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Young Entrepreneurship: Reflections on Taking the Road Less Traveled
I had run a boutique design studio for over a decade by the time I was barely out of my 20’s… It was ALL the things, all at once. It was freeing… For…
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Why I’m joining the 1% who write on LI…
Somehow the LinkedIn algorithm has recently decided that I need to be poked in the ribs and prodded to write more. ‘Only 1% of LI users actually post content,’ it says. ‘So, why…
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I let my teen destroy her bed – and it’s become a storytelling medium…
When I was a new mom, people gave me a ton advice, as they will. I let some of it sink in, and the rest got tossed right out the proverbial window. But…
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Context is everything – especially in design.
Have you ever visited a new city on the recommendation of a friend who knows it very well – and come away wondering why they were so adamant that you would LOVE it…
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Visual Design & Shifting Titles
You have permission to be confused about shifting job titles in the design industry over time. In many cases, the title ‘graphic designer’ is often used interchangeably with the ‘visual designer’ title. There…
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Creative Direction as a Service
Let’s talk for a moment about Creative Direction as a service in the business world. In my experience, art direction and creative direction are imperative to establishing a consistent and strong brand voice.…
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Reframing Creative Block
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” – John Steinbeck Can we talk for a moment about creative block, mindfulness and the creative cycle? Even as I…
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COVID Characters: Part VI
“This pandemic is unprecedented for us, but we have experienced other hard things. This time gives us an opportunity to practice resilience and to show our kids what resilience looks like.” – Audrey…
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COVID Characters: Part V
“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller For cultural context: As of today, the ArcGIS map indicates that we’ve had 4,165,752 confirmed COVID cases globally…
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COVID Characters: Part IV
“History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.” – William Morris In a little over a week, according to the ArcGIS map here, the COVID…
