January 2022
Ethical Design For The Modern World
Design is supposed to make life better - but better for whom? Companies and users don’t share the same perspective. Businesses have to turn a profit while users are attracted to accessible, secure, enjoyable experiences. The whole idea of design thinking is to build a bridge between these two camps....
Creative Innovation At A Sustainable Pace
Innovation and sustainability don’t have to be at odds. Truly sustainable business practices center around long-term planning and eschew short-term goals. Too many companies have expanded at too fast a pace only to run out of steam or crumble under their own weight. Concern for the environment is on the...
10 Rules For Effective Brainstorming
New ideas are the lifeblood of any project, creative or not. Sometimes new conditions drive new business ideas but most of the time it’s up to teams to either push for innovation or be overtaken by the competition. Effective brainstorming not only makes for better business planning. It also creates...
8 Cutting-Edge Design Thinking Books Every Creative Has to Read In 2022
As creatives put their minds to new problems, their approach necessarily must change. Design thinking is a process of targeting business efforts toward user needs and desires. It’s iterative and that means new conditions create new design thinking. In 2021, the biggest trend in design thinking is heightened awareness of...
December 2021
Careers for Creatives in the Entertainment Industry
All the glamour of the people we see in front of cameras and on stages requires immense amounts of support from creatives. Outside the spotlight, people are designing marketing campaigns for movies and albums, managing social media accounts for the stars, explaining complicated intellectual property rights with accessible content,...
20 Clever Slogans That Worked
Coming up with a snappy slogan isn’t easy. People come into contact with such a huge number of advertisements and marketing materials that the odds of any individual slogan sticking out in their mind are slim to none. Slogans are a crucial part of branding because they’re usually the first...
Successfully Managing Software Development Teams
For the most part, there’s no fixed format for a software development team. There are three general structures for these teams that have certain advantages depending on the goal of the project. Considerations like project complexity and the budget should also be factored in when determining how a software...
5 Strategies to Future-Proof Your Creative Career
What’s the best way for creatives to ensure job security? Tons of different changes hit just about every industry constantly. It could be sudden imbalances in the labor market or a huge technological shift - creatives need to be wary of such changes if they want to make sure...
