ByJms
Good Hair Cards Studios, LLC
1987: In the beginning...
Hi, my name is Jeanetmarie Smith, and I am the creator of Good Hair Cards. My illustrations are drawn inside of Adobe Illustrator on a Wacom Cintiq Pro 24. I love to draw and do not use AI generated images on my cards!The Good Hair Cards collection features stylish hairstyles worn by Black women. Good Hair Cards celebrates Queens who rock their crowns!People often ask how I started illustrating Good Hair Cards. I redesigned a business card for my hairstylist. Her business card had an image of a woman with a 1960's Beehive hairdo. I couldn’t stand it. So I drew a new illustration using Adobe Illustrator, a software I had recently learned at work as a graphics specialist.I didn’t give that illustration much thought until people began expressing how much they loved it, and other hairstylists started requesting custom designs. This side gig turned out to be a gift because, in 1991, U.S. brokerage firms began outsourcing graphic jobs to Ireland. I knew this was bad sign, recalling my father's experience with factory layoffs.By 1997, more U.S. companies were outsourcing jobs like mine overseas. I updated my drawing skills and earned a certificate in graphic design. After two layoffs in sixteen years, Good Hair Cards debuted at the 2013 Black Women's Expo in Chicago. From 2014 to 2019, I sold my cards part-time as a street vendor. People from all walks of life bought my artwork. Semi-retired now, I am expanding the collection in 2025 into an international brand. Please visit my website: Good Hair Cards.com Cheers!