Short history About Valentine
The Valentine’s Day holiday originates from an ancient Christian tradition that celebrates the martyrdom of Saint Valentine, a Christian saint who lived during the 3rd century AD. Valentine was a bishop of Terni, Italy, and was arrested and sentenced to death for converting pagans to Christianity and aiding persecuted Christians during the reign of Roman Emperor Claudius II. According to legend, Saint Valentine was imprisoned and during his imprisonment he performed several miracles, healing the sick and converting other people to Christianity. Before being executed, Valentino wrote a farewell letter to his beloved, signing it “From Valentino” (hence the term “valentine / a”). Valentine’s Day has since become an occasion to celebrate romantic love, give gifts, exchange messages of love and flowers, and share romantic moments with your partner
Valentine’s Day in the World Economy
Valentine’s Day is a very important occasion for the economy of many countries, both nationally and internationally. It’s undeniable that each and every sector of the industry is involved in this very short holiday (it’s just one day so the planning and advertising campaigns are the key!). Let’s think for one second about the amount of flowers alone that are being sold on Valentine’s Day, or clothes, or chocolate, or jewelry! The numbers are pretty impressive! According to the website statista.com “Planned Valentine’s Day spending in the United States was expected to reach approximately 24 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. This is an increase of about two billion dollars from 2021. “ We also have to consider Valentine’s as an important occasion for tourism, with many couples who decide to spend a romantic gateway in some special place. Not to mention, Valentine’s Day also represents an important occasion in other service sectors, such as restaurants, cinemas, theaters, and so on.
Valentine’s Day and Trends for 2024
For 2024 we have some interesting influences for design and visual art in general, let’s have a look :
Bold, Big and Chunky Fonts
This is the time for having some quirky fonts! And fonts are never enough! Right now the trend for typography is using big and chunky kinds of fonts, and on Creative Fabrica you will find so many different like these here below, perfect to create some text to enhance your Valentine’s creations
Metaverse, 3D and Artificial Intelligence
With the increasing presence of artificial intelligence around us and our lives, it’s now more obvious than ever that Ai and all related 3D works are having an impact on our existence and work. Well, if you haven’t tried yet, it’s time to use Spark from Creative Fabrica, an AI service that will help you create images in a matter of seconds, illustrations, and even texts, and see for yourself what AI is capable of when is used for creative wo
Preparing for your Valentine’s Day Projects:
1- Planning is the key
We already said this, but it’s good to repeat once again: Valentine’s Day is just a 1-day festivity, so you must consider playing ahead of time. Generally speaking, having at least one month/one month and a half in front of you should be fine, but 2 or 3 would be great.
Time to craft! We believe a gift shouldn’t be expensive to be authentic, and that’s what crafts are made for: they’re made for showing your passion for something you love!
3- Prepare your shop for a Valentine’s Sale
As always, a great way to boost your sales is to run a sale to your Creative Fabrica shop: so once you think you have all your products set up, it’s time to set your shop for a discount sale.
4- Bring people in!
One crucial step that cannot be ignored is to inform people that you are having a sale. Setting up a sale and expecting people to get your items is a great and optimistic prospective but is not enough. Instead, try to drive traffic to your shop!
5- How to drive traffic
Social networks play a big role in driving traffic to your page. Now of course, the more social networks you are active on, the more chances you have to get people’s attention but if you only have a couple of active accounts or maybe only one don’t worry, because you will be able to get people’s attention anyway! Even an Instagram page is enough (if well-used) to let people know you and what you do! Right now short reels are getting the most attention, so if you are a crafter (but this is true for any kind of creator) you should use this new function as much as you can. People are drawn to watch other people doing any kind of activity on short videos, and crafting shorts are absolutely popular and oddly satisfactory to the eye! The same can be said for longer format videos, but in general the best habit you should cultivate is to grow a community in your area of interest. The best thing to do as a creator is to bring people together who are interested in a common topic, create a blog, or an active and authentic Instagram page, or a Facebook group!
And with being said, we cannot wait to hear from you, your feedback, your opinions, and even questions, and of course, we wish you a great Valentine’s Day!
