GDUSA October 2022 Newsletter

Home    News    Blog    Magazine             October 2022 Newsletter A few fall housekeeping matters. First, our October print and digital editions are live next week; keep an eye out for two popular features on responsible designers and on graphic design for health and wellness. Second, you can find several special offers below: download a revealing 2023 salary guide; access a free demo of time and project management software made just for creatives; and join Neenah’s Idea Shop print and paper resource. Last, but not least, scroll to the bottom for information on our 59th GDUSA awards; the days are dwindling to enter.   — Sasha Kaye–Walsh, Website & Social Media Editor

Olympics Sport Vibrant Brand Identity The International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveils a refreshed brand identity for the Olympics, including custom typefaces, illustrations and graphics… Read More >

Michael Jordan Scores Creative HoF Honors The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Hall of Fame welcomes basketball legend Michael Jordan, Nike cofounder Phil Knight, and Oscar-winner Spike Lee as a team of collaborators… Read More >

Nature Is Muse For Aveda The Aveda x 3.1 Phillip Lim 2021 Holiday Collection is part of a story series, featuring recent designs, done in conjunction with the Idea Shop by Neenah, a resource to help creatives effectively use paper-based materials to reimagine dynamic and effective solutions. This collection has sustainability at the forefront, featuring limited-edition hair accessories and gift packaging that celebrates the botanical world of beauty and purposeful spirit of giving. Idea Shop members enjoy a long menu of creative benefits including exclusive invites to inspiring industry webinars; free samples of some of the latest and greatest paper-based materials; sneak peeks of new Neenah products; and much more. Check Out The Aveda Project > Check Out Idea Shop by Neenah >

Pearlfisher Sweetens Confectioner’s Logo Pearlfisher’s evolution of the master brand is framing a new future for Middle Eastern food processing company and confectionary powerhouse Gandour… Read More >

CBX Captures Bubble Tea Experience CBX of New York City and Minneapolis helps Del Monte Foods tap into the Bubble Fruit Tea beverage market with the launch of its new bubble tea brand: Joyba… Read More >

Why CBD Products Need A Packaging Treatment Autumn, 2022. What about the pumpkin spice CBD gummy? Michael Duffy of Equator US considers this sign of the times and its implications for trajectories going forward… Read More >

Your Search Ends Here Productivity equals profitability, but only if you have a clear idea of where time – any agency’s most valuable resource – is going. Whether you are an in-house team, charge by the hour or project, or through a retainer, keeping track of time is so fundamental to success. That’s why the use of appropriate timesheet and project management software is so important… Read More >

4 Salary and Hiring Trends You Need to Watch Navigating a hiring process today can be challenging. Paul Flaharty of Robert Half knows that visual problem solvers, storytellers and experience creators are highly adaptable professionals that aren’t always easy to identify. Drawing on the 2023 Salary Guide From Robert Half, he shows us four key trends to consider when crafting a recruitment strategy… Read More >

Our 59th Annual Awards Now Open GDUSA’s 2022 American Graphic Design Awards™ The American Graphic Design Awards™ is our flagship contest open to everyone in the community: design firms, ad agencies, inhouse departments, institutions, associations, freelancers, students and more. It honors outstanding work of all kinds ‒ the best designs of 2021 and 2022 ‒ in print, packaging, p-o-p, internet, interactive, video and more. Winners receive an engraved and embossed Certificate of Excellence and are eligible for reproduction in the 59th Anniversary GDUSA Awards Annual in print, online, digital and mobile ‒ seen by over 100,000 colleagues and clients each year. Sponsored by BILLERUD NORTH AMERICA. Enter Today >

Sasha Kaye-Walsh Editor, Website & Social Media

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