Jo Draper

Jo Draper Creative Mentor & Digital Designer helping VAs + creatives simplify design, content and systems.
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Creator of The Dotted Path - tools and courses for clarity, confidence and business your way.

Your email signature is doing a job - even if it’s doing it badly.If it’s dull, unclickable, or hiding behind Times New ...
17/07/2025

Your email signature is doing a job - even if it’s doing it badly.

If it’s dull, unclickable, or hiding behind Times New Roman… we need to talk.

Because your signature? It’s not a sign-off. It’s a mic drop.

Your visual handshake. A digital “this is me.”

You don’t need to be a designer or know a lick of code to make one that clicks and converts.

I’ve got a Skillshare class landing soon:

The Signature Scribble - create an animated, clickable email signature

✔️ Canva template with varying sizes for the different pages
✔️ Mood boards in case you don't have yours sorted
✔️ Layout ideas - 'cos we all get stuck on the 'blank page' sometimes
✔️ Step-by-step video tutorials (short + sweet)

Want in when it drops? Let me know below or hit that follow so you don’t miss the Magic.

Your email signature isn’t a sign-off.It’s a branding opportunity you're probably wasting.Still using “Kind regards” and...
14/07/2025

Your email signature isn’t a sign-off.

It’s a branding opportunity you're probably wasting.

Still using “Kind regards” and a blurry logo from 2014?

Still linking to social icons that go nowhere?

Still pretending that a headshot isn’t way more human than initials in a circle?

That ends now.

✨ I'm teaching on Skillshare ✨

First up - a workshop where you’ll build a scroll-stopping, brand-aligned email signature (with animation) that speaks for you before you type a word.

Using Canva, Google Docs, and animation to design something sleek, memorable, and full of personality.

COMING SOON:

💥 A class you can finish in a lunch break

💥 Templates, mood pickers, layout ideas

💥 Included with your Skillshare membership (or grab a free trial)

Not a logo in the corner.

A full-blown identity boost every time you hit send.

👉 Want the link when it drops? Comment “Scribble” and I’ll send it your way.

You know I don’t do half-arsed.I’m officially moving house - digitally speaking. The blog (and my website) is getting a ...
11/07/2025

You know I don’t do half-arsed.

I’m officially moving house - digitally speaking.

The blog (and my website) is getting a brand-new Squarespace home, with better design, easier reading, and maybe even a glittery button or two.

That means blog publishing is on pause for now…

BUT the Magic’s still brewing behind the scenes. ✨

The stories? Still being written.

The sass? Still flowing.

The newness? Coming soon.

I’ve posted a new blog every single week this year - if you missed one (or seven), now's the perfect time to catch up: https://www.rfr.bz/f598754 (or hit the link in bio).

Are you someone who loves a good website glow-up? Tell me what you look for in a great blog or site - design, navigation, secret sass?

You don’t need a tool for every part of your business.You need a setup that works with your brain, not against it.Here a...
07/07/2025

You don’t need a tool for every part of your business.

You need a setup that works with your brain, not against it.

Here are the five tools that keep my creative biz humming without tech stress:

✨ Canva for scroll-stopping design

✨ Sociamonials for set-and-forget scheduling

✨ MailerLite for emails that sound like me

✨ Google Workspace for backend brilliance

✨ Squarespace (coming soon) because Wix and I have outgrown each other

🛠 Blog is live - grab the link in my bio to read the full behind-the-scenes or head to https://www.rfr.bz/fab1deb

Which tool saves your sanity on the daily? Drop it below.

03/07/2025

🏃‍♀️ Pegged it. Literally.

Washing towels, battling wind gusts, chasing Paul’s rogue t-shirt around the balcony, and dodging flying leaves… it was like an Olympic sport out there yesterday.

The wind hit 75 km/h. The towels did NOT stay put. Scruff’s blankets were nearly airborne. Don’t get me started on the leafy invasion in the bedroom (or the patio this morning!)

Moral of the story? Systems help… but the weather doesn’t care. 😅

This week in my Dotty Studio…A few big wins, some micro steps, and a whole lot of joy-powered progress.📦 Launched a new ...
26/06/2025

This week in my Dotty Studio…

A few big wins, some micro steps, and a whole lot of joy-powered progress.

📦 Launched a new mini product
🎥 Filmed my first Skillshare class
🧰 Sorted systems and cleared digital clutter
📣 Got visible (hello podcast guest spot + fresh pins)
🎯 Mapped out what's next with total clarity

This week reminded me:

Your business can be strategic and silly.

Playful and profitable.

Messy and Magical.

👀 Peek inside the carousel for the full wrap-up - and tell me:

What’s one thing you’re proud of this week?

Feelings & Floaties - my first Scribble Set (Business Edition) - is now in the shop.If you’re tired of trying to make th...
20/06/2025

Feelings & Floaties - my first Scribble Set (Business Edition) - is now in the shop.

If you’re tired of trying to make those “almost your vibe” templates work - or if you want icons, patterns and business templates that feel like YOU - this one’s for you.

✏️ Hand-drawn
✏️ No AI
✏️ Made with real business humans in mind

Pop over to Etsy and check it out — link in bio or https://www.rfr.bz/f8613d4.

Yes - more sets are coming soon…

You don’t need more tips. You need a strategy that sticks.This week I’m handing over the keys to the Digital Castle - ak...
19/06/2025

You don’t need more tips. You need a strategy that sticks.

This week I’m handing over the keys to the Digital Castle - aka, the system that stops your content from vanishing into the void.

📌 Where should your reels, captions, and carousel posts lead?

📌 How do you build something that lasts?

📌 What’s a content strategy that doesn’t burn you out?

It’s all in this week’s blog. Link’s in the bio or head to https://www.rfr.bz/f5e60c8

What’s your current go-to platform for content - Instagram, email, YouTube… or something else?

16/06/2025

You’re not bad at content. You’re simply not giving it a home.

If your tips, stories, and golden nuggets are getting swallowed by the scroll… it’s time to fix the foundation.

This week’s blog explains why a Digital Castle (yes, blog, podcast, YouTube - whatever works for you) is the missing piece.

Build it once. Let it work while you sleep.

👑 Head to https://www.rfr.bz/f6eaddc for the full read. Your content deserves a throne.

Say hello to the very first Scribble Set.Paws & Policies was created for the fantastic Emma at Ready to Boss Legal Ready...
10/06/2025

Say hello to the very first Scribble Set.

Paws & Policies was created for the fantastic Emma at Ready to Boss Legal Ready to Boss Legal. It is a custom collection of hand-drawn icons and playful patterns that reflect her brand (and her beloved pets).

This is part of a new offering under Soo & Scribble by Jo Draper: lovingly (hand-drawn) illustrated icons, seamless patterns, and matching digital goodies like journals, carousels, and Canva templates.

The best part? A new collection is coming - or you can book a custom set for your brand.

Follow along for sneak peeks (you might have seen Feelings & Floaties yesterday as well as the t-shirt design)

DM me for 1:1 details

🔗 jodraper.au

The start of a new collection. This one is called Feelings & Floaties.I'll be sharing what I created as a test tomorrow....
09/06/2025

The start of a new collection. This one is called Feelings & Floaties.

I'll be sharing what I created as a test tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Illustrations: Soo & Scribble by Jo Draper

Icons and pattern created in Affinity Designer.

09/06/2025

I wasn’t expecting the cocktail called a Reindeer Fart to be delicious… but here we are.

Alaska brought the sea otters. Vegas brought the curly escalators. Seattle brought rosemary fries that could convert a skeptic.

Me? I brought the snacks, the fun, and a new blog full of travel stories, random hilarity, and zero business lessons.

You deserve five minutes of escape.

Link’s in bio or head to https://www.rfr.bz/ff8461c

What’s the weirdest/funniest thing that’s ever happened to you on a trip? I want to hear it.

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