Category: Studio

  • Hi, I’m Shauna! (and this is what I actually do)

    I realized something recently: many of you know Branch, but you might not really know me. With our rebrand rolling out, it felt like the right moment to properly introduce myself.

  • 2023 Studio Vision: Clean Slate

    As I started envisioning what I wanted 2023 to look + feel like, the phrase CLEAN SLATE kept rising to the surface. My 2022 didn’t go as planned as many of the big things I set out to complete fell through the cracks. Launches of new offerings I’d been mapping out didn’t happen as my…

  • My #1 Tip To Stay Organized and Accountable

    Putting a pen to paper sounds so basic…but hear me out! Towards the end of last year, I was working out what I wanted 2022 to look like and realized that I needed to stay super accountable when it came to my time and what I was committing to. To keep track of my days…

  • A New Year + New Routines

    Happy 2022! How are things going for you so far? As the first week of this new year comes to a close, I’ve been re-focusing on some habits I let slide big time as last year got increasingly busy while reminding myself that even the smallest actions done consistently can yield big results. These are…

  • Opinions Don’t Define Us

    For better or worse, everyone is going to have an opinion about your work. I learned this early on in two back-to-back critiques during portfolio reviews in college. The first one was tough — I don’t even remember the specifics now but there was a lot of pointed feedback on improvements I needed to make.…

  • Let Your Creativity Flow Without Constraints

    As this year begins to pick up steam, I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity and how many of us as business owners tend to be focused very intently on the work we produce for clients and in the process, not leaving a lot of room to think about the aesthetics and style of our…

  • 2020 In Review

    John Lennon once sang that “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” and I couldn’t think of a message that more perfectly sums up the year that was 2020. I’ve always been a fan of yearly recap posts — to me, it’s fascinating getting a peek behind the curtain of…

  • Seven Years

    Courage is doing things anyway despite the fear you may feel. This week marks 7 years of Branch being in business and I still remember the day I walked out of my stable dream job to start the studio. The pull was so strong that even though I was scared, I knew I had to…

  • Stay Curious

    I wanted to share a more personal post about one of the most important attributes to having a successful creative career on your terms: staying curious. If you’re ever feeling stuck, the number one thing you can do is to stay curious. If you can remain open to possibility, when you least expect it, the…