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The 10 Commandments of Proper Branding
Thoughts on building a brand, making your value proposition clear, spreading your brand through the proper channels and supports, and ultimately delivering.
Neil Wengerd: The Importance of Asking Why
Clients often come with a preconceived notion of what they need. Neil Wengerd of Nonfiction says it’s up to us to deconstruct those notions.
Jason Rosenberg: Ten Years Later
Ten years after moving to New York City from San Francisco (and a decade after being a GDUSA Person To Watch), Anthem Senior Creative Director Jason Rosenberg catches us up on what he’s been doing and has some thoughts on what has changed.
LogoLounge 2019 Trend Report
2019 marks the 17th year of this one-of-a-kind report from LogoLounge. Each year, founder Bill Gardner offers the opportunity to review thousands of logos one at a time, looking for emerging trends.
4 Killer Tips To Make Your Business Event Successful
Here are the top 4 key points that event organizers need to know before kick-starting a flawless business event.
Yupo Team Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Employees of Yupo Corporation America, their families, dignitaries and senior company executives visiting from headquarters in Japan enjoyed a beautiful day to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Yupo Corporation.
Job Opening: Graphic Designer For Restaurant
Graphic Designer: to provide visual direction on all marketing efforts in the areas of design for print, digital and all marketing collateral for a full service restaurant located in Los Angeles CA. Send ad/resume attn: Robert Kronfli to Bacari Americana, Inc., 757 Americana Way, Glendale CA 91210.
‘Glowing Glowing Gone’ Climate Challenge
Adobe Stock is partnering with the Pantone Color Institute and nonprofit organization The Ocean Agency on a campaign called Glowing Glowing Gone to raise awareness and support necessary to save coral reefs.
Alexander Jutkowitz: A Meditation On Time
SJR recently designed and built a Time Machine to deconstruct the modern relationship between man and screen. Instead of snacks or drinks, it vends moments of time and experience.
JoEllen Martinson Davis: Two Movements With Staying Power
JoEllen Martinson Davis on two trends that have staying power: how brands are addressing disabilities and how they are incorporating natural cues into their products.
Taking Your Graphic Design Further, Expanding Into Animation and Motion Design
Animation and motion design can add more impact to your projects and add more glamour to your graphic design career.
Anthony Wood: Design Showdown Between Fiverr vs. Professionals
Anthony Wood argues that, yes, one can get graphic design on the cheap; but, just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
How To Improve Your Smartphone Security Right Now
Some thoughts on the best ways of using your smartphone as safely and securely as possible.
Katie Denton: Why You Should Hire Product Designers To Design Your Brand
Katie Denton of Doberman on how and why product design firms make good branding partners.
5 Essential Ways To Stay Creative
FunctionFox is offering a free online demo of its leading timesheet and project management software for creative professionals. The goal: stay creative, transparent, accountable, focused.
Little Glimpses of Graphic Design In Film With Annie Atkins
You may know her work from Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies or Wes Anderson’s Academy Award-winning Grand Budapest Hotel. Maybe you’ve seen her designs grace the silver screen without even realizing. Introducing one of our favorites (you’ll soon see why), graphic designer and speaker Annie Atkins. Last year, Annie Atkins enthralled the graphic design community with […]
Erickson Stock Now Offering Video Stories for Inspiration
Known for his high-quality, emotional lifestyle imagery, renowned motion and still assignment photographer Jim Erickson has used his stunning video content to create a series of video spots featuring character-based narratives that will inspire you to tell your brand’s story.
Millennials Have Not Killed Print
The Canon Print for Action Survey, conducted by Ipsos, uncovers consumers’ perception and use of printed materials, as well as the importance of print in the minds of tomorrow’s business leaders.
The Next Macrotrend: Escape Into Everyday
What is the next macro trend? Two leading Interbrand experts contend that, to escape the sea of noise, overstimulated consumers and smart brands will embrace escapism.
Carey Jenkins: Embracing The Rebuilding Years
Carey Jenkins, CEO of Substantial, talks about hard times in her career and what she learned about herself in the face of adversity.
Bejan Douraghy: 5 Ways To Find Creative Balance
Finding the right creative balance is something that almost every professional struggles with at some point in their lives; here are some tips that can help.
20 Projects From Graham Hanson Design’s First 20 Years
Visual Profile Books has published the work of graphic design firm GHD Partners, titled ’20/20 Twenty Projects Twenty Years.’
Shutterstock’s 2019 Creative Trends Emphasize Bright and Bold Memories
Shutterstock’s 2019 Creative Trends Report predicts a nostalgic return to the visual aesthetics of the past. The annual guide to the latest styles is based on billions of image, video and music searches and downloads from more than 1.9 million customers around the world.
Sonia Greteman: Build Something That Lasts
Reflections from Sonia Greteman as her Wichita KS-based agency turns 30. She’d do it all again, but with a little tweak here and there.
Mike Ruehlman: Four Hospitality and Retail Design Trends
Mike Ruehlman of FRCH Design Worldwide sees graphic design as more important than ever in creating impactful hospitality and retail experiences.
Why Bad Graphic Design Will Kill Your Website’s SEO
Website SEO and great graphic design go hand-in-hand because bad graphic design can kill your website and SEO.
Tips For Working With A Digital Marketing Agency
Here are some tips for cultivating an effective relationship with a digital marketing agency to get the results you expect.
Ondrej Kruk: Why Color is No Longer Enough for Design
Ondrej Kruk, President of Pantone/X-Rite, discusses four shifts that have increased the demand for getting not just the color, but the appearance, right.
Jim Misener: How Design Works
Guest columnist Jim Misener of global agency 50,000feet opines on why design has the unique ability to focus our minds while also setting them free.
Reasons For Creatives to Embrace Agile Marketing
A workflow expert says that agile marketing is a chance for creatives to work more efficiently, collaboratively and to prove the value of design to their organizations.
Danielle Trivisonno Hawley: Raising Moms In The Ad World
Conditions in the advertising industry are unsustainable for women trying to start a family and stay sane, says CCO Danielle Trivisonno Hawley.
10 Iconic Logo Designs
A quick look at the purpose of logos and ten of the most iconic and influential today.
Shutterstock Marks 15 Years With Creative Poster Series
Shutterstock’s talented in-house designers have created original posters representing iconic moments over the past 15 years using Shutterstock imagery.
Warkulwiz Design Poster Celebrates 35 Years of AIGA Philly
A creative firm specializing in print and web communication creates a poster to celebrate AIGA Philadelphia’s 35th birthday.
Voice Lessons: How To Build A Distinctive Brand Voice
An excerpt from Alan Siegel’s new book entitled Voice Lessons, Navigating the Complex Cultural Landscape to Build a Distinctive Brand Voice. He is a true branding pioneer and currently heads Siegelvision.
Shillington Design School Offers Scholarships To Study Design Full or Part-Time
Shillington is offering half scholarships for its September 2018 full-time and part-time graphic design course in New York, London, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Neenah’s Explore 6 Adds Curb Appeal To Real Estate Marketing Materials
In the newest volume of its ongoing Explore series, Neenah takes a look at designing for the real estate market. The concept: a strong visual presentation can make or break that crucial first impression, as well as that all-important lasting impression.
The Role of Human-Centric Design Thinking in Healthcare
Healthcare companies put emotional connection at the core of their brand strategy, argues Karin Bauer of SGK Healthcare.
Erickson Stock is Exclusive Sponsor of Health+Wellness Awards
Erickson Stock, a premiere source for high-quality, emotional lifestyle imagery, quite appropriately, is the exclusive sponsor of GDUSA’s Health+Wellness Design Awards.