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Many of us seem to be fueled by renewed energy as we emerge, somewhat, from lockdown with fresh ideas and focus, our creative priorities aflutter. Much of our work, and thusly our teams, will remain online and remote. Sure, we’ve figured out how to make the most of video calls and collaborative platforms for problem-solving,…
You’ve written some content. Researched the facts and reviewed the copy for typos. Made sure all the names are spelled correctly. You even managed to fit in all the right SEO search words AND stayed under your character limit. But did you do a tone check? They say the road to hell is paved with…
Virtually every tech business posts stories about their customers’ wins with their products or services. Call them case studies, customer successes, or use cases, these pieces follow a standard pattern: the customer (a business) has a problem. They find a technology solution. They get positive results, preferably quantified with numbers. Happy ending. These stories obviously…
As the world begins to slowly (and cautiously) re-open for business, one of the most common requests we get from clients is to help them pick up where they left off. That can mean a lot of different things. Sometimes, it’s helping them complete a whitepaper or thought leadership piece that was pushed to the…
Well, this COVID-19 thing really threw a wrench into the works, didn’t it? What should have been another routine—ahem—year for us graphic designers instead turned into a mad scramble for new and innovative ways to reach clients and potential clients, particularly in the business-to-business world that I work in. Certainly, in my 20-plus years as…
It should come as no surprise that virtual learning opportunities expanded exponentially over the past year. With more people remotely working and studying than ever before, we’ve seen how COVID-19 has significantly shifted how and when we consume information, get trained, and learn. Businesses and organizations are investing more in growing eLearning programs and virtual…
When everything these days feels BIG and OVERWHELMING, let’s focus on an impactful micro-concept for writers and presenters: chunking. It’s not a new technique, but one that needs embracing since now more than ever we’re consuming most everything (except all that mac n cheese) on our (small) screens. Couple this with overall memory fatigue and…
For the past several years, fringe (and not-so-fringe) corners of the internet have been a haven for an alternative reality, a reality devoid of facts and quality sources of information. Yet until the last year or so, this world has felt far away for most of us, with the exception of perhaps the occasional sordid…
Wow, what a year it’s been. 2020 has been a rough one and the design world has had to adapt along with everything (and everyone) else. So, let’s revisit my graphic design predictions for 2020, and then see where I think we’re headed for 2021. For 2020, I figured that monochromatic layouts would be popular.…
Like everyone else, we were thrilled to see 2020 leave town on the horse it rode in on (trailing a few folks behind it, eating dust with every clip-clop). The year even had the audacity to extend the collective trauma it inflicted on us into January, with the seditious attack on the Capitol and the…