For my Independent Directed Study (IDS), I decided to create a small stationery business. I have always loved art but I didn’t have much time to focus on it outside of school due to extracurriculars and homework, so I decided to incorporate it into an Inquiry.
I decided to focus on making stickers and notepads. To do so, I needed to learn how to design and produce them, using a mix of digital art and hands-on crafts. I learned how to design a website (www.doodleraydesigns.com) that included online sales functionality to sell my products, and I manage a social media account to market my products (@doodleraydesigns).
Rachel selling her sticker’s and children’s book at a local author’s event
Some of the stickers Rachel created
Some of the notepads Rachel created
Rachel marketing her products at a book fair
