Loree Mayer Design

Mom’s and Zach 🩷

About last week…

Got to see our new airport on my way to Nashville for the yearly camp Minted trip. I started with as a designer in 2011 and never expected it to bring me what it did. It was my introduction to community. Thousands for artists (although way less at that time) all competing but also supporting each other through friendships and critiques.

This year I got to hug my friends that I haven’t seen for a year, others I haven’t seen for years and it felt so good. I got to meet friends that I had never met in person. I got to take art workshops and learn about workflows. I visited and was floored by inspiration. I walked along the bars in town and heard music flowing into the streets. I learned a line dance. I played bingo, and danced my heart out.

This is your reminder that community is so important for our souls. This is coming from an introvert that needed lots of recovery time from all the peopling. ☺️

Thank you !
- love you ladies!
- it was so nice to meet you in person and spend some time with you!
So many more I could mention and so many that I didn’t get time to talk to!

I think Yinz need a camp minted in Pittsburgh!

I can’t remain silent. None of this is okay. So many others have posted so eloquently, and I’ll continue to share those in my stories, but I needed this to live here my grid to know I didn’t stay silent.💔

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our friends, family, and clients! So grateful for all of you! We didn’t get cards out this year and I’m giving myself so grace for that 😊

Random projects and tidbits from the past few months that didn’t require a photo shoot. I’ve got so much to share - it’s just hard to keep up.

It’s vacation season and wedding season and all the things season.

More to come from this colorful wedding with .alexisallen but these babies needed their own spotlight. We added weights in the wood to help with stability for an outdoor wedding.



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I’m posting these for my fellow graphic designers, my clients, and for myself. I have a few more annual report-type graphics I want to post about, but with the way my mind works, I needed to get this up before I move onto something else and forget.

Notes:

LSS is , my sticker and product biz. 2023 was my first year selling wholesale, and while the % of the category went down for wholesale in 2024, the actual income went up and we got into some new stores.

In 2023, I took on less weddings and events in hopes to increase my branding and corporate clients, and for a little bit of a mental health break. That was a tough year.

Every year, I hope to increase my royalties and commission income. This year, I’m not letting this goal slip past me. Hold me accountable!

This year I’m also hoping to keep better track of spending in each category to get an idea of how these Gross numbers compare to Net. Net for weddings + events is typically around 45%, whereas net income for royalties and commission is probably more like 90% since there isn’t any cost of goods expenses. Keeping track of my Etsy and Wholesale business expenses has been a little trickier.

I am hoping to post more specific numbers from the year for all categories.

Got questions? Feedback? I’d love to hear!

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