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Turnover Turmoil: 7 Benefits To Help Retain Top Performers
In today’s tight job market, it can be difficult to hold on to your top talent; here are 7 benefits and perks that can add to your retention strategy.
Building A Great Team in 2020
Thinking ahead is one of the best things you can do to effectively and efficiently hire. But you also need to think ahead when retaining your staff.
Creative Hiring Trends For First Half of 2020
The Creative Group Executive Director Diane Domeyer on what’s hot and what’s not for job seekers, employees and employers.
How to Handle Unhealthy Competition in the Workplace
Is your agency or creative department a bit too cutthroat for comfort? What can you do when a fellow employee tries to step on you in their climb to the top?
Neenah Swatch Pro™ Extension for Adobe Illustrator
Neenah has just launched the first-ever paper extension for Adobe ® Illustrator ®. It is intended to make it easy for creatives to envision their work on the papers they will print on.
How Many Pantone Colors Are You Missing?
If you haven’t upgraded your Pantone Guides and Books for several years, your colors are no longer meeting full market demand nor are they reliably accurate.
Do’s & Don’ts Of Talking Salary With Co-Workers
Open salary policies are catching on. But before revealing your personal pay details or asking others about theirs, here are some do’s and don’ts.
3 Ways To Increase Your Online Revenue
Here are three easy strategies for boosting revenue from your online store.
LogoLounge 2019: Wings
In the grand tradition of refinement, designers continue to boil down the essence of flight beyond the fluid beauty of a set of feathered wings. Stripping back the essence even further to the point that aerodynamics don’t vaguely register as an afterthought. As impeccably bereft as these marks are of any semblance of flight, I […]
Why It’s Time To Relax Your Hiring Criteria
That unicorn you’re looking for probably doesn’t exist. So says Diane Domeyer of The Creative Group, who advises an open mind and a flexible approach.
GDUSA Names 2019 Students to Watch
GDUSA identifies top students in 2019 ready to burst onto the design scene.
What Diversity Means For Your Business
Diane Domeyer of The Creative Group specialized staffing service on why your company’s efforts at diversity and inclusion are beneficial for society at large but also for your own brand and reputation.
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.