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Rugelach By A Brother: A Cross-Cultural Message In A Delicious Package
The rugelach king of Harlem asked the design team at DATAGRAPHIC to create a beautiful box with a cross-cultural message. Two Neenah papers helped make it a reality.
4 Potential Challenges of Working with Freelancers and How to Overcome Them
Gig workers are here to stay. Learn how to make the most of freelancers’ talents and you’ll increase the caliber and productivity of your creative team.
4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Make Counteroffers
Counteroffers can often be counterproductive argues Diane Domeyer, Executive Director of The Creative Group.
GDUSA Students to Watch in 2018
GDUSA identifies top students ready to burst on the design scene.
How To Play It Safe (Hint: Don’t!)
Clinging to the status quo is no way to take your organization to the next level. Diane Domeyer of The Creative Group on five ways to establish a culture where smart risk-taking trumps playing it safe.
Social Media-Driven Fitness Brand Jumps To Target Stores
Kick has partnered with Tone It Up to bring their social media-driven brand to life on a full line of fitness equipment sold in Target® stores.
Visual Connections Returns to NYC on October 25
Visual Connections returns to NYC on October 25 to stage another free discovery, networking and education event for graphic designers and other art and photography buyers. GDUSA readers can register for free.
How To Hire Creative Talent, Fast
The majority of workers say they lose interest in a job if they haven’t heard from an employer within two weeks after the initial interview. Here are tips for accelerating your hiring process to land highly skilled creative professionals.
Join The Creative Casbah To Be Part Of Print’s Renaissance
Print expert Thad Kubis invites you to join his LinkedIn group that explores new print technologies, and the renaissance in print and printing.
5 Best Practices For Your Digital Portfolio
The Creative Group has some valuable advice on how to make your digital portfolio stand out during the job search.
Hiring the Right Fit
Finding the right fit for your culture is an essential part of the hiring process. Considering what their goals are, how they fit into your current culture and how their skills propel the team are all things that take time and planning. Here are some tips.
Creative Managers Can Promote Workplace Happiness
Diane Domeyer of The Creative Group on the many ways creative managers can promote workplace happiness.
Lynette Pope
Lynnette Pope is an award-winning packaging designer and art director.
The Future Is Bright
It’s time to set goals and make plans to move your life and career forward… the future is bright for creative professionals.
Countdown to Chicago: Get Ready for 5 Days of Magic
By Diana Mosher, Content Director, HOW Design Live What do Pentagram Partner Natasha Jen, 40 Days of Dating co-author Timothy Goodman, AIGA Gold Medalist Brian Collins and PepsiCo SVP and Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini all have in common? Pictured: Natasha Jen, Timothy Goodman, Brian Collins and Mauro Porcini They’ll be delivering keynotes at HOW […]
Ten Top Branding Predictions For 2017 From Shikatani Lacroix
Guest Blogpost by Jean-Pierre Lacroix of Toronto-based Shikatani Lacroix. ThinkBlink refers to the firm’s goal and process of “designing compelling at-purchase moments that connect in the blink of an eye.” Excerpts appear here; the entire piece is available online and is a highly recommended read.
Dawn Keene, Studio Change, Inc.
Studio Change is a sustainable design consultancy that inspires small and forward-thinking companies to make sustainability a framework for building their businesses.
Our 30th Annual Stock Visual Reader Survey
The results of our 30th annual stock visuals reader survey shows that stock images and elements have become a vital creative resource for graphic designers.
Visual Connections Returns To NYC On October 27
Visual Connections returns to New York on Thursday, October 27 to stage another free discovery, networking and education event exclusively for buyers and commissioners of photography, footage and illustration. The venue will again be Metropolitan Pavilion located in Midtown Manhattan.
How To Promote Reverse Mentoring In The Workplace
According to Donna Domeyer of The Creative Group, reverse mentoring can shake up the status quo, jump-start innovation and make the most of an organization’s emerging new talent.
Transitioning from Flash to HTML5: Separating Fact From Fiction
Flash is near its end. This free eBook from Monotype will help you take advantage of the new industry standard HTML5 in your workflow, branding and user experience.
Dealing With Difficult Clients And Their Strange Requests
Dealing with difficult clients is a big challenge creative teams face. To help, The Creative Group asked marketing executives to share the strangest request along with tips for managing awkward or impossible demands.
2016 Logo Trends Report Sees Simplicity As King
Top 15 Logo Trends for 2016 via LogoLounge, a unique site that explores logo and identity design. Simplicity is king, typography is austere, and the circle is central as screens become smaller and more dominant.
Must-Have Skills For UX and UI Professionals
Diane Domeyer of The Creative Group on what it takes to obtain a coveted UX and UI job.
5 Winning Strategies When Working as a Consultant at a New Gig
Here are several strategies for indie creatives to acclimate quickly to new workplaces and make strong lasting impressions.
Holiday Gift-Giving Guidelines For The Office
Five gift-giving guidelines for the holidays.
2015 Stock Visual Reader Survey
Stock imagery has been criticized as lagging behind the diversity and fluidity of 21st century society. Now most designers acknowledge that stock collections are more inclusive.
Visual Connections Adds New Content To Annual Stock Users Event
Wednesday, October 28 to the Metropolitan Pavilion
Uber In-Car Print Publication Arriving Now
Uber has launched a printed magazine for riders called Arriving Now.
Getting The Most From A Mentor
Five tips to finding the right graphic design mentor.
Free Webinar From Monotype Offers Path To Perfect Font
Designers will learn strategies for finding just the right font, and avoiding “type choice crimes,” in this new free webinar sponsored by Monotype.
PepsiCo 50th Anniversary Book Rejects Retro
PepsiCo commemorative book by Think Studio rejects retro and looks forward
Webinar To Present Practical Advice On Color
Monotype is planning a free webinar for July 1
Learn Why Color Is Relative in Free Webinar
Monotype, a leading global provider of typefaces, technology and expertise for creative and design professionals, plans a new webinar for July 1.
The 2015 Logo Trends Report
Bill Gardner of Logolounge define the Top 15 Logo Trends of 2015.
Salary Negotiation Strategies for 2015
As you make resolutions, don’t forget about your career…
Mohawk Embraces Makers
Mohawk is standing foursquare with the emerging maker culture. In a technological era punctuated with e-mail, smart phones, tablets and texts, the venerable paper mill is supporting this community of like-minded makers with the introduction of three new publications: The Mohawk Declaration of Craft, Mohawk Craft Cooperative and Mohawk Maker Quarterly. The publications feature the […]