Author Archives: Natalia Persin
08December2020
Struggling to Stay Productive While Working Remotely? Here Are 15 Things That Can Help
A common misconception held by managers and other business leaders is that productivity tends to slump for employees working remotely. With remote work continuing to grow in popularity, any misgivings about letting employees work from home could be harmful to the entire company. The good news is that productivity doesn’t plummet when workers go remote, […]
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03December2020
Design Work for Corporations vs. Small Agencies: What’s the Difference?
You might already have some conception of a corporate work environment in your mind: grey concrete, endless cubicles, masses of people with briefcases and ties bustling back and forth in large atriums, and an opaque internal bureaucracy. Small agencies, on the other hand, are all colorful and filled with a handful of youthful disruptors with […]
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30November2020
15 Tips for Designers Working Remotely
Remote work is a growing trend but some designers are thrown off when they’re removed from the traditional office environment. After all, design is generally a team effort and centered on users, so what do you do when you’re physically separated from both? There’s tons we can learn from past designers who have worked solo. […]
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24November2020
Why Logo Designs Are An Integral Part of the Branding Kit
A brand kit contains all the details of a branding identity plan and specific instructions for how the identity will be rolled out. It’s imperative for communicating design ideas to stakeholders and for the creative team to get a visual layout of their work. The logo design is a critical part of the design kit […]
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18November2020
Everything You Need to Know About Branding in 2020
Branding is the public face of a company. To demonstrate your value to customers you have to build a strong brand that communicates with the customer base and the wider community in an authentic and useful way. Beyond just helping boost sales, branding is an avenue for intentional and thoughtful representation of a business and […]
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12November2020
The Psychology of UX & UI Design
Effective design takes human psychology into account. Our brains have specific ways of converting what we see into information and then processing and storing that information. The principles describing these processes can be studied and built into designs to make a final product easier for the user to navigate and understand. That makes it more […]
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10November2020
How to Work with People with Different Political Views
Like it or not, our world is fraught with conflicts about governments, lifestyles, history, and more. Keeping these disputes completely away from the workplace is equally impossible as solving them for good. So, how should we deal with political discussions and arguments at work? Much more than just a way to keep everyone happy during […]
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06November2020
How Outsourcing Your Recruiting Team Can Help You Save Time and Money
For many companies, the hiring process is arduous and expensive. First, a role has to be designed and advertised on job boards and other aggregators. Then, someone will have to slog through all the applications or use software to do so. However, even if the process can be sped up with the use of software […]
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04November2020
Design Interview Checklist: Everything Interviewers Need to Look For in Securing Top Design Talent
Finding the best creative talent before the competition can be difficult. Too many companies have flawed standards and let superstar talent slip away. Design itself is constantly changing, so knowing what skills will be most beneficial for your business requires up-to-date knowledge of what’s happening in the industry. At icreatives, we have our finger on […]
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30October2020
How to Transition from Graphic Design to Product Design
Graphic design and product design have many similarities, especially when it comes to their shared interest in communicating through aesthetics. However, graphic design involves information displayed through some visual medium, whether print or digital. Product design concentrates on the aesthetics of a three-dimensional product, although it can also include many aspects of systems and user […]
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