By guest contributor Mariah Danielsen. Photography by Bhldn.

This time of year leaves us all reflecting on our brands and how we want to grow in the new year. One thing you may be contemplating is a whole new look for your brand – complete with a new logo, website, and new offerings.

Re-branding your business, even when you don’t have a ton of followers, can be overwhelming and costly. The price of a new logo, website, web copy, images, and business cards can add up quickly. It’s worth thinking about whether you want a whole new look, or if you should just spruce things up a bit.

By guest contributor Melissa Coleman.

Sometimes you just need to put your personal touch on things. In this final of our Illustrator series, you’ll learn how to do just that. Get out your sketchbook and start doodling, or dig up one of your old sketches. Black and white works best, but there’s nothing Photoshop can’t fix. Pull it into Illustrator, and with the click of a button, your sketch will turn from a raster to a vector image. You can blow it up super large, or shrink it down teeny tiny, with no quality lost. Let’s get started.