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From design breakdowns and advice to industry trends, this is where I share ideas, insights, and inspiration.

A behind-the-scenes look at my creative world.

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Week 1 of Building my Digital Product

The first week of building my Study Abroad in Korea Survival Kit has been an eye-opening experience.

I went in thinking the hardest part would be coming up with content, but the bigger challenge was narrowing down what truly belongs in my MVP (minimum viable product) versus what can wait as “nice-to-have” extras.

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My Product Concept Evolution

In Week 1, I explored three possible digital products: a Social Media Template Bundle, an Academic Planner, and a Korea Travel Kit. That stage was all about understanding the market and identifying opportunities where I could apply both design and personal experience.

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Social Media Ashley Smith Social Media Ashley Smith

HQ PAGES = NEW FAN CLUB.

Have you ever felt like your favorite artist deserves more hype, more love, more visibility? That’s how I felt after seeing BIBI live in Seoul. Her creativity, charisma, and connection with fans…

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Hooked.

Attention spans are short. Time is limited. People have better things to do. If you want to catch someone’s attention, especially in writing, you have to hook them immediately. If you don’t, they’ll move on, quickly.

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Carefully Care-Free

A writer must choose between writing authentically, and therefore creating their best work, or writing what they think the audience wants to hear, which may not be as effective.

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Behind the Blogger

With 2025 just beginning, its time for an introduction. Whether it be in art classes or on her own, Ashley has always enjoyed working creatively. In high school, she took her creative passion more seriously and found her love for design through classes, clubs, and participating in extracurricular activities.

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Hold the fluff.

When writing, we often feel tempted to ‘fluff’ it up, adding unnecessary words and phrases that make it longer but not necessarily more meaningful. With the increase of electronic writing, the issue has worsened, as writers add more and more ‘frills’.

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