbs for Dynamic pages in Wix Studio

By Kelly Barkhurst

6 Min read

29July

Tired of seeing generic “(Item)” breadcrumbs on your Wix Studio Dynamic Pages? Learn how to create custom breadcrumb trails that display your item’s actual name using Velo code. This step-by-step guide walks you through identifying the right dataset, CMS fields, and breadcrumb IDs—plus exactly how to update the script to suit your project.

July 22, 2025

How to Set a Max Width in Wix Studio (And Why You’ll Actually Want To)

By Kelly Barkhurst

4 Min read

22July

Easily control your site's max width in Wix Studio with this quick tip. Learn how to set global and per-section width limits to keep your content clean and readable especially on large screens.

July 10, 2025

How to Change Units in Photoshop (Pixels, Inches, and Millimeters)

By Kelly Barkhurst

7 Min read

10July

Learn how to change units in Photoshop, including pixels, inches, and millimeters. This beginner-friendly guide shows you where to update your measurement settings, how to fix mismatched units in the toolbar, and reveals a hidden Control-click (Mac) or right-click (PC) trick every designer should know.

July 9, 2025

Ruby Basics Every Beginner Should Know: Concatenation, Interpolation, Conditionals, and Nesting

By Kelly Barkhurst

5 Min read

09July

Learn the essential Ruby concepts that tripped me up (and then clicked) during coding bootcamp! This beginner-friendly post covers interpolation, conditional logic, nesting, and string concatenation—with clear examples and real explanations that helped me understand how Ruby actually works.

July 8, 2025

Ruby Loops for Beginners: Start, End, and Infinite Loops Explained

By Kelly Barkhurst

3 Min read

08July

Wondering how Ruby loops really work? This beginner-friendly post covers loop blocks, infinite loops, and how to stop them with break. Clear examples and pro tips from my Bootcamp notes!

July 3, 2025

Ruby Basics: 5 Beginner Questions Answered Simply

By Kelly Barkhurst

5 Min read

03July

New to Ruby? This beginner-friendly guide answers five common questions I had during coding Bootcamp—including how break works in loops, what == really means, how to name variables, and the difference between puts, print, and p. Clear explanations, helpful examples, and links to more in-depth learning.